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Title: The Cheddar Files
Runtime: 8 min
Country: USA
Director: Kealani Kitaura
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: December, 2025
Synopsis: When jaded documentarian Helen Park stumbles upon a grocery receipt that contradicts Detective Flynn’s dramatic murder accusation, she begins her own investigation into a supposedly open-and-shut case. Her search leads her to the eccentric suspect, a trail of overlooked clues, and a lasagna that shouldn’t exist. As Helen pieces together the truth, she uncovers a far more surprising culprit-and rediscovers the investigative spark she thought she’d lost.