ON OCT 23, 2022, THE MYSTIC FILM FESTIVAL NAMED ITS 2022 WINNERS DURING AN AWARDS CEREMONY AT LA GRUA CENTER IN STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, WRAPPING UP FOUR DAYS OF FILM SCREENINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND WORKSHOPS.
WE HONORED FILM COMEDIAN, ACTRESS, AND SINGER RUTH BUZZI WITH THE 2022 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruth Buzzi
Grand Jury Prize – Narrative Feature
Amerikatsi, directed by Michael Goorjian
Grand Jury Prize – Documentary Feature
Film, The Living Record of our Memory, directed by Inés Toharia Terán
Grand Jury Prize – Documentary Short
Pony Boys, directed by Eric Stange
Grand Jury Prize – Narrative Short
Hazardous, directed by Peter Filardi
Best Documentary Feature
Jack Has A Plan, directed by Bradley Berman
Best Narrative Feature
A Stage of Twilight, directed by Sarah T. Schwab
Best Documentary Short
In Their Hands (En Sus Manos), directed by Elle Rinaldi
Best Narrative Short
To Be Honest, directed by John Robert Hammerer
Best Actor Narrative Short
George Lombardo for Off The Menu
Best Actress Narrative Short
Alyson Muzila for Scotch, Please
Best International Film
Concerned Citizen, directed by Idan Haguel (Israel)
Human Rights Award
GSW Gun Shot Wound, directed by Jody Schiliro
Best New Director
Sparkman Clark, directed Something Unseen
Best New England Film
After Closing, directed by Carley Byers
Best Connecticut Film
The Oystering Life, directed by Stephen Andruss Hamm
Best Original Score
The Church With An Overshot Wheel, composed by Donald Sosin
Best Costume Design
Amerikatsi, by costume designer Maro Parian
Best Conservation Film
Bitter River, directed by Khushnuda Shukuri and Mark Albini
Best Documentary Film Cinematography
Women in the Front Seat, director of cinematography by Indy Saini
Best Narrative Film Cinematography
Bootlegger, Nicolas Canniccioni, director of photography
Best Documentary Film Editing
Death, By Koji, edited by Julian Liby
Best Narrative Film Editing
The Locket, edited by Jillian Noyes
Best Screenplay Narrative Feature
Two Eyes, written by Travis Fine
Best Screenplay Narrative Short
No Peanuts For Brooks McGill, written by Jody Heaps
Best Ensemble Cast
Paris Is In Harlem, directed by Christina Kallas
Best Art Direction
The Woodsman, directed by Kyle Kuchta
Best Student Film
Double Take, directed by Eli Canter
Best Director Student Film
Jackson Mirmina, Greaseballs
Best Screenplay Student Film
How to Tie a Tie, directed by Jimmy Cork
Audience Choice Award Narrative
Amerikatsi, directed by Michael Goorjian
Audience Choice Award Documentary
Women In The Front Seat, directed by Indy Saini
Audience Choice Award Student Film
Lost Souls, directed by Christina Giordano