Enjoy this mix of 2026 Indy Shorts Audience Award-winning films! Titles include "A FAMILY WOMAN" (Overall Audience Choice Award_ "The Method" (Narrative Audience Choice Award), "Sylvia" (Indiana Spotlight Documentary Audience Choice Award), "Living with a Visionary" (Animated Audience Choice Award), "Constellations of the Sea" (High School Film Competition Audience Choice Award) and "We Were Here" (Comedy Audience Choice Award).

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Enjoy this selection of 2026 Indy Shorts Audience Award-winning films!

Overall Audience Choice Award Winner Suzanne knows she's come out on top in her divorce battle when her ex-husband turns to her for help: to babysit the three-year-old daughter he had with the woman he left Suzanne for. Public ContactArden Productionsfilm.ardenproductions@gmail.com

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A FAMILY WOMAN

Suzanne knows she's come out on top in her divorce battle when her ex-husband turns to her for help: to babysit the three-year-old daughter he had with the woman he left Suzanne for.

High School Film Competition Audience Choice Award Winner A 17-year-old filmmaker joins a Maldives research team to document the growing challenge of protecting endangered whale sharks at the center of a global tourism industry. Public ContactAddie Knollconstellationsofthesea@gmail.com

Constellations of the Sea

A 17-year-old filmmaker joins a Maldives research team to document the growing challenge of protecting endangered whale sharks at the center of a global tourism industry.

Animated Audience Choice Award Winner After 50 years of marriage, John must care for Diana, his wife, while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations.

Living with a Visionary

After 50 years of marriage, John must care for Diana, his wife, while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations.

Indiana Spotlight Documentary Audience Choice Award Winner Friends, family, and members of the community reflect on the life of Sylvia Likens 60 years after her murder in Indianapolis. Public ContactAshton Gleckmanashtongleckmanfilm@gmail.com

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Sylvia

Friends, family, and members of the community reflect on the life of Sylvia Likens 60 years after her murder in Indianapolis.

Narrative Audience Choice Award Winner To get out of the doghouse, a desperate husband hires a washed-up actor turned con artist to pose as a couples therapist - until a mix-up flips the script. Public ContactLuke Howelukehowe@compopictures.com

The Method

To get out of the doghouse, a desperate husband hires a washed-up actor turned con artist to pose as a couples therapist - until a mix-up flips the script.

Comedy Audience Choice Award Winner In a crumbling Indian town, three retired men protest machines replacing human jobs by pretending to be household appliances. Public ContactSunshine Motion Picturesgonsaiyash@gmail.com

We Were Here

In a crumbling Indian town, three retired men protest machines replacing human jobs by pretending to be household appliances.

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