OIF ARISE Challenge - 2022

Welcome to the Official Page for the 18th Challenge Screening!

NOMINEES
(Winners in bold)

BEST HAIR/MUA

DRAMA
Ember – Hannah Cota
Believe – Tink Cutter
Phantom Bride – Leah Breaux
Director’s Cut – DeLaurie Johnson
For You – Sean Ahearn

COMEDY
Self Defense – Faith Gambina
Should You Choose to Accept It – Matthew Herzog
Critical Moment – Bailianna Sholl

SPY
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Janice Fisher, Jenny Meether
Gone Gray – Koura Linda
V – Jana Henry

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

DRAMA
Deborah Downer – Janine Moraga
Before the Son Sets – Malcolm Parrish
Phantom Bride – Leah Breaux
Believe – Angeliz Bruno
Directors Cut – Margarita Sotomayor
Ember – Jennifer Soos
For You – Samantha Burton and Josiah Sampson

COMEDY
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Karen Clavijo
Men Are Dogs – Peggy Jackson
Should You Choose to Accept It – Alexis Bishop
The Bagel – Uriel Leite
Critical Moment – Bailianna Sholl

Spy
V – Danielle Bowman, Brandi Parson
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Janice Fisher, Phil and Mary Mullen, David Kashner
Missiya – Dale Metz
Gone Gray – Koura Linda

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

DRAMA
It’s Okay To Cry – Ray Hussain
Phantom Bride – Shawn Thompson
Deborah Downer – Pablo Lorenzo
Directors Cut – Cory Churchwell
Believe – Brian Allred

COMEDY
Explosion In The Mountain – Forrest Stringfellow
Critical Moment – Bjorn Backman
Fish Sticks – Luis Mayoral-Cortes
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Austin Taylor Jacobs

SPY
The Interrogation Room – Albert E Donor IV
V – Josh Yang
Enemy of National Security – J.C. Anthony
CIA Salon – Tony Palles
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Finn

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

DRAMA
For You – Christina Liu
Believe – Amelia Bueckhanon
How To Be Remembered – Norma Jean Lipert
Before the Son Sets – Michelle Filluzzi
Ember – Olga Intriago

COMEDY
Men Are Dogs  – Koura Linda
Explosion In The Mountain – Montgomery Pendleton
How to Sneak Into an R Rated Movie – Jana Henry
Should You Choose to Accept It – Amber Martin
Critical Moment – K Chinthana Sotakoun

SPY
CIA Salon – Katie Payne
V – Dana Anderwald
Missiya – Sarah Yarborough
Gone Gray – Amber Martin
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Janice Fisher

 

BEST MUSIC

DRAMA
West of Lucky – Justin Robinette & Quinn Samson
Ember – Francisco Long
Believe – Ron Potter
Before the Son Sets – Malcolm Parrish AKA Joey Luxx
How To Be Remembered – Brooks Leibee

COMEDY
The Art of Sneakiness – Joe Hodgin
The Bagel – Christopher Debonis
Should You Choose to Accept It – Matthew Herzog
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Joe Pignato
Men Are Dogs – R. Newell Wood

SPY
V – Erick Campos
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner
Missiya – Andrew Scott Foust
Gone Gray – J Walter Hawkes Nick Balaban

 

BEST EDITOR

DRAMA
Deborah Downer – Janine Moraga
West of Lucky – Joseph O’Connor
How To Be Remembered – Sarah M. Penn
Ember – John VonMutius
Before the Son Sets – Malcolm Parrish
Believe – Peder Trusiak
For You – Josiah Sampson

COMEDY
Fish Sticks – Angela Hamilton
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Lamar Clark-Gainous
The Bagel – Evan Carnevali
Critical Moment – Daniel Miliszewski
Should You Choose to Accept It – Derin George
Men Are Dogs – Gregory Mohn

SPY
V – Kevin Bond
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner
Missiya – Dale Metz & TL Westgate
Gone Gray – Space Lilly


