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MAKING PEACE
DRAMA / SUPERNATURAL / THRILLER
​Directed and Written by ​Judah Ray

​Logline:
It’s 1969, and Janis is stranded on the side of a desolate, desert road, ​where she's picked up by a stranger, Dennis, who helps her come to terms with the reality of life, and the truth about death.

Honors:
​2018 Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival - Best Script
2018 Los Angeles Film Awards - Official Selection
2018 Just4Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection
2018 New Media Film Festival - Top 3 Scripts
2018 Los Angeles Film Awards - Best First Time Screenwriter
2018 Austin Revolution Film Festival - Official Selection
​2018 Action In Film Festival - 1st Place - Best Short & Faith Based Script Official Selection 
2018 Script Summit Screenplay Contest - 2nd Place & Best Concept Official Selection
2018 Fade in Awards - Finalist 
2018 The Film Empire's Diversity Screenwriting Contest - Semi-finalist
2018 Oaxaca Film Festival - Industry Partners program
2018 Oaxaca Film Festival - Finalist
2018 Manhattan Film Festival - Semi-finalist
2018 London Short Series Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Southern California Screenplay Competition - Semi-finalist
2019 Olympus Film Festival - Best Original Concept Short Film 
2019 HollyShorts Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Script Summit - 3rd Place
2019 Filmmatic Screenplay Competition - Finalist
2019 Los Angeles CineFest - Best Screenplay
2020 Industry Next: Diversity 2 - Award Winner
2020 LA Film Fest - Official Selection
2020 Austin Revolution Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Short To The Point Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 JELLYFest - Best Actress
​2021 Asian Cinematography Awards - Best Short Film
2021 Canadian Cinematography Awards - Best Drama Film
2021 European Cinematography Awards - Winner
2021 Nukhu Awards - Official Selection 
2021 London International Web & Film Festival - Best Short 
2021 New York Cinematography Awards - Best Short, Best Poster, Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Sound
2021 ARFF International / Berlin - Best Short Film
​​2021 Los Angeles Cinematography Awards - Finalist
2021 ​International Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Utah Film Awards - Best Actor
2021 Onyko Awards Films - Honorable Mention
2021 Golden State Film Festival - Best Director
2021 World London Film Festival - 1st Place / Gold Winner
2021 International Christian Film Festival - Official Selection 
​2021 Venice Shorts Film Awards - Best US Director
2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival - Best Supernatural Short
2021 NYLA Film Festival - Best Film Of The Month
2021 Kalakari Film Festival - Winner
​2021 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Richmond International Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Green Mountain International Film Festival - Award Winner
2021 Something Wicked Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 L'Hospitalet-Barcelona International Film Festival - Official Selection Best Short / Best Director
2021 Tylerman Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Orlando International Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 REEL HeART Film Festival - Best Short Film
2021 Z-Shorts International Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 AFIN International Film Festival - Best Visual Effects Finalist
2021 Pasadena Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Lift-Off Los Angeles Film Festival - Official Selection
2022 Austin Revolution Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Muestra Intergaláctica - Official Selection
2021 ​Culver City Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Toronto Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Festival Angaelica - Official Selection 
2021 LA Live Film Festival - Best Short / Best Director
2021 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Official Selection
2021 Blow-Up International Arthouse Filmfest • Chicago - Official Selection
2021 Goldenhorn Film Festival & Market - Official Selection
2021 Around International Film Festival - Best Short Film 
2022 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema - Nominations for Best Featurette, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography 
2022 Cleavland International Film Festival - Official Selection 
​2022 Australia Film Festival - Winner, Honorable Mention
​2022 UPIKE Film and Media Arts Festival - Finalist

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