Shoot, Shovel & Shut Up

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY

Tran Hoang Calvin

STARRING

Casey Simpson

Ryan Kitley

Becki Hayes

Chris Richards

2025

Narrative Drama   |  15 minutes  |  USA

The Clifford family hopes to start a new life by selling their dilapidated, impoverished farm. But when the discovery of an endangered bird on the property threatens to collapse the sale, the son Andy must decide whether to make the bird’s presence known or to shoot, shovel, and shut up.

WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM - Black Bear Film Festival 2025

WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - Oneota Film Festival 2026

WINNER: INDIE SPIRIT AWARD - Idyllwild Festival of Cinema 2026

WINNER: BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - Interrobang Film Festival 2026

NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM - Wyoming International Film Festival 2026

NOMINATED: BEST OF THE FEST - Loveland Shorts Film Festival 2026

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