Director Nicole Hayward’s debut film We Need To Talk (2021) won Best Student Film in the Short Category at the Summer 2021 edition of the Alternative Film Festival (AltFF). The film shares the award with Reserved, directed by Aaron Sinclair.
We Need to Talk is a story about twelve-year-old Keaton Bachman, who searches for answers after the sudden death of his best friend Liam.
The Alternative Film Festival is an IMDB-qualifying quarterly event that is open to directors of all levels working in narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental forms. For more information and to see the list of winners and nominees, visit https://altff.org/.