Maverick Movie Awards
(formerly the)
New Haven Underground Film Festival
a.k.a. NHUFF
Five Years (2004-2008) of Films, Award Winners, and Honorees...
 

ARCHIVE
2006 Experimental Short: Comedy/Artsy
Director: Charlie Cline

AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
2006 Narrative Short: Drama
Director: Roy McDonald

AVAILABLE MEN
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: David Dean Bottrell

THE BAD GUY
2007 Narrative Short: Comedy/Action/Sci-fi
Director: William Humphreys
Winner - The Precious
For the line, "Lucky for me, I hold a PHD in quantum physics..."

THE BIRTHDAY BARGE
2007 Experimental Short: Comedy/Surreal
Director: Leza Lidow

CANDY VIOLA
2006 Narrative Short: Empowerment Movie/Heart-warmer
Director: Fabio Simonelli

CHEAP AS HELL: A CHRISTMAS STORY
2005 Narrative Short: Dark Comedy
Director: Marty Lang
Winner - The Precious
For Melissa White’s Performance

CHECKOUT
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Dan Eckman
Winner - Best Picture

CHI
2007 Narrative Short: Action /Kung-fu/Sci-fi
Director: Chris Vallone

CHINGASO THE CLOWN
2007 Narrative Short: Fantasy/ Dark Comedy
Director: Elias Matar

A CIGAR AT THE BEACH
2006 Narrative Short: Fantasy
Director: Stephen Keep Mills

CIRCUIT
2004 Experimental Short: Dark Comedy/Artsy
Director: Jay Hollinsworth
Winner - Best Production Design and Best Special Effects

THE CRYPT CLUB
2005 Narrative Short: Horror
Director: Miguel Gallego
Winner - Best Director - Miguel Gallego

DARK ROOM
2008 Narrative Short: Thriller
Director: Jeff Teig
Student Filmmaker Award - Jeff Teig and Ryan Davis

DARTSVILLE
2007 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Tony West
Winner - Best Short Picture

DAY OF THE CABBAGE
2006 Animated Short: Comedy
Director: Jeff Warmouth

DETROIT UNLEADED
2007 Narrative Short: Romantic Comedy
Director: Rola Nashef
Winner - Best Performance - Lamar Babi

DOG YEARS
2006 Narrative Short: Heart-warmer
Directors: Richard Penfold and Sam Hearn

THE DUNGEON OF DR. DRECK
2008 Narrative Feature: Comedy/Horror
Director: Michael Legge
Winner - Best Performance - Michael Legge

EXPOSED
2008 Narrative Short: Thriller
Director: Noah Cooper

FABLE
2006 Animated Short: Fairy Tale
Director: Daniel Sousa

FLATLAND THE FILM: SPECIAL EDITION
2007 Feature Film: Animated/Sci-fi
Director: Ladd Ehlinger Jr.

FUMI AND THE BAD LUCK FOOT
2006 Animated Short: Comedy/Empowerment Movie/Heart-warmer
Director: David Chai
Winner - Best Director

GET THRASHED: THE STORY OF THRASH METAL
2007 Feature Doc: Rock Documentary
Director: Rick Ernst

GLORIA MUNDI
2008 Experimental Short: Experimental
Director: Sarah Lasley
Winner - Student Filmmaker Award - Sarah Lasley

GREETINGS FROM HAVRE DE GRACE
2008 Short Doc: Historical/RegionalDocumentary
Director: Mark Scalese
Winner - CT Filmmaker Award - Mark Scalese

A HALF MAN
2006 Animated Short: Experimental
Director: Firas Momani

HAPPINESS
2007 Narrative Shot: Dramatic Comedy/Surreal
Director: Sophie Barthes

HARSH LIGHT
2008 Narrative Short: Drama
Director: E.B. Hughes
Honoree - Revival Screening

ICONS
2008 Narrative Short: Comedy/Satire
Director: Neal Thomassen
Winner - The Precious
For Neal Thomassen's Support of Indie Film

LA DANSE MACABRE: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL SCULPTOR
2007 Short Doc: Biopic Documentary
Director: A.D. Calvo

THE LAND OF COLLEGE PROPHETS
2005 Narrative Feature: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Directors: The Hale Manor Collective
Winner - Best Picture

LEARNING TO FLY
2007 Shot Doc: Biopic/Sports Documentary
Director: Lincoln Else

THE LITTLE GORILLA
2007 Narrative Short: Family/Heart-warmer
Director: Harry Kellerman
Winner - Best Director - Harry Kellerman

LONDON BETTY
2008 Narrative Feature: Comedy
Director: Thomas Edward Seymour
Winner - Underground Spirit Award

MEMENTOS
2005 Narrative Short: Comedy/Parody
Director: Mike L. Taylor
Winner - Best Performance - Paul McKinney

MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE
2006 Narrative Feature: Comedy/Parody
Director: Philip Zlotorynski
Writer: Chris Gore
Honoree - Special Screening

NO MENUS PLEASE
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Edward Shieh

ONE SHOT
2004 Narrative Short: Dark Comedy
Director: Zeke Rippy
Winner - Best Short and Best Performance - Zeke Rippy

ORIGINS
2007 Experimental Short: Skewed Narrative
Directors: Josiah Burns and Chris Ritter
Winner - RFC (Really F**king Cool) Award

PLAN 9 FROM SYRACUSE
2008 Feature Doc: Filmmaking/Empowerment Movie
Director: Ryan Dacko
Winner - Best Picture and Best Director

THE PLIGHT OF A CHEERLEADER
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Jeffrey Passino
Winner - Best Performance - Amy Claire

THE POD
2008 Narrative Short: Thriller
Director: Jeremiah Kipp

QUICKSAND UNDER CARPET: NEW RADIANT STORM KING
2007 Music Video: Animation/Rock 'n' Roll
Director: Jay Hollinsworth

RECKONING DAY
2004 Narrative Feature: Action/Adventure
Director: Julian Gilbey
Winner - Best Feature

ROBOTA
2006 Animated Short: Sociopolitical Allegory
Director: Marc Beurteaux
Winner - The Precious
For Being Totally Awesome

ROUND IT GOES
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Joe Stillman

SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
2006 Narrative Short: Fantasy
Director: Tadakuni Yasuda

THE SEVERAL SEVERED HEADS OF DANIEL EDWARDS
2006 Short Doc: Biopic
Director: A.D. Calvo

SNOOZER
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy
Director: Jason Affolder

SOMETHING FISHY
2005 Animated Short: Comedy
Director: Thanh Nguyen

SOMETIMES YOU JUST FORGET THAT GIRLS POOP TOO
2004 Narrative Short: Parody
Director: Simon O'Riley
Winner - Best Actress - Shorts Category - Monika Maciborek

SPIN
2006 Narrative Short: Comedy/Heart-warmer
Director: Jamin Winans

STOMPING GROUNDS
2007 Short Doc: Hip Hop Documentary
Director: Rob Schroeder

THE WALKING INK
2006 Narrative Short: Dark Comedy
Director: Thomas Barndt

WASTED ORIENT
2007 Feature Doc: Rock Documentary
Director: Kevin Fritz
Winner - Best Feature

WATCH & LEARN
2007 Narrative Short: Dark Comedy
Director: James Magliocca

WRAITH OF COBBLE HILL
2006 Animated Short: Drama/Empowerment Movie
Director: Adam Parrish King

WE LIKE TO DRINK: WE LIKE TO PLAY ROCK 'N' ROLL
2007 Feature Doc: Rock Documentary
Director: Lexie Shabel
Winner - RFC (Really F**king Cool) Award