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Thank you to all of the filmmakers who submitted their films into the 2018 I See You Awards®! After watching all of the films that were submitted, our judges had a very difficult job selecting which films would be official selections, as well as selecting the individual nominees. See below for the list of our 2018 official selections:
Feature Film Category
Africa: Through the Eyes of a Visionaire
Writer/Director/Producer: Timashion Jones
Writer/Producer: Waka Desalegn
Detroit Under STRESS
Writer/Producer/Director: David Van Wie
Producers: Gardner Cole & Ritta Yee-Fagain
Last Words
Writer/Director: Anthony T. Green
Love Espionage – Spy Revenge
Writer/Producer/Director: Charlene Jeter
One Bedroom
Writer/ Producer/Director: Darien Sills-Evans
Title VII
Director: Nicole L. Franklin
Writers: Nicole L. Franklin and Craig T. Williams
The Ghost of Tacande
Writer/Director: Antonio Manuel Fernandez Lorenzo
Producer: Islaimagen S.L.
Short Film Category
After Ashes
Writer/Director/Producer: Jesse McAnally
Producer: Frederick McAnally
B Love
Writer/Producer/Director: Shahari Moore
Producer/Director: Christine List
Brooks People
Writer/Producer/Director: Shahari Moore
Dress Rehearsal
Writer/Producer/ Director: Michael Boston
Justifiable Homicide
Writer/Producer/Director: Tameka Citchen-Spruce
Directors: Tameka Citchen-Spruce, Michael Johnson, Starlette Rowland
Lemon Eyes
Writer/Producer/Director: Chelsey Raegen Knapp
Producers: Chelsey Raegen Knapp, Matthew Peach, Mike Madigan
Red Crayon
Writer/Director: Charlotte Carroll
Producer: Joy Gharoro=Akpojotor
Tell Him
Writer/Director: Virginia Bach
Producer: Julien Russo
Tender Vow
Writer/Producer/Director: Ashton K Bracciodieta
Writers/Producers: R. Louis Smith, Ashton K Bracciodieta
The Last Lesson
Writer/Producer/Director: Gemal Woods
Producers: Erica S. Woods, Theo Hollingsworth
The Singer
Writer/Producer/Director: Dr. Steven Swancoat
Producer: Matthew Cooper
Individual Nominees – Short Films
Best Director
Jesse McAnally, After Ashes
Shahari Moore and Christine List, B Love
Michael Boston, Dress Rehearsal
Charlotte Carroll, Red Crayon
Virginia Bach, Tell Him
Gemal Woods, The Last Lesson
Dr. Steven Swancoat, The Singer
Best Lead Actor
Corey Hendrix, B Love
Michael Boston, Dress Rehearsal
Gregory Questel, Tell Him
Joe Provost, The Last Lesson (coach)
James Kemp, The Singer (boy on train)
Best Supporting Actor
Eamonn Walker, B Love (voice of the “bee”)
Mark Valeriano, Dress Rehearsal (Chaz – long, straight hair; roommate)
John Haegele, Dress Rehearsal (Eric – curly hair; roommate)
Piankhi Iknaton, Dress Rehearsal (thug in car)
Danny Apollo Bruce, Dress Rehearsal (thug in car)
Ethan Chan, Red Crayon (Sam)
Gaspard Pasquet, Tell Him (son)
Conrad Cheeks, The Last Lesson (gym manager)
Denis Woychuck, The Singer (Denis)
Best Lead Actress
Miranda Moffat, After Ashes
Brely Evans, B Love
Jaclyn Wells, Lemon Eyes
Alejandra Delgado, Red Crayon
Olivia Rath-Lewan, The Last Lesson
Taylor Hamilton, The Singer
Best Supporting Actress
Breayre Tender, After Ashes (voice of grim reaper)
Sarah Manasseri, Lemon Eyes
Alicia Le Breton, Tell Him
Rachel Guest, The Singer
Best Cast
After Ashes
B Love
Dress Rehearsal
Red Crayon
Tell Him
The Last Lesson
Best Original Screenplay
After Ashes
B Love
Dress Rehearsal
Lemon Eyes
Red Crayon
Tell Him
The Singer
Best Editing
After Ashes
B Love
Dress Rehearsal
Red Crayon
Tell Him
Tender Vow
The Last Lesson
The Singer
Best Soundtrack
After Ashes
B Love
Red Crayon
Tell Him
Tender Vow
The Singer
Best Cinematography
Firas Allouch, After Ashes
Sebastien Audinelle & Kevin Osterhout, B Love
