Stranger Days Independent Film Festival Award Winners
2018:
Best in Show: "LIVESCREAM" (by Michelle Ianantuono)
Best International: "DEAD CELEBRITIES" (by Michael Fausti)
Best Regional : "BELLADONNA" (by Brett Mullen)
Best Documentary: "CHALLENGING THE CALL" (by Milik Kashad)
Best Comedy: "FOR LOVE" (by Kevin Murray)
Best Drama: "THE LAST LINE" (by Beverly Tan)
Best Horror: "SILVERLINE VALENTINE" (by Brandon McDuffey)
Best Horror-Comedy: "GUT PUNCHED" (by Christopher G. Moore)
Best Sci-Fi: "EXPECTANT" (by Benjamin Silker)
2019:
Best in Show: "BLOOD OF THE MUMMY" (by Christine Parker)
Best International: "WELCOME TO EARTH" (by Daan vant Einde)
Best Regional Feature: "8 SLICES" (by Nick Westfall)
Best Regional Short: "MOCKINGBIRD" (by Jason Ledford)
Best Documentary: "54 STONES" (by Justin Meckes)
Best Micro-Short: "THE WEREWOLF HUNTERS" (by Jesse H. Knight)
Best Arthouse/Experimental: "OUROBOROS" (by Emma Keehan)
Best Comedy: "ALIEN GUY TIM" (by Scott Simerly Jr & Patrick McElroy)
Best Drama: "SOUL BONES" (by Andrew Huggins)
Best Horror: "UNCLE OTTO'S TRUCK (by Dan Sellers)
Best Horror-Comedy: "KILLER ASSISTANT" (by C. Michael Whaley)
Best Sci-Fi: "WELCOME TO EARTH" (by Daan vant Einde)
Best Suspense: "RETURN TO SENDER" (by Haley Noelle Cummings)
Audience Choice Award: "ALIEN GUY TIM" (by Scott Simerly Jr & Patrick McElroy)
2020:
Best in Show: "KILL GIGGLES" (by Jaysen Buterin)
Best Narrative Feature: "BAD CANDY" (by Scott B. Hansen)
Best Regional Feature: "KILL GIGGLES" (by Jaysen Buterin)
Best Regional Short: "MIKE" (by Kent Smith)
Best International Feature: "EXIT" (by Michael Fausti)
Best International Short: "SHIFT" (by Joshua Armstrong)
Best Documentary Feature: "ANALOG LOVE" (by Robert V Galluzzo)
Best Documentary Short: "LEFT BEHIND" (by Ky Dickens)
Best Micro-Short: "ANGELA ISN'T CHANGED" (by Samantha Hawkins)
Best Arthouse/Experimental: "FRAMES" (by Aubrey Seabold)
Best Comedy: "BODYHACKERS" (by TL Westgate)
Best Drama: "I WILL NOT SAY HIS NAME" (by John Taylor Timmons)
Best Fantasy: "THE GIFT" (by Jacinta Charles)
Best Horror: "BACKWARD CREEP" (by Christopher G. Moore)
Best Horror-Comedy: "NUMERUS DUO" (by Nick Fiorella)
Best LGBT: "DEAR AUNT NOA" (by Dana Levinson and Michael Barr)
Best Sci-Fi: "CLASSIFIED" (by Eric Pace)
Best Suspense: "THE WAITING ROOM" (by Lauren Buehler)
Audience Choice Award: "SHELTER" (by Brooks North)
2021:
Best in Show: "THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD" (by Jared Jay Mason and Clark Runciman)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Adam York
Best Narrative Feature: "THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD" (by Jared Jay Mason and Clark Runciman)
Best Regional Feature: "THE AWAKENING OF LILITH" (by Steven Adam Renkovish)
Best Regional Short: "GHOSTSITTER" (by Anil Dhokai)
Best International Feature: "EDWIN" (by Stuart G. Robinson)
