This year the Daredevil Film Festival resumed as an in-person competition from April 27-28. Teams came together for 24 hours to brainstorm, script, record, and edit their short films addressing the competition’s surprise criteria: the theme of joy, a line of dialogue, “Let’s see!”, a close up shot featuring a shoe.

First Place: Sammy-Soo Hears a Shoe

Sammy-Soo Hears a Shoe also earned individual awards for Best Sound Design: Langston James and Sam Elliott  and Best Performance: Will Elliott. They also received commendation from the judges for their creativity.

Second Place: The Journey of a Lost Shoe

The Journey of a Lost Shoe also earned individual awards for Best Cinematography and Best Voice Performance: Carter Josef.

Third Place: Next Chapter

Next Chapter also earned individual awards for Best Director: Drake Berg and Best Script: Drake Berg and Declan Miner.