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

DRAMA
Deborah Downer – Samantha Pasetti
How To Be Remembered – Cody P. Christian
Before the Son Sets – Malcolm Parrish
Directors Cut – Manny-Plaza Fernandez
Ember – Graham Zielinski
Believe – Mischa Bubnash
For You – Josiah Sampson

COMEDY
The Art of Sneakiness – Graham Zielinski
The Bagel – Justin Besaw
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Logan Walker
Critical Moment – Cody Griggs
Men Are Dogs – Gregory Mohn
Should You Choose to Accept It – Derin George

SPY
Assets – Andrew Nemets
V – Trent Duncan
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner
Missiya – Dale Metz
Gone Gray – Spaceship

 

BEST ACTOR

DRAMA
Phantom Bride – Joseph Marino
Directors Cut – Keith Bachelor
Deborah Downer – Sebastian Hernandez
Before I Let You Go – Kelly Weaver
West of Lucky – Joseph O’Connor
It’s Okay To Cry – Rex Seaton
Believe – Freddie Jarrett

COMEDY
Explosion In The Mountain – Austin Brenning
The Bagel – Jordan Lemieux
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Jeff Williams
Fish Sticks – Ben Buchanan
Critical Moment – Danny Navarro
Men Are Dogs – Stephen Lewis

SPY
The Interrogation Room – Michael-Scott Elliot
Enemy of National Security – Deshauteurs Vladimyr
CIA Salon – Lorenzo Ramos
Assets – Kevin Kedgley
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Teo Ciltia
Missiya – TL Westgate

 

BEST ACTRESS

DRAMA
For You – Raksha Bethencourt
How To Be Remembered – Angeliz E. Bruno
DENIAL – Lizzy Allen
It’s Okay To Cry – Jean Marie Neave
Ember – Trinity Soos
West of Lucky – Janice Munk
Believe – Angeliz Bruno

COMEDY
How to Sneak Into an R Rated Movie – AJ Antrim
The Art of Sneakiness – Samantha Minton
Explosion In The Mountain – Shamon Williams
Critical Moment – Megan Borkes
Should You Choose to Accept It – Shamon Williams
Men Are Dogs – Cara Noel

SPY
V – Madison Bowman
Assets – Siobhan Gale
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Jenny Meether
Missiya – Anastasiia Bratchenko
Gone Gray – Siobhan Gale

 

BEST SOUND

DRAMA
Believe – Arjun Nechiyil
Ember – Tristan Ortiz
For You – Arjun Nechiyil

COMEDY
Critical Moment – William Sims
Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Joe Pignato
Men Are Dogs – Brandon Wilson

SPY
The Sparrow, and the Raven – Michael rojas
Missiya – Jorge Barba
Gone Gray – Spaceship

 

BEST ORIGINAL STORY

DRAMA
How To Be Remembered – Angeliz Bruno
West of Lucky – Arlene Lagos
Deborah Downer – Hailey Stack
Believe – Brooke Fauver
Ember – Trinity Soos
For You – Zach Tuttle

COMEDY
Men Are Dogs – Tracey Jane
The Art of Sneakiness – Joe Boi
Should You Choose to Accept It – Zachary Cronin-Hurley
Critical Moment – Daniel Miliszewski
Fish Sticks
The Bagel

SPY
CIA Salon – Naomi Hallford
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner
Missiya – TL Westgate
Gone Gray – Space Lilly


BEST DIRECTOR

DRAMA
Ember – Robin Hofmann
Believe – Alexandra Balda
For You – Samantha Burton

COMEDY
Should You Choose to Accept It – Jacob Massaro
The Bagel – Kadeem Briddell
Critical Moment – Daniel Miliszewski
Men Are Dogs – Tracey Jane
The Art of Sneakiness – Joe Boi
Fish Sticks – Nick Marinucci

SPY
The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner
Missiya – Dale Metz
Gone Gray – Space Lilly

 

BEST PICTURE

DRAMA
Ember
Believe
For You (by Zach Tuttle)

COMEDY
The Bagel
Critical Moment
Men Are Dogs (by Tracey Jane)
Should You Choose to Accept It
The Art of Sneakiness
Fish Sticks

SPY
The Sparrow, and the Raven
Missiya
Gone Gray (by Koura Linda & Spaceship)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

SPY MOVIE

V – Danielle & Madison Bowman & Brandi Parsons

A highly trained spy, who wants to get out of the game, completes one last mission, little does she know that she has discovered the key to new technology and the secrets of her past that could change the world and her own life, forever.

