DIY Project
Hard Truths
Directed by
Maya Ahmed
Submitted by
Timothy J. Cox
Peter Gibney is a long time agent who is known in the modeling industry for being kind, generous and supportive of the people he represents. Model Hope Harmon has been with Peter the longest of all his clients, close to 15 years. They have a very close, familial relationship and as a result,have made each other very successful. There is a major clothing client, Braden-Willoughby, that Peter has been trying to book Hope with, but the client has confided to Peter that they are not remotely interested in Hope, unless she were willing to undergo, in their words “dramatic changes”.
The film was developed and delivered completely through improvisation.
Monthly:
- August: Realism
- Best Character Study
- Best Character Transformation
- Best Coming-of-Age Film
- Best Cross-Cultural Narrative
- Best Cultural Documentary
- Best Depiction of Daily Life
- Best Environmental Story
- Best Existential Short
- Best Metamorphosis Film
- Best Narrative Based on True Events
- Best Natural Performance
- Best Portrayal of Mental Health
- Best Realism Film
- Best Redemption Arc
- Best Story of Healing
- Best Under-Represented Story
- Best Unreliable Narrator
- Best Use of Native Language
- January: Metamorphosis
- March: Voices of the World
- Most Emotionally Raw Moment
- Most Inspiring Ending
- November: The Human Condition

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