The 2022 9FilmFest Award-Winning Films were Announced:
BEST FILM – DEFENSELESS – Canada – Director Javier Augusto Nunez
BEST ANIMATION FILM – THE LITTLE HAND – Thailand – Director Nattaphong Srichaikit
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – HEARTS ROAD – USA – Director Colin Finlay
BEST DIRECTOR – A LOVE OF MY OWN – USA – Director William LiPera
BEST ACTRESS – FARAWAY – USA/THAI – Director Penny Sruta Mongkolsutee
BEST SOUND – THE MEAL MAKER – USA – Director Deepak Paida
BEST SCRIPT – FOOD DATING – THAILAND – Director GeorgeK
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – OUTCRY – USA – P.M. Lipscomb
TAKE THE VAX
USA 15:30
Director: Edsta
After the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, and people are getting back to their lives, Mark, a vaccine skeptic, soon realizes that he has no other choice but to take the vax.
FARAWAY
USA/THAI 29:53
Director: Penny Sruta Mongkolsutee
Nina Tagaki’s dreams of an art-driven future are threatened by her mother’s efforts to induct her into medical school. After receiving her acceptance letter in the mail, Nina conspires to hide the truth and fabricate a rejection.
LOVE
UK 18:47
Director: Jane Ashmore
LOVE Challenges Common Misconceptions on Autism and Love
A LOVE OF MY OWN
USA 19:00
DIRECTOR: WILLIAM LiPERA
A jilted woman seeks revenge, but only in her imagination which stops after she finds her true love.
THE LITTLE HAND
Thailand 4:51
Director: Nattaphong Srichaikit
An animation music video in “Love can be pass down through generations” concept.
FOOD DATING
THAILAND 14:22
Director: GeorgeK
A boy on his journey to find love through food.
DEFENSELESS
CANADA 16:00
Director – Javier Augusto Nunez
After years of being the victim of domestic violence, Dolores gathers the courage to conquer her fears.
MARRIAGE FIT
USA 13:16
Director – Rob DiNinni, Jeffrey Palmer
A disconnected couple is alerted their marriage has three years remaining which sets in motion an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile app to reconnect the relationship puzzle pieces that truly make us human.
THE MEAL MAKER
USA 19:59
Director: Deepak Paida
A brilliant film delving into the flaws in human laws impacting the sustainability of human and animal life.
OUTCRY
USA 20:51
Director: p.m. lipscomb
On the anniversary of his late wife’s first meeting, an aging man shares honest unrevealed truths with dishonest strangers. Over the course of the evening, everyone gets both fresh starts and overdue, second chances.
UNCUT
USA 19:00
