Best Short Film – “Drawn” (USA)

Title: Drawn
Runtime: 25 min
Country: USA
Director: Ty Clancey
Placement: Best Short Film
Competition: September, 2024

Synopsis: A widower and his young daughter fend off a predatory land speculator by any means necessary in this psychological thriller set on a dying ranch in the Southwest. With shifting points of view and a twisting power structure, the story delves deep into our perception of control, unraveling a family mystery that spawns eerie tension, abducts our expectations of good and evil, and draws us in to a shocking reveal.