North star

FR/ Un éleveur rural et son mari malade, luttant contre la pauvreté et l’isolement, sont forcés de prendre une décision déchirante afin de préserver la dignité de leur mariage face aux pressions croissantes de la famille. EN / A rural rancher and his ailing husband, struggling against poverty and isolation, are forced to make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage in the face of mounting pressures from relatives. Starring Colman Domingo and featuring a cameo from Kevin Bacon. PALMARES AWARDS • Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Academy Award® Qualifying Out On Film, Atlanta • Audience Award for Best Narrative Short Film at Out On Film, Atlanta • Jury Award for Best Professional Short, SCAD Savannah • Programmer's Choice Award, Cleveland International Film Fest • Best Director, P.J. Palmer, Cordillera Film Fest • Best LGBTQIA+, Cordillera Film Fest • Jury Award for Best Short, Hill Country Film Fest • Best Actor, Colman Domingo, Hill Country Film Fest • Best LGBTQIA+ Film, HollyShorts • Jury Award for Adam Barab Award, Honolulu Rainbow Film Fest • Audience Award for Best Short, Indy Shorts • Jury Award Best Narrative Short, Ojai Film Fest • Jury Award for Best Narrative Short, OUTshine Film Fest • Audience Award for Best Overall Short Film, Pittsburgh Shorts Film Fest • Jury Award for Best Short Screenplay, QueensWorld Film Fest • Audience Choice for Best Short, San Luis Obispo Film Fest • Jury Award for Best Narrative Short, Sidewalk Film Fest • Jury Award for Best Shout Short, Sidewalk Film Fest • Jury Award for Best International Short Film, Venezia Shorts, Italy • Jury Award for Best Narrative, Walla Walla Movie Crush • Best Performance, Colman Domingo, Walla Walla Movie Crush • Beast of the Crush, Butterscotch, Walla Walla Movie Crush • Best Performance, Colman Domingo, Woods Hole Film Fest • Best Cinematography, Ernesto Lomeli, Woods Hole Film Fest • Outstanding Musical Achievement for Original Score, Jon Altham, Global Music Awards • Outstanding Musical Achievement for Composer, Jon Altham, Global Music Awards • Outstanding Musical Achievement for Folk Song, Jon Altham and Blanco White, Global Music Awards • Outstanding Musical Achievement for Lyrics / Songwriting, Jon Altham and Blanco White, Global Music Awards • Jury Special Award, Best Film, P.J. Palmer South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best LGBTQ Film, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Director, P.J. Palmer, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Lead Actor, Colman Domingo, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Actress, Audrey Wasilewski, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Lighting, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, South Film and Arts Academy Fest • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Narrative, P.J. Palmer, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Director, P.J. Palmer, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Actor, Colman Domingo, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Actress, Audrey Wasilewski, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Supporting Actor, Malcolm Gets, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Ensemble, Entire Cast, Crown Point Int'l Film Fest • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, Global Film Fest Awards • Best Original Song, Eyes Wide Open, Global Film Fest Awards • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, Hollywood Gold Awards • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, Oniros Film Awards • Best Original Song, Eyes Wide Open, Stafford Film Fest • Outstanding Short Film, P.J. Palmer - Black Reel Awards • Best Score, Jon Altham, Composer - Los Angeles Film Awards • Best Short Screenplay, North Star by P.J. Palmer, Los Angeles International Screenplay Competition • Best Short Screenplay, North Star by P.J. Palmer, San Francisco Independent Film Festival • Best Short Screenplay, North Star by P.J. Palmer, Toronto Diversity Feedback Festival • Honorable Mention Best Short Film, Woodstock Film Festival • Honorable Mention Best Musical Theme, South Film and Arts Academy Festival • Best Main Theme, Jon Altham, Oniros Film Awards • Best Original Song, "Eyes Wide Open", Fox International Film Festival • Best Original Score, Jon Altham, Snow Leopard International Film Festival • Best Composer, Jon Altham, Snow Leopard International Film Festival • Best Original Soundtrack, Jon Altham, Snow Leopard International Film Festival • Best Original Song, Honorable Mention, "Eyes Wide Open", Blanco White, Snow Leopard International Film Festival • Jury Award for Best International Actor of the Year, Colman Domingo for North Star, Venezia Shorts, Italy