Steven Jared Mangurten, Dress Rehearsal
Matthew Peach, Lemon Eyes
Adam Suschitzky, Red Crayon
Guillaume Quoilin, Tell Him
Dr. Steven Swancoat, The Singer
Best Picture
After Ashes
B Love
Dress Rehearsal
Lemon Eyes
Red Crayon
Tell Him
The Singer
Individual Nominees – Feature Films
Best Director
Anthony T. Green, Last Words
Darien Sills-Evans, One Bedroom
Nicole L. Franklin, Title VII
Antonio Manuel Fernandez Lorenzo, The Ghost of Tacande
Best Lead Actor
Rodney Richardson, Last Words
Munish Manjunath, Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
Darien Sills-Evans, One Bedroom
Joel Angelino, The Ghost of Tacande (Raul)
Fidel Vicioso, Title VII
Best Supporting Actor
Gary T. Everett II, Last Words
Matt Hudson, Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
Stephen Hill, One Bedroom (Ted)
Jon Laster, One Bedroom (Mosey; best friend))
Eduardo Jimenez, The Ghost of Tacande (D. Francisco)
Brian Anthony Wilson, Title VII
Best Lead Actress
Mirynda Jones, Last Words
Charlene Jeter, Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
Devin Nelson, One Bedroom (Melissa)
Chicava Honeychild, Title VII
Liala Pastorello, The Ghost of Tacande (Clara)
Best Supporting Actress
Tonya Michelle, Last Words
Amber Reauchean Williams, One Bedroom (Cora)
Maria Pusateri, Title VII (Sheryl)
Celestine Rae, Title VII (Bianca)
Elena Perez, The Ghost of Tacande (Juana Gutierrez)
Best Cast
Last Words
Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
One Bedroom
Title VII
The Ghost of Tacande
Best Original Screenplay
One Bedroom
Title VII
The Ghost of Tacande
Best Editing
One Bedroom
Title VII
The Ghost of Tacande
Best Soundtrack
N/A
Best Cinematography
Alex Watson-Eng, One Bedroom
Cybel Martin, Title VII
Aleix Lopez, The Ghost of Tacande
Best Picture
Last Words
Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
One Bedroom
Title VII
The Ghost of Tacande
Best Documentary
Africa: Through the Eyes of a Visionaire
Writer/Director/Producer: Timashion Jones
Writer/Producer: Waka Desalegn
Detroit Under STRESS
Writer/Producer/Director: David Van Wie
Producers: Gardner Cole & Ritta Yee-Fagain
Brooks People
Writer/Producer/Director: Shahari Moore
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actor
Matt Hudson, Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
Munish Manjunath, Love Espionage: Spy Revenge
June Shelton, Justifiable Homicide
Duku Musaraj, Justifiable Homicide
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actress
Miranda Moffat, After Ashes
Sarah Manasseri, Lemon Eyes
Olivia Rath-Lewan, The Last Lesson
Taylor Hamilton, The Singer
People’s Choice
Just as the name implies, the winners of the People’s Choice Awards will be decided on by the people! To help select the winner, the public is invited to attend screenings of the films at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan on Thursday, August 23, 2018. More details, including ticket information, is coming soon, so stay tuned!
Congratulations and good luck to all of the nominees! We see you!
And for everyone who would like to attend the film screenings, seminar and our Black Tie, Blue Carpet awards ceremony, ticket information will be coming soon! So take note: a full day of film screenings will be held on Thursday, August 24; our industry seminar will be held on Friday, August 25; and our awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 26, 2018.
All events will take place at the Emagine theater in Royal Oak, Michigan.
The 2018 I See You Awards® are sponsored by the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office, Emagine Entertainment, WWJ Newsradio 950, the Lee Group and Randazzo Formal Wear.