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Just a few of the smiling faces following the 2022 awards ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022.
Photo credits: Amy Powers, left; Scott Galeski, center; Amy Saunders, right.
Presenting the winners of the 6th Annual I See You Awards®! The names of the nominees are included along with the winners whose names are highlighted in bold.
Student Films
Best Director
Kara M. Canton, Merry Go Round
JC Carroll, Caller 45
Kya Garner-Minnick, Major Tom
Kevin R. Thompson, The Things I Miss
Konner Turner, ubuntu (under age 18)
Best Lead Actor
Paul Dewdney, The Things I Miss
Romeo Keyser, Major Tom (under age 18)
Don Knill, Merry Go Round
Dryden Zurawski, Caller 45
Best Supporting Actor
William Pierson Orville, Caller 45
Connor Rajan, Caller 45
Oliver Silver, The Things I Miss
Best Lead Actress
Sian Altman, The Things I Miss
Nicole Marie Hunt, Merry Go Round
Best Cast
Caller 45
Merry Go Round
The Things I Miss
ubuntu (under age 18)
Best Original Screenplay
Kara M. Canton, Merry Go Round
JC Carroll, Caller 45
Kya Garner-Minnick, Human Race Ism
Noah Harrison, Eye Robot
Students of the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, Major Tom (under 18)
Kevin R. Thompson, The Things I Miss
Konner Turner, ubuntu
Best Editing
Eye Robot
Calvin Johns, Major Tom (under 18)
Kevin R. Thompson, The Things I Miss
Best Sound Design
JC Carroll and Shania Henderson, Caller 45
Major Tom
Best Cinematography
Kya Garner-Minnick, Eye Robot
Calvin Johns, Major Tom
Calvin Johns, ubuntu
Best Picture
Caller 45
Major Tom (under 18)
The Things I Miss
ubuntu
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actor
Romeo Keyser, Human Race Ism
Romeo Keyser, Major Tom
Connor Rajan, Caller 45
Dryden Zurawski, Caller 45
Short Films – Made in Michigan
Best Director
Thomas Butcher, Firstborn
Maurizio Dominguez, New Beginnings
Kelechi Ukachukwu, Why I Hate My Job
Best Lead Actor
Tom Fugedi, New Beginnings
Zack Gergel, Firstborn
Kelechi Ukachukwu, Why I Hate My Job
Best Supporting Actor
Marcus Ephraim, Why I Hate My Job
Isaiah Orsborn, Why I Hate My Job
Best Lead Actress
Ireland Briody, New Beginnings
Alexis Kuehnl, Firstborn
Tahirah Muhammad, Why I Hate My Job
Best Cast
Firstborn
New Beginnings
Why I Hate My Job
Best Original Screenplay
Firstborn
New Beginnings
Why I Hate My Job
Best Editing
Thomas Butcher, Firstborn
Why I Hate My Job
Best Score
Thomas Butcher, Firstborn
Nick Fugedi, New Beginnings
Best Cinematography
Hassan Ahmadu, Why I Hate My Job
Maurizio Dominguez, New Beginnings
Best Picture
Firstborn
New Beginnings
Why I Hate My Job
Short Films / Cell Phone Video Challenge
Best Director
Keila A, The Surprise Announcement
Antoine Dillard, Citizen Blaine
James O’Donnell, Aping Edward Porter
Vergi Rodriguez, Director and Sammi Begelman, Assistant Director, Dreamer
Virginia Shine, Whiskey Neat
Best Lead Actor
Julian Guerrieri, The Surprise Announcement
Frazer Hadfield, Aping Edward Porter
Steven Martin, You Weren’t Afraid at All
Kevin Smith, Whiskey Neat
Best Supporting Actor
Buck Braithwaite, Aping Edward Porter
Adam Carbone, You Weren’t Afraid at All
Jordan Scowen, Aping Edward Porter
Best Lead Actress
Elaina Christina, The Surprise Announcement
Vergi Rodriguez, Dreamer
Best Supporting Actress
Rumi Sutton, Aping Edward Porter
Linden Waddell, Dreamer
Best Cast
Aping Edward Porter
Dreamer
The Surprise Announcement
You Weren’t Afraid at All
Best Original Screenplay
Citizen Blaine
Dreamer
The Surprise Announcement
Whiskey Neat
Best Editing
Matt Erman, Whiskey Neat
Kristen Falso-Capaldi, You Weren't Afraid at All
Ben Simon, Aping Edward Porter
Mairi Soelsepp, Dreamer
Best Cinematography
Tim Maurice-Jones, Aping Edward Porter
Mariscela Beatriz Mendez, Dreamer
Best Picture
Aping Edward Porter
Dreamer
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actor
Adam Griggs, Citizen Blaine
Kevin Smith. Whiskey Neat
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actress
Audrey Latino, You Weren’t Afraid at All
Rumi Sutton, Aping Edward Porter
Documentaries
Baked by Grace (feature)
Director: David W. King
Producers: David W. King and Jessica King
I am not like others (short)
Director/DoP: Ivan Rodin
In a Whole New Way (short)
Writer/Director: Jonathan Fisher
Producer: George Carrano
Mentality (feature)
Writer: Keith Schnabel
Producer: Mukesh Lathia
Director: Garret Morgan
The Habit of Prayer (short)
Writer/Director: Lee Klein
Producer: Rachel Crawford
Executive Producer: Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, O.P.
