Set in the world of pageantry and perfection, Pageant Perfect follows a complicated relationship between a mother and daughter as Vivian will do whatever it takes to make sure her daughter Desiree is the perfect pageant girl and will take home the crown. After all, mother knows best….
https://www.samanthamcdanel.com/pageant-perfect
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
WINNER: Best College Graduate Film Award – Prison City Film Festival 2020
WINNER: Up & Coming Filmmaker Award – South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF) 2019
WINNER: Silver REMI Award – Houston WorldFest 2019
Nominated for: Best Female Director, Best Actress – Breaking TV Film Festival 2021
Nominated for: Best US Narrative Short Film, Best Editing, Best Makeup – Prison City Film Festival 2020
Best Student Short Film Nomination – Grapevine Film Festival 2019
Best Short Film Nomination – Denton Arts & Music (DAM) Awards 2019
Nominated for: Audience Choice Award, Best of Genre Award – Great Lakes International Film Festival 2018
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS:
GIFT Fest 2022 – Official Selection
Breaking Television 2022 – Official Selection, Best Female Director Nomination, Best Actress Nomination
ATX Short Film Showcase 2021 – Honorable Mention
Prison City Film Festival – Official Selection, Best College Graduate Film Award Winner, Best US Narrative Short Nomination, Best Editing Nomination, Best Makeup Nomination
WorldFest Houston – Official Selection, Silver REMI Award Winner
Oak Cliff Film Festival 2019 – Official Selection
International Women’s Film Festival 2018 – FINALIST
Great Lakes International Film Festival 2018 – Official Selection, Audience Choice Award Nomination, Best of Genre Award Nomination
South Texas Underground Film Festival – Official Selection in Hecho en Tejas, Up & Coming Filmmaker Award Winner
Women in Horror Film Festival 2020 – Semi-Finalist
2018 Director’s Circle Festival of Shorts – Official Selection
First Nations Film & Video Festival – Official Selection, featured director for “The Other 51%” Program
Reel East Texas Film Festival – Official Selection
West Texas Film Festival – Official Selection
Los Angeles FEEDBACK Femail Film Festival (FFFF) – Official Selection
Stray Fest 2018 – Official Selection
Los Angeles CineFest – Semi-Finalist
Grapevine Film Festival – Official Selection
Lift-Off First Time Filmmakers Sessions 2019 – Official Selection
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