Black Dove – Ashlyn McCain

Three spies are sent on a mission to gather intel when they are faced with a greater challenge than expected.

Spies Die At Dusk – Charles Rodriguez

A lone agent in search of the truth about a mysterious organization with unexplainable power.

The Sparrow, and the Raven – David Kashner

A sparrow spy falls for an assassin and unravels the answers to her past.

The Aries Incident – Wes Imlay

Two thieves find themselves in danger as they are caught in the middle of a battle between two crime bosses.

Dane Calibur – Richard Carrillo

A spy for the American government must team up with a member of British Intelligence  to recover information regarding a possible domestic terrorist. Things go awry when their styles clash, and Dane must decide if he can trust this enemy agent.

The Scout – Erik Helsen

FLINT – Syd Latimore

A high-level government operative goes rogue after coding the main firmware to the national security drones. Being the only man that possesses the kill code to override the drones, Nations are sent after to retrieve agent Flint and his software.

CIA Salon – Naomi Hallford

CIA SALON: Retired CIA Operative protects his daughter and her artwork in the midst of a home invasion.

Missiya – TL Westgate

Mitch Woods is an agent with a long history in the spy game. After his latest mission someone tries to kill him. Now it’s a race against time to find out who the unknown assassin is.

Gone Gray- Koura Linda

A captured wisecracking secret operative fights to find the strength to live after a failed op ends in disaster, with only one way out.

Assets – Siobhan Gale

An agent returns from his travels, finds his coworkers dead, and gets help from an unexpected source.

The Interrogation Room – Jonathon Reed

The private investigator’s task with following a suspected adulterer becomes the number one suspect in the murder of the adulterer.

Loose Screw – Roberto Segura

Chad McCall is an undercover FBI agent ordered to infiltrate a known drug trafficking organization. But when Julius (the head of the organization) gets a tip that he has a snitch in his mist. Chad will find Himself in a judgment call for his life.

Enemy of National Security. – Welby Delinois

A CIA agent is forced on a mission to kill his best friend who’s gone rogue and aligned himself with a politician’s plan to end the CIA once and for all.

Non-Official Cover – Rodrick Colbert

A Sloppy spy swap leaves people exposed and uncovered.

 

COMEDY

The Emancipation of One Charles Charley – Jacob Massaro

Judge Daniel’s day turns increasingly bizarre when he presides over the emancipation trial of Charles Charley from his unbelievable parents.

The Art of Sneakiness – Joe Boi

A high school student receives a letter from a super-secret society who try to find only the sneakiest of kids.

Explosion in the mountain – Marc Lucia

The director of an overbudget spy film has to justify if the footage they have shot so far is good enough to get further funding.

A.S.S. Animal Secret Services – Zachary Moore

A down on his luck guy falls asleep and dreams he’s a secret agent, now he must face some unusual foes.

Should You Choose to Accept It – Zach Cronin-Hurley

After growing attached to her quirky intelligence officer, super spy Martha must take desperate measures to escape a date from hell.

Did We Become Spies? – Nathan Bradford

A slow-witted brother and sister duo try becoming spies to infiltrate a protest group and catch a pet thief in the neighborhood.

Night Heist – Aldo Novo

Three high-schoolers’ plan to make a name for themselves by stealing the principal’s prized possession is accidentally derailed by a gang of burglars breaking in the same night.

How to Sneak Into an R Rated Movie – Alaina Jaye Antrim

Two teen girls come up with a plan to sneak into an R rated movie.

Critical Moment – Daniel Miliszewski

A hospitable office worker must keep his calm while playing a board game with an inconsiderate intern.

