The team that created One Woman Hamlet the film met on the set of Jack and Anna. We are proud to share this project with you!
Description: Based on true events from the early 1900s, “Jack and Anna” tells the story of a young couple whose happy life on their farm is suddenly shattered when Jack’s biggest secret is revealed: the fact that he is a woman named Helen. After the revelation, Helen is put on trial for cross-dressing and same-sex marriage.
After an amazing and successful festival run, Jack and Anna is now available on two streaming platforms:
Jack and Anna | Drama // Daily Short Pick (filmshortage.com)
“Jack and Anna” By Kseni Avonavi — Beyond the Short
Awards and Honors
• Winner Telly Award Silver for Non-Broadcast, 42nd Annual Telly Awards 2021
• Winner Telly Award Bronze for Social Video, 42nd Annual Telly Awards 2021
• Winner the Best Global Short: Beyond the Rainbow Award, SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2019
• Nominee Young Director Award, Cannes Lions 2020
• Nominee Student Short Film Showcase at the IFP Gotham Awards 2020
• Nominee Best Short Film (Short of the Year) Indie Shorts Mag 2020
• Winner Best Production Design Award, Midwest Film Festival 2020
• Audience Choice Award, Blackbird Film Festival 2020
• Nominee Best LGBTQ Short, Annual Independent Shorts Awards 2020
• Winner Best Young Director, Short to the Point Festival 2020
• Winner Best LGBTQ Short, Indiex Film Festival 2020
• Nominee Best US Short, SOHO International Film Festival 2020
• Winner Best Film, Best Drama, Best Production Design, GSF Awards – Global Short Film Awards, New York/Cannes 2020
• Platinum Award for Best LGBTQ Short Film, Independent Short Awards 2019
• Platinum Award for Best Student Director (Female), Independent Short Awards 2019
• Gold Award for Best Student Short, Independent Short Awards 2019
• Gold Award for Actress (Kate Smith), Independent Short Awards 2019
• Nominee Best Student Short Regina International Film Festival and Awards 2019
• The Dwight W. Follett Continuing Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient 2018
• The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation for LGBT-Positives Arts Projects Recipient 2018
• The Albert P. Weisman Award for the completion of arts and communications projects 2017
Official Selections at the Film Festivals
• Official Selection Academy Award®- Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection BendFilm Festival 2020
• Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection SAG-AFTRA Foundation New York Short Film Showcase 2020
• Official Selection Fayetteville Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Blackbird Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Richmond International Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Oneota Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Fargo Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Garden State Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection Dam Short Film Festival 2020
• Official Selection West Texas Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Fairhope Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Cambria Film Festival of Romance, Love, and Rom-coms 2020
• Official Selection Academy Award®- Qualifying St. Louis International Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection San Jose International Short Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Lone Star Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection the Richard Harris International Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection LA Femme International Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Sidewalk Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Breckenridge Film Festival 2019
• Official Selection Catalina Film Festival 2019
• Finalist Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 2018