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INTERACTIVE PROGRAM

HARD FAITH FEST - LOS ANGELES

June 25 - 28, 2026​ | Lake Avenue Church, Pasadena, CA

Live & Interactive Program

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Congratulations to All Our 2026 LA Official Selections

Official Selections

FEATURE FILMS

  1. “Elijah Peel” — Kevin D. Sepe

  2. “The Hail Mary”— Daniel Roebuck

  3. “Illusion of Faith” — Aleksa Ristovic

  4. “Jim vs the Future” — Joseph D Holmes

  5. “Learning You” — Tyler Sansom

  6. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Nathan Todd Sims

  7. “The One” — Lisa Arnold

  8. “Problem Attic” — Geoff Mastro

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SCREENPLAYS:

  1. “At the Mercy of Faith” — Samuel Taylor

  2. “Blood or Communion” — Léah McVeagh

  3. “The Deplorable” — C. W. Johnson, Jr.

  4. “Finding Hallie” — Suzanne Hastedt

  5. “Harvest Skies” — Joel Bicknell

  6. “Henry’s House” — Kim P. Wells

  7. “Indentured” — Autumn Libengood

  8. “Lower Than Angels” — John Kestner

  9. “One Simple Thing” — Steven Philip Hauge

  10. “Paging Faith” — Kimberly Jade Soliman

  11. “The Portrait” — Greg Klapheke

  12. “Seasons Change” — Catrina Vargas-Cormell

  13. “There Will Come a Day” — Cheryl McKay

  14. “Until We Climb” — Jeanine Marie Simpson

  15. “Wonder Horse” — Mary Huckstep

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SHORT FILMS

  1. “Beyond the Shadows” — Joshaun Anderson

  2. “The Conversation” — Victor Miller V

  3. “Convicted” — Timothy Kernc

  4. “Defender” — Chris Cloud

  5. “Died Twice” — Carlos Diaz6.

  6. “ECCE HOMO” — Gustavo Leite, Julia Sondermann

  7. “The King & The Maiden” — Malachi Mawhinney

  8. “Onesimus” — Alejandro Hevia

  9. “Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)”— Curtis Reeder

  10. “To Philemon” — Mathieu Nolet

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STUDENT FILMS

  1. “Altar” — Julianna Huffman

  2. “And, Light” — Sadie Ervine

  3. “Life and Death” — Lee-San Gayle

  4. “Mourning Dove” — Marina Liberato, Chalise Robbins

  5. “Palette of Dreams” — Caleb Pouliot

  6. “Shelter of the Reeds” — Zack Zabal

  7. “Then I Heard” — Keishi Ichikawa

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  1. “I Can Finally Breathe” — Brian Hall

  2. "Light of Cappadocia” — Irini Sarioglou

  3. “MEARS: How One Woman Changed American Christianity” — Rob Loos

  4. “Rescued - A Story of Redemption and Hope” — Jim Adams

  5. “To The Ends” — Mwita Chacha

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DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  1. “In the Shadow of Grace” — Jessica Lee Wrabel

  2. “Jordan: Blessing Arab” — Myeongjin Ko

  3. “The Missionary” — Jian Salcedo

  4. “The Potter” — Tyler Chan

  5. “The Farthest We Fall” — Andrew Johnston

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  1. “Deliver Us” — Brandon Cannon

  2. “I’m Not Myself” — Brittany Benjamin

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EPISODIC / TELEVISION

  1. “These Stones - Episode 103” — Susan Rohrer

  2. “Center of Grace: Episode 1” — Kyle Couch

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ANIMATION

  1. “Saint Augustine and the Stolen Pears” — Julia Sondermann, Gustavo Leite

CATEGORY NOMINATIONS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Timothy E Goodwin “Father Michael Anthony”

  2. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Sean Patrick Flanery “Stone"

  3. “The One” — Martin Sheen “Jefferson”

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Kathy Patterson “Sister Clara”

  2. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Venice Wong “Charity"

  3. “The One” — Jana Kramer “Lisa”

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BEST TRAILER:

  1. “Set Free” — Brandon Vince Cannon

  2. “Remembering Sizzle Reel” — Evan Atwood

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

  1. “Beyond the Shadows” — Joshaun Anderson

  2. “The One” — Garry Waller

  3. “Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)” — Curtis Reeder

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BEST COMPOSER:

  1. “Bringing Dad Home” — Rachel Williams

  2. “The One” — Josh Tackett & Stephen Tackett

  3. “True Liberty” — Benjamin Wilbanks

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BEST EDITOR:

  1. “The Farthest We Fall” — Andrew Johnston

  2. “Miracle on the Precipice”— Nathan Todd Sims, Naomi Sims

  3. “The One” — Chris Oz McIntosh

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

  1. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Chris Centers

  2. “Sanguine”— Patrick McNerney, Daniel Jones

  3. “Saint Augustine and the Stolen Pears” — Julia Sondermann, Gustavo Leite

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

  1. “Defender” — Chris Cloud

  2. “Died Twice” — Carlos Diaz

  3. “The King and The Maiden” — Malachi Mawhinney

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BEST MAKEUP:

  1. “Defender” — Chris Cloud

  2. “ECCE HOMO” — Gustavo Leite, Julia Sondermann

  3. “Onesimus” — Alejandro Hevia

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

  1. “ECCE HOMO” — Gustavo Leite, Julia Sondermann

  2. “Illusion of Faith” — Aleksa Ristovic

  3. “Jordan: Blessing Arab”— Myeongjin Ko

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BEST CASTING:

  1. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Dea Vise

  2. “The One” — Beverly Holloway, CSA

  3. “Problem Attic” — Geoff Mastro

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BEST WRITER:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Daniel Roebuck

  2. “Illusion of Faith” — Aleksa Ristovic

  3. “The One” — Erin Elizabeth Cook

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BEST ACTOR:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Daniel Roebuck “Jake”

  2. “Problem Attic” — Brett Varvel “Coach Gus"

  3. “The One” — Noah Redclay “Hawk”

 

BEST ACTRESS:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Marsha Dietlein Bennett “Sister Kathleen”

  2. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Jenn Gotzon “Grace”

  3. “The One”— Olivia Sanabia “Alexis”

 

BEST DIRECTOR:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Daniel Roebuck

  2. “Illusion of Faith” — Aleksa Ristovic

  3. “Miracle on the Precipice” — Nathan Todd Sims

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BEST PRODUCER:

  1. “The Hail Mary” — Daniel & Tammy Roebuck

  2. “The One” — Erin Elizabeth Cook and Adam Ropp

  3. “Illusion of Faith” — Chris Johnson, Aleksa Ristovic​

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