2020 ShortFest Archive
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under
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Andrew’s films have played in numerous festivals including Cannes, London Film Festival, Rotterdam, AFI, Tribeca, SXSW, Slamdance and The New York Film Festival. In 2008, his short film “Small Apartment” won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short Film at SXSW. Also, in 2009 his short film "John Wayne Hated Horses" was an official selection of the 2009 Cannes Directors' Fortnight and he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces Of Independent Film". In 2014, Andrew made his first feature film "Young Bodies Heal Quickly" which was executive produced by Christine Vachon of Killer Films and premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. It was distributed by Factory 25 and named one of New Yorker critic Richard Brody's 30 best films of 2015. In 2016, he made the short film "I Turn To Jello" that premiered at the 54th New York Film Festival and was awarded 2017 Runner Up Best Experimental Film by Short of the Week.