Art installation by Gabby Zambrano


Top Grit - Miracle Boy by Jake Mahaffy
$1,000 prize
Best overall film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Peoples Grit - Get Better by Chris White & Emily Reach-White
$500 prize
Best overall film, as selected by you, the audience!
Big Grit - Euphonia by Danny Madden
$500 prize Watch full film here.
Best feature length film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Short Grit - April by Alan Spearman
$500 prize
Best short film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Young Grit - Moira Angela Darling by Joshua Rainwater
$500 prize
Exemplary film by a student filmmaker as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Experimental Grit - Two Seconds After Laughter by David Rousseve
$500 prize
Exemplary experimental film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Helen Hill Award - Dusty Stacks of Mom by Jodie Mack
$500 prize
Exemplary film by a female filmmaker as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Local Grit - Twenty-One Questions by Micah Troublefield
$250 prize
Exemplary local film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Animated Grit - Dusty Stacks of Mom by Jodie Mack
$250 prize
Exemplary animated film as selected by the Indie Grits Jurors.
Sponsored by Deborah Yerkes


12+ of Columbia, SC's most conscientious chefs from the top farm-to-table restaurants including Mr. Friendly's, Motor Supply, Terra, and Rosso Trattoria serve epic tastes at a "Sustainable Taste of Columbia" party, w/wine, beer + music on Sunday, April 22, 4-7pm.
From indie rock to symphonic music, Indie Grits has lined up national touring acts such as The Olivia Control and Quintron, favorite talented local bands, and a special South Carolina Philharmonic performance with Conductor Morihiko Nakahara.