Award of Excellence – “Losing Color” (USA)

Title: Losing Color
Runtime: 8 min
Country: USA
Director: Danielle Ring
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: December, 2021

Synopsis: During the first Christmas without her grandfather, a young girl, Mazie, observes her mother struggle between wanting to keep the mood joyous during the holidays and mourning the magnified absence of the grandfather. This story is told through the eyes and past memory of Mazie, now an adult with a daughter of her own who finds herself in a similar situation.