Sam Clark paints a picture of white ignorance and privilege with his performance in Fairview, a mockumentary about a guy running for City Council in Colorado under no platform as he desperately seeks a slogan from opposing sides. He steals the room with his bravado. Like Michael Scott in the Office, he is someone you love to cringe over. Unlike Michael, though, Sam Clark’s fictional Sam Clark for city council has a hot temper that adds a satirical layer. Like a kid who doesn’

Woonyea Han delights the screen with her nuanced performance in Fix Me, a short film about a woman who goes to a shoe repair store after she finds both her figurative soul and literal sole need mending post-breakup. She has a subtle pain in her performance that feels real and nuanced. Her wonder in the shoe shop and relaxation on screen resonates. She owns her space, and we are able to understand what she is feeling through her actions. Her co-star, the shoe mender made frien

Best Performance of Fest All Blood Runs Red - Amine Gabdou Mahamat Best Actor All Blood Runs Red - Amine Gabdou Mahamat Best Child Actor All Blood Runs Red - Ibrahim Gaye Best Actor in an Indie Film Borderline - Joseph Dougherty Best Monologue All Blood Runs Red - Bruno Henry, Avant Strangel Winners may order the official Actors Awards statuette