The Bagel – Joshua De La Vega

During a long day of Filming, A production assistant is trying to make a bagel during a break in filming, but Is prevented by the production calling for assistance and while called multiple times. the bagel supplies decreases until the bagel he prepares is eaten by the main actor and thrown away.

Two Hitmen from Gonzago – Peder Trusiak

Two newly partnered coworkers confront the absurdities of life while waiting for their boss to arrive.

Love Eternal – Stephen Lewis

An eternal being with writer’s block confronts the mortal who beat her to the story.

MEN ARE DOGS – Tracey Jane

 A guarded woman longing for a meaningful relationship is confronted by a gregarious man claiming to be a dog.

Birthday Card – Dylan Conrad

A few broke roommates try to afford resources to throw a birthday party while their monthly rent is due.

Fish Sticks – Angela Hamilton

Mitch, a celebrity chef facing obscurity, is forced to work with a TikTok star in order to save his cooking show. Will the two find a way to work together, or will Mitch lose his mind in the process?

Movie Night – Elijah Temple

A girl house sitting while her boyfriend comes over for what they thought was going to be a normal movie night…

DRAMA

Phantom Bride – Joseph Marino & Leah Breaux

Small town rocker Jax wishes more for his band, but is it too much to ask for?

For you – Zachary Tuttle

Two lovers in financial hardship. Sophia is terminally ill and needs surgery which leads Jenna to get back into the ring to fight for money, to save the life that only matters to her.

How To Be Remembered – Angeliz Bruno

How does someone become remembered? Is it through fame? Through work? Or the nice old lady who lives next door? With their sisterly bond ruined, two sisters must face the frustration of moving on together during a world wide pandemic.

Meet Me at the Rainbow Bridge – Petra Tressler

A well loved dog and his master are reunited at the Rainbow Bridge.

Director’s Cut – David Mittenberg

The crazed director Charles Godard IV gives a tour of his set while secretly trying to reshoot his flop of a murder mystery movie, this time with real murder.

Before i Let You Go – Kelly Weaver

Jacob Myers gets a call from his mother. A call he never expected. Now he must find his composure as he faces something from his past.

VOGEL IM KAFIG – Justin Rios

A young teenage girl who’s love for the piano has her house broken into by the mafia, is given a last death wish.

It’s okay to cry – Rex Seaton

Chris and his wife Meghan are excited for their new baby to come into the world when an unfortunate accident forces Chris to try and manage while dealing with the impossible.

West of Lucky – Arlene Lagos

Sarah is nosy and superstitious. Her neighbor Mr. West, is an odd man that she can’t help spying on. She decides to follow him one day hoping to catch him doing something crazy. But what she uncovers…. is a big pill to swallow.

Ashton – Angelina Zagonenko

During a part Maya sees something in the pool. When she falls inside strange things start to occur.

Love Me, Yet Hate Me – Krystal Derico

The wife of a millionaire experienced a turn for the worse mentally and emotionally. She then goes to her cousin for help, but her cousin ends up experiencing hurt and betrayed from the people she thought loved her.

Believe – Brooke Fauver

After a huge car accident Raine is trying to conquer and cope with the effects and injuries she has encountered from the accident. Raine has to reteach herself everything she use to know and learn how to communicate to everyone with adjusting to what could be her new life.

Mine Since Birth: Stolen. – Shanita Brown

A child is stolen from her mother by the mother’s bestfriend. She has no knowledge of who took the child but doesn’t suspect her bestfriend. Her best friend is secretly dangerous and plans to take the child and raise her.

Before the Sun Sets – Malcolm Parrish

Maddox a 16 year old teen struggles to come to grips with leaving Central Florida to move with his father in LA. He skates with his friends one last day to try and make sense of things.

EMBER – Trinity Soos

Follow Josephine’s childhood journey as she is embraced by a true friend with unconditional love.

Deborah Downer – Janine Moraga

The relationship between two step-brothers is tested when one of them falls in love with a radio talk show host.

Denial – Gabriella Daal

Sometimes is easier to deny the loss of a loved one than learn how to live in their absence. Lana will create a world where Thomas never died.