
Here is a 143- min collection of this year's OutSouth Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
MY OWN: My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
AS SIMPLE AS THAT: Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
CYNTHIA: A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid. An emotionally bold and uplifting story about truth, love and finding the strength to move on.
SHEER QORMA is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. (Best Long-Form Narrative Short)
SUNDOWN TOWN: Bryce and Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town. (Best Horror Short)
BEFORE THE ERUPTION: Although a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal, volcanoes will most likely issue different types of warnings before the eruption begins. We barely saw it coming. (Best Young Adult Short)
STAND UP STAND OUT: Stand Up, Stand Out: The Making of a Comedy Movement tells the story of a unique brand of activism belonging only to San Francisco--where three gay teachers’ fight for equal rights during the burgeoning Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, led to the blossoming of the Valencia Rose Cabaret, Café, and Restaurant, believed to be the first and only gay-owned and operated comedy club in the USA. (Best Long-Form Documentary)

WINNER! OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
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Director Biography - Courtney Therond
Courtney Hope Thérond (They/Them) is an award-winning director whose films feature unapologetically raw perspectives from womxn. They have screened short films at several film festivals including BFI London, New Orleans, Outfest, Nashville and St Louis. Their latest short "Rehearsal, "which tackles the grey areas of consent, premiered online on Short of the Week, received a Vimeo Staff Pick, and was featured in RogerEbert.com, Fast Company and No Budge. Their film "The Dress You Have On" won multiple awards including two jury prizes and is distributed by Revry TV and Seed & Spark. Courtney’s digital series "Comedic Timing" was acquired by WhoHaHa and the screenplay for their digital series "Between Us Girls" was a finalist at Austin Film Festival. Courtney is a graduate of NYU, Tisch School of the Arts and was a Cinereach Film Fellow. After four years in France, they now direct narrative and branded content in Los Angeles and New York.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorCourtney Therond
- ScreenwriterShannon Gibbs
- ProducerAllison Powell
- CastShannon Gibbs, Catherine Dent
- CinematographerBen Hoskin







Here is a 143- min collection of this year's OutSouth Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
MY OWN: My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
AS SIMPLE AS THAT: Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
CYNTHIA: A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid. An emotionally bold and uplifting story about truth, love and finding the strength to move on.
SHEER QORMA is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. (Best Long-Form Narrative Short)
SUNDOWN TOWN: Bryce and Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town. (Best Horror Short)
BEFORE THE ERUPTION: Although a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal, volcanoes will most likely issue different types of warnings before the eruption begins. We barely saw it coming. (Best Young Adult Short)
STAND UP STAND OUT: Stand Up, Stand Out: The Making of a Comedy Movement tells the story of a unique brand of activism belonging only to San Francisco--where three gay teachers’ fight for equal rights during the burgeoning Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, led to the blossoming of the Valencia Rose Cabaret, Café, and Restaurant, believed to be the first and only gay-owned and operated comedy club in the USA. (Best Long-Form Documentary)

WINNER! OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
WEBSITE: Click Here
FACEBOOK: Click Here
Director Biography - Courtney Therond
Courtney Hope Thérond (They/Them) is an award-winning director whose films feature unapologetically raw perspectives from womxn. They have screened short films at several film festivals including BFI London, New Orleans, Outfest, Nashville and St Louis. Their latest short "Rehearsal, "which tackles the grey areas of consent, premiered online on Short of the Week, received a Vimeo Staff Pick, and was featured in RogerEbert.com, Fast Company and No Budge. Their film "The Dress You Have On" won multiple awards including two jury prizes and is distributed by Revry TV and Seed & Spark. Courtney’s digital series "Comedic Timing" was acquired by WhoHaHa and the screenplay for their digital series "Between Us Girls" was a finalist at Austin Film Festival. Courtney is a graduate of NYU, Tisch School of the Arts and was a Cinereach Film Fellow. After four years in France, they now direct narrative and branded content in Los Angeles and New York.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorCourtney Therond
- ScreenwriterShannon Gibbs
- ProducerAllison Powell
- CastShannon Gibbs, Catherine Dent
- CinematographerBen Hoskin