Fourth Proof Film Festival Announces Winners: Crime Comedy Short Munchies Wins the Grand Jury Prize and Stem Takes the Gold Award and the Audience Award
Culver City, California — The fourth annual Proof Film Festival wrapped in Culver City with its closing awards ceremony, where the crime comedy short film Munchies won the festival's Grand Jury Prize, TheWrap reported on November 11, 2026.
Munchies was written and directed by Brittany Alexia Young and produced by Jaelyn Ellis.
The Documentary Award went to Dan Chen for The Grind, which looks at the realities of life in the adult film industry through the eyes of an Asian-American man who gives up his tech job in search of adult film stardom.
Stem, written and directed by Korean-born filmmaker Daeil Kim, received the Gold Jury Award and the Audience Award. The short follows a stem-cell scientist who discovers a dark secret behind a supposed cure for all disabilities.
The Silver Award went to She's Non-Binary, directed by Jess McLeod. Held at the Culver Theatre and co-sponsored by TheWrap, the festival highlights up-and-coming filmmakers and provides panels and networking for newcomers to the entertainment industry.
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