2023 TIDE FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the TIDEFF23 Winners!
TIDEFF BEST SCREENPLAY
Directed by:
Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Jelly is a magical-realist coming-of-age about Jelly Johnson, a young, Black girl with a peculiar fascination with death. While trying to solve the mysterious case of a missing neighbor, she comes to terms with a more personal disappearance in the process. Narrated by André Holland.
TIDEFF BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Directed by:
Nande Walters
Soon Come Back is a poetic documentary about migration’s effect on my family’s relationships to “home” in Jamaica and the US, and my feelings of alienation being a child of the diaspora.
TIDEFF BEST NARRATIVE
Directed by:
Maya Tanaka
Flaming lobsters and menstruation woes plague 12-year-old Yuki’s doomed Hawai'ian beach vacation. As tensions boil over, she, her aloof father and elegant grandmother battle bright red sunburns and the seemingly mundane family scuffles that manage to leave behind the deepest scars.
TIDEFF BEST DIRECTOR
Directed by:
Obinna Robert Onyeri
A young man’s determination to know the whereabouts of his dear friend puts him at risk of exposing their secret.
SPIRIT OF TIDE
Tarik Jackson Award
Directed by:
Maryam Mir
A passionate baklava baker encounters a savvy ladoo maker on the streets of Brooklyn.