Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film
Motion picture award for short film
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film . This award is given to the directors and was first awarded during the 2010 ceremony. Notable winners and nominees includes Spike Lee , Gabourey Sidibe , Matthew A. Cherry & Ryan Coogler .
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold .
2010s
Year
Film
Director
Ref
2010
(Mis)leading Man
Morocco Omari
[ 1]
Life on Earth
Jeffrey Keith
The Roe Effect
Kiel Adrian Scott
2011
Katrina's Son
Ya'Ke Smith
[ 2]
Stag & Doe
Daniel Patterson
Cred
Sherman Payne
2012
Wake
Bree Newsome
[ 3]
The Abyss Boys
Jan-Hendrik Beetge
Fig
Ryan Coogler
The Tombs
Jerry Lamothe
Wolf Call
Rob Underhill
2013
The Bluest Note
Maruqes Green
[ 4]
Crossover
Tina Mabry
Last/First Kiss
Andrea Ashton
Record/Play
Jesse Atlas
White Space
Maya Washington
2014
Black Girl in Paris
Kiandra Parks
[ 5]
A Different Tree
Steven Caple Jr.
African Cowboy
Rodney Charles
Sweet Honey Chile
Talibah Newman
They Die by the Dawn
Jeymes Samuel
2015
#AmeriCan
Nate Parker
[ 6]
Muted
Rachel Goldberg
The Voodoo
Steven Alexander
2016
Addiction
Danny Dzhurayev
[ 7]
David's Reviere
Neil Creque Williams
Sacred Heart
Sol Aponte and Jennia Fredrique
2017
$15 Kicks
Jenn Shaw
[ 8]
#Whereisbeauty
Angela McCrae
2 Fists Up
Spike Lee
86-32
Randy Wilkins
Black Card
Pete Chatmon
2018
Oscar Micheaux
JD Walker
[ 9]
90 Days
Jennia Fredrique & Nathan Hale Williams
Amelia's Closet
Halima Lucas
GEMA
Kendrick Price
See You Yesterday
Stefon Bristol
2019
The Tale of Four
Gabourey Sidibe
[ 10]
Funk Force
Desmond Levi Jackson
Hair Wolf
Mariama Diallo
Jump
Kofi Siriboe
WTFIMH: What the Fuck is Mental Health
Kofi Siriboe
2020s
Multiple nominations and wins
Multiple nominations
References
(Mis)leading Man (2010)
Katrina's Son (2011)
Wake (2012)
The Bluest Note (2013)
Black Girl in Paris (2014)
#AmeriCan (2015)
Addiction (2016)
$15 Kicks (2017)
Oscar Micheaux (2018)
The Tale of Four (2019)
Hair Love (2020)
Canvas (2021)
Coffee (2022)
North Star (2023)
Film Television Retired
Actor
Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Breakthrough Performance, Male
Breakthrough Performance, Female
Actor, Independent Film
Actress, Independent Film
Actor, Drama Series
Actress, Drama Series
Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Guest Actor, Drama Series
Guest Actress, Drama Series
Actor, Comedy Series
Actress, Comedy Series
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Guest Actor, Comedy Series
Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Original Television Program
Film Poster
Ceremonies