GAPS (Tribeca Studios), written and directed by Jenn Shaw is nominated for Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action). GAPS is a short film focused on an imaginative preteen from a close-knit family finds herself at a crossroads while deciding to keep her gapped teeth or risk it all for the seemingly “perfect” smile. Watch the trailer below.

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Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (MTV Documentary Films), directed by Nazenet Habtezghi is nominated for Outstanding Short Form Documentary. Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney uncovers the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney – an enslaved woman who took control of her body and fertility. Her 1930s interview and voices from Black women scholars underscore the significance of this historic context. Watch the trailer below.