Best International Short: "NEW BORN" (by Oli Greck)
Best Documentary Feature: "REMEMBERING RETURN TO OZ" (by Aaron Schultz & Aaron Pacentine)
Best Documentary Short: "THE BEAST OF OUR TIME" (by Maaike Middleton)
Best Micro-Short: "MILK" (by Celia Jaspers)
Best Arthouse/Experimental: "THE STORY OF DIRK AND CHIP" (by Eric Shoenborn)
Best Comedy: "LITTLE PACKAGE" (by Kent Smith)
Best Drama: "IMPERCEPTIBLE" (by Alexa Shackelford)
Best Fantasy: "MOMENT" (by Geoffrey Uloth)
Best Horror: "KOREATOWN GHOST STORY" (by Minsun Park)
Best Horror-Comedy: "RAISING THE STAKES" (by Tom Gore)
Best LGBT: "LOVE & COFFEE" (by Brian Adam Kline)
Best Sci-Fi: "NEW BORN" (by Oli Greck)
Best Suspense: "THE PLUMBER" (by Cate Carson)
Directors Choice Award: "THE SPINNING MAN" (by Jordan Rosenbloom)
2022:
Best in Show: "SPIRIT OF THE CINEMA" (by Zack Fox)
Best Narrative Feature: "WEREDEER" (by Andrew Dyson and Blair Hoyle)
Best Regional Feature: "WEREDEER" (by Andrew Dyson and Blair Hoyle)
Best Regional Short: "THE MOURNER" (by Dan Mercer)
Best International: "ONE OF US" (by Adrian Burt)
Best Documentary Feature: "ARKANSAS DAIRY BARS" (by Kat Robinson)
Best Documentary Short: "OLIVER & TERRY'S AMAZING TIME MACHINE" (by Joel Allen)
Best Micro-Short: "SMALL WORLD" (by Jim Ford)
Best Arthouse/Experimental: "LITHIUM" (by Kayliegh Daniels)
Best Comedy: "THE WISE GUYS" (by Jonathan Smathers)
Best Drama: "SATURDAY AFERNOON" (by Laura DeBarr)
Best Fantasy: "GOLEM" (by Ryan Cauchi)
Best Horror: "BIRTHDAY BOY" (by Dan Sellers)
Best Horror-Comedy: "MEAT FRIEND" (by Izzy Lee)
Best Sci-Fi: "UNBLOCKED" (by Anil Dhokai)
Best Suspense: "THE BOTTOM" (by Morgan Ruaidhri O'Sullivan)
Audience Choice Award: "ORIENTATION" (by Jordan C. Gibson)
2023:
Best in Show: "THE DWELL HOTEL" (by Christian Eaves)
Lifetime Achievement Award: J.D. Mayo
Best Narrative Feature: "THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE LAKE" (by Greg Pope)
Best Regional Feature: "ROSEMARY & SAGE TURN BACK THYME" (by Jared Campbell)
Best Regional Short: "GRANDMA'S HATS" (by Anil Dhokai)
Best International Feature: "VIDEO SHOP TALES OF TERROR" (by various artists)
Best International Short: "BRAVE LITTLE ARMY" (by Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt)
Best Documentary: "FRIDAY NIGHT BLIND" (by Scott Krahn and Rob Fischer)
Best Micro-Short: "CART RETURN" (by Matt Webb)
Best Arthouse/Experimental: "THE VOICE IN ISABEL FLIESS OFFICE" (by Jim Haverkamp)
Best Comedy: "A TWISTFUL OF DOLLARS" (by Kevin Murray)
Best Drama: "GRANDMA'S HATS" (by Anil Dhokai)
Best Fantasy: "BRAVE LITTLE ARMY" (by Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt)
Best Horror: "JINGLE HELL" (by Sean Cruser)
Best Horror-Comedy: "GIRL TALK!" (by Andrew Huggins)
Best Sci-Fi: "BROTHERS KEEPER" (by Dan Sellers)
Best Suspense: "THE PERFECT WOMAN" (by Meagan Belflower)
Audience Choice Award: "A TWISTFUL OF DOLLARS" (by Kevin Murray)