Presented by Seed&Spark
Seed&Spark is a favorite crowdfunding platform for filmmakers and has hosted successful campaigns for several Lost Weekend films, as well as all of the shorts in our recent Seed&Spark Film Club event. This block features the following festival favorites and shorts from around the world.
THE HICKS HAPPY HOUR
Genre: Drama / Comedy. Director: Kate McCarthy
Official Selection, 2025 Tribeca. Winner, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, College Awards Emmy for Best Comedy, 2025.
Lost Weekend Award Nominations:
Best Short
Best Drama Short
Best Director
HI! YOU ARE BEING RECORDED
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Drama. Directors: Kyle Greenberg, Anna Maguire
A new short from our friend Kyle Greenberg of Utopia Distribution. Premiere: 2024 Chattanooga Film Festival
TIGER
Genre: Documentary. Director: Loren Waters
A festival hit that has more awards than we can list here. However, here is one: Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing – 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Lost Weekend Award Nomination for Best Documentary Short.
DONKEY
Genre: Comedy. Director: Matt Kazman
Winner, Best Short Film: 2023 Seattle Film Festival
Lost Weekend Award Nominations:
Best Comedy Short
Best Director
WAY OUT (Utvag)
Genre: Horror/Drama. Director: Fredrik Rönnqvist. Starring: Tind Soneby Wäneland
It isn’t Lost Weekend until Tind shows up in a short! If you are a Lost Weekend regular, you will certainly remember Tind for her multiple visits and unforgettable short films including Angelboy and ALT under CTRL. Nominated for Lost Weekend Award: Best Horror Short.
FRENCH LESSONS
Genre: Comedy. Directors: Kyle Greenberg, Anna Maguire. Starring: Kyle Greenberg.
Utopia’s Kyle Greenberg is back, this time in front of the camera! Nominated for Lost Weekend Award: Best Comedy Short.
STUCK IN FRAME
Genre: Drama. Director: Tyler Nguyen
Winner of Best Film at the 2025 Virginia Emerging Filmmakers Festival
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
Genre: Comedy. Director: Bri Klaproth
Premiere: 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Lost Weekend Award Nomination: Best Short Film
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