2023

THE 34TH ANNUAL NOTRE DAME STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, January 27, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 7:00 pm*
*Audience Choice Award will be presented after the 7:00 pm screening on Sunday, January 29.

Running Time:  Approximately 110 min. Some films contain mature content.

FEATURED FILMS

Crescendo (John Brach, Emily Hunt, Margaret Murray) 
Musical perfection eludes a prodigious pianist.
Official Selection: Venice Shorts Film Fest 2023
Official Selection: 2023 Indy Shorts International Film Festival
WINNER: 2023 Trinity Film Festival (Best Director, 2nd Place Overall)

Sew Loved (Abby Urban, Liz Maroshick)
A sewing machine is the common thread that unites a community of women in South Bend.

For Better, For Worse (Olivia Hsin, Liz Maroshick) 
Film noir meets today’s Tinder.

Win Win (John Adkins, George Bivins, John Brach) 
From hardhat to hardwood, an NBA superstar constructs a second career off the court.

It’s Draining (Victoria Dominesey)
Where can you go to get out of your head?

Waiting For Buffalo (Grace Beutter, Aidan O’Malley)
On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe awaits a shipment of American bison.
WINNER: LA Documentary Film Festival (April 2023, Best Nature Film)
WINNER: 2023 Trinity Film Festival (Best Documentary)
WINNER : 2023 Social Justice Film Festival – Youth Visions Award
Nominee: National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (Chicago/Midwest) National Student Production Award 
Official Selection: 2023 Reality Bytes Film Festival
Official Selection: 2023 Oregon Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection: 2023 Woodstock Film Festival (Best Student Film Nominee)
Official Selection: 2023 NYC Short Documentary Film Festival

Butterfly (Ryan Lin, Sen Li)
Life’s decisions turn on a spinning coin.

To Dust Ye Shall Return (Hank McNeil, Ryan Vigilante, JP Spoonmore)
Taking friendship to a whole ‘nother level.

I Might Be Crazy But I Ain’t Dumb (Margaret Murray, Gordon Lander)
The star of a 1970s TV megahit brings the devoted fans of his show together in a tiny town in Virginia.

Silent Steel (Michael Simon)
Sounds of solitude surround the studio of a metal sculpture artist.

Lily (Suneina Badoni, Chloe Stafford)
Desperate for a cure for their daughter’s illness, a California couple finds hope from an unexpected source.
WINNER: LA Documentary Film Festival (April 2023, Best Sound and Music)
WINNER: 2023 Reality Bytes Film Festival- Best Documentary
WINNER: National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (Chicago/Midwest Emmys) National Student Production Award 
Official Selection: Hollywood ShortsFest (Spring 2023)

Official Selection: 2023 Yale Student Film Festival (Best Documentary Nominee)

I’m Fine (Suneina Badoni)
The words we don’t say.

Tension (Tianji Lukins, Isa R. Maiz, Suneina Badoni)
Roommate voodoo.