Indy Shorts Film Festival

Audience Choice Award Winners

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Jane Austen's Period Drama
England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.
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The Last Ranger
When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.
In The Paint
Justin Fatica coaches a boys' basketball team, impacting the players lives both on and off the court. "In The Paint" shows how a broken world filled with division, racism, and fatherlessness can be restored to fullness and life through mentorship, brotherhood, encouragement, and loving others.
LUKi & the Lights
LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, confronts a life-altering diagnosis.
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The Ice Cream Man
Shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a popular Jewish ice cream parlor owner, Ernst Cahn, finds himself targeted by the infamous “Butcher of Lyon,” Klaus Barbie. As his world crumbles, “The Ice Cream Man” faces a terrible choice that will reverberate throughout the country.
Night Session
When a burglar unexpectedly runs into a homeowner during a theft, the robbery morphs into a makeshift therapy session, with the burglar helping the homeowner process his impending divorce—while the homeowner still helps to rob his own home.
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Room Tone
When a sound guy's attempt to capture “room tone" is constantly thwarted by the noisy antics of his coworkers, he takes extreme measures to achieve silence.
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The Lake in the Sky
An isolated teenager explores the past, his late father, and unstable memory through the use of celluloid on his 16th birthday.
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Soak up a selection of Indy Shorts Audience Choice Award winners!


Overall Winner: Jane Austen's Period Drama


Narrative Winner: The Last Ranger


Documentary Winner: In the Paint


Animated Winner: LUKi and the Lights


Indiana Spotlight Winner: The Ice Cream Man


Comedy Winner: Night Sessions


Horror Winner: Room Tone


High School Film Competition Winner: The Lake in the Sky

LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, confronts a life-altering diagnosis.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Indiana Premiere
  • Genre
    Animated Short
  • Content Warning
    None of the Above
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  • Director
    Toby Cochran
  • Screenwriter
    Screenplay Toby Cochran, Original Story by Sascha Groen
  • Producer
    Adrian Ochoa
  • Executive Producer
    Toby Cochran, Anjo Snijders
  • Cast
    Anjo Snijders as Theo, Kendra Vernon as Neefa, Toby Cochran as LUKi
  • Animator
    ANIMATION SUPERVISORS - Michelle Meeker, Alex Ferreira Simoes
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