OLIVER SCHAFFER
Awards, Recognition, & Festivals
Soccer Moms (2024)
A young non-binary student learns about a proposed rule to ban transgender athletes in sports and therefore must stand up for their right to play soccer.
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Screen Craft Short Film Screenplay Quarter Finalist
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Outstanding Screenplays Short Competition Quarter Finalist
FAITH (2023)
A 1600s period piece about Faith, an absentminded teenage girl who is accused of being a witch by her jealous ex-girlfriend, causing mass panic in her small New England town.
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Montoni Film Catalyst Award
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Panorama Film Festival
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Student World Impact Film Festival Finalist
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QFest LGBT+ Film and Digital Media
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Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival
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Short to the Point Film Festival
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Culver City Film Festival
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Fence Sitter Film Fesitval
An experimental short exploring the devastating side effects of Roe V Wade being overturned.
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Feedback Under 5 Best Short
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Student World Impact Film Festival Honorable Mention
A short documentary that delves into the loss a parent.
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Best Documentary at the EVVY Awards
Set against the playful backdrop of Girl Scout camp, Scouts tells the story of Nova as they come to terms with being non-binary and come out to their friends.
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Emerson College Freshmen Narrative Grant
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"Your Shorts Are Showing" Lake Placid Film Festival October 20-23
A stop motion and experimental short film about a personal journey with anti-depressants.
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New York International Film Festival
One of thirty-five Emerson College 2023 seniors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and service, solid academic achievement, and a commitment to civic engagement.