Gold Medal
"Sombra", Robin Larsen, University of California, Los Angeles
A dying woman is haunted by the memory of a spirit's hold on her child. (12 mins.)

Silver Medal
"Switchback", Kyle Clark, University of Southern California
Stumpy finds himself in a race with his mechanical legs. (3 mins.)

Bronze Medal
"Put on a Happy Face", Suzanne Lee Twining, the University of the Arts, Philadelphia
A journey into the life and mind of a 10-year-old boy who doesn't know how to smile. (8 mins.)

Gold Medal (Tie)
"Fighting Grandpa", Greg Pak, New York University
The filmaker searches for evidence of love between his Korean immigrant grandparents. (21 mins.)

Gold Medal (Tie)
"Occidental Encounters", Yuriko Gamo Romer, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
While in the midst of her own "mixed" engagement and marriage, the filmaker explores merging cultures, races and families through intercultural, interracial marriages.

Bronze Medal
"Wayne Freedman's Notebook", Aaron Lubarsky, Stanford University
A behind-the-scenes look at local television and the life of a frustrated feature reporter. (27 mins.)

Gold Medal
"Bleach", Bill Platt, New York University
A science-fiction police story dealing with memory and traumatic experiences. (30 mins.) BLEACH also won the Directors Guild of America Student Film Award, which was presented at the Academy's event

Silver Medal
"My Body", Joel Moffett and Matthias Visser, American Film Institute, Los Angeles
After years of denial, Charlie opens himself up to his true sexual orientation, leading to a new and rare disease called "Sexually Repressed Shedding Disorder." (29 mins.)

Bronze Medal
"Intermezzo", Dana H. Glazer, New York University
A concert violinist discovers that a ghost lives in his house.

"Rochade", Thorsten Schmidt, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
A date. A trick. A crime.