Toronto Lockdown (short)
Director: SallyAnne Massimini
Cell Phone Video Challenge
The Surprise Announcement
Writer/Director: Keila A
Producer: Emily Wirth
Toronto Lockdown
Director: Sallyanne Massimini
Feature Films
Best Director
Andrew Alden, Dangerous Creation
Paige B. Alston, Meeting Boone
John Malesevic, Pandemic
Best Lead Actor
Niklas Molander, Pandemic
Izaya Spencer, Dangerous Creation
Sean Vaughn, Meeting Boone
Best Supporting Actor
Walker Fairbanks, Descend
Phil Leslie, Dangerous Creation
Oisin Stack, Dangerous Creation
Marcus Woods, Meeting Boone
Best Lead Actress
Kaitlyn Valor Borque, Dangerous Creation
Heather Fairbanks, Descend
Sofie Reyes-Bjorestam, Pandemic
DaCarla Strong, Meeting Boone
Best Supporting Actress
Asia Marie Hicks, Dangerous Creation
Sue Kernish, Descend
Terri Partyka, Descend
Best Cast
Dangerous Creation
Descend
Meeting Boone
Pandemic
Best Original Screenplay
Andrew Alden and Teresa Alden, Dangerous Creation
Paige B. Alston, Meeting Boone
Bryan Bostic, Pussie Control: The Story of Davion Pussie
John Malesevic,Pandemic
Best Editing
Darrin Deshazer, Pussie Control: The Story of Davion Pussie
Terry King, Meeting Boone
John Malesevic, Pandemic
Best Cinematography
Teresa Alden, Dangerous Creation
Lawrence Allen, Pussie Control: The Story of Davion Pussie
Carlton L. Canty, Meeting Boone
John Malesevic, Pandemic
Best Picture
Dangerous Creation
Meeting Boone
Pandemic
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actor
Walker Fairbanks, Descend
Duane Shabazz, Meeting Boone
Hottest Up-and-Coming Actress
Asia Marie Hicks, Dangerous Creation
DaCarla Strong, Meeting Boone
I See You Awards’ People’s Choice
The winners of the I See You Awards’ People’s Choice are selected by the people! To determine the winner, the public was invited to attend the in-person screenings during our film festival at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Following are the winners of the People’s Choice Awards as determined by the people:
Student Film Winner
Merry Go Round
Short Film Winner
New Beginnings
Feature Film Winner
Descend
Best Original Screenplay
Short Film Category
10 Stops
Writer: JD Green
Second Chances
Writer: Kara M. Canton
Feature Film Category
At the Mercy of Faith (terror version)
Writer: Samuel Lee Taylor
Moonscope
Writer: Dave Fein
Porcupine
Writer: Dave Fein
Time Will Tell
Writers: Terry Newman and Jonathan Winehouse
Congratulations to all the winners as well as to the nominees! We see you!
The 6th Annual I See You Awards® were handed out during our Black Tie, Blue Carpet awards ceremony on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the Emagine Theater in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan.
We want to say “Thank You” to all the screenwriters and filmmakers who submitted their projects this year. We appreciate all of you for giving us the opportunity to view your work. To those filmmakers who do not see their projects and/or names listed, we are still very grateful to have had the opportunity to view your work. We wish you the best of luck with your project(s) going forward and hope to see more from you in the future. Keep learning, keep growing, keep pushing and keep moving forward! We SEE you and we’re here to support you!
Thank you to our sponsors and supporters: the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office, Emagine Entertainment, Final Draft, Paramount Pictures, Matrix Motors, WWJ Newsradio 950, Randazzo Formal Wear, The Lee Group, ES Communications Agency, Casey Sign Company and PR Media Services, Inc.
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Editor's Note: We will have a separate blog post with more pictures from the blue carpet and from the awards ceremony, so stay tuned!
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