2010 Sundance Film Festival

Let's get drunk and watch some short documentaries! Or at least watch a drunk person recount history, take a trip to the 1970s and talk with some baby boomers about wife swapping, experience Israel/Palestine boarding crossing firsthand, meet and greet Ernest Hemingway look-alikes (not drunk . . . at least we don't think), see two American boys coming of age and tragically drifting apart, follow one Cambodian boy fighting against the odds with a karaoke dream in tow, and engage in dance battles at the Pakistani/India border. Oh, you're in for a wild, gripping, educational ride, my friends. Prepare to be docu-fied.

The worst thing about Wendell isn't his slightly balding head, skinny frame, or thin lips; it's that he’s a bit of an idiot. He just started dating Vicky, an angry drunk, who conveniently shares his lack of ambition and cleanliness. But he might prefer a relationship with Joanna because she’s a selfless social worker who doesn't have lip acne. Eventually, Wendell is going to have to decide who he really belongs with: the best girl he's ever known—or the worst. Twenty-five-year-old Adam Bowers writes, directs, and stars in this deadpan comedic love triangle for questionable romantics, which was shot on borrowed equipment by whichever one of his friends was available that day. This sharply scripted debut feature out of Gainesville, Florida, charms with Bowers's natural comedic timing and endless supply of one-liners while questioning not only who we should spend our life with but who we truly are under all our neuroses. Film Contact Adam Bowers Email: adambowers2001@yahoo.com

In The Romantics, seven close friends—all members of a tight, eclectic college clique—reconvene at a deluxe seaside wedding to watch two of their own tie the knot. Lila is the golden girl preparing for her dream wedding, and Laura is Lila's maid of honor. Once college roommates, Laura and Lila have been best friends since their first meeting on campus, but Lila's groom, Tom, is the man they have long rivaled over. Promiscuity and hi-jinks abound as the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and revel in the nostalgic haze of their glory days. Producer-turned-director Galt Niederhoffer adapts her own novel of the same name in this audacious first feature. With an outstanding ensemble cast, The Romantics is both a Zeitgeist love story and generational comedy that breathes new life into the genre and recaptures the camaraderie of youth. Film Contact Shannon Treusch, Falco Ink. Email: shannontreusch@falcoink.com

The Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking was awarded to Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln The Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking was given to The Six Dollar Fifty Man The Shorts Jury awarded Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking to: Born Sweet Can We Talk? Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No How I Met Your Father Quadrangle Rob and Valentyna in Scotland Young Love