Strap in for a trip down memory lane! Today we’re cruising back through the amazing drama shorts that have won in this category throughout the years. From broken relationships to beauty pageants, which one is your favourite?

The Golden West (2023)
Tom Berkeley & Ross White

Having fled the Great Famine, two warring Irish sisters seek their fortunes in the gold rush. But with winter fast approaching and nothing to show for their efforts, their age-old feud threatens to become deadly.

Invisible Border (2021)
Mark Gerstorfer

Set in Vienna, Austria, this tense and thought-provoking short film begins with a deportation that takes place in the middle of the night. Police officer Nancy and her colleague Albert have the task of evicting a family.

Miss Chazelles (2019)
Thomas Vernay

Clara was elected first runner-up in the local beauty competition, whereas Marie, her competitor, won the prize. While the tension rises between Clara’s friends and Marie’s family, the two rivals maintain an ambiguous relationship.

In Wonderland (2018)
Christopher Hayden

It begins and ends in the same moment. In Wonderland transports us to a beach where Alice has come to say goodbye to Michael. It’s the story of one moment and their whole relationship, seen through the filter of Alice’s memory. 

Silence (2016)

Dejan Mrkic

A young musician begins to tackle the fragility of her own identity when her hearing – which serves as an extension of her livelihood – starts to fade. We meet her as she tries to come to terms with a seemingly muted existence.

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