'Mississippi Damned' tops Outfest

July 19, 2009 Jury awards also were presented to Laura Herring, actress in a feature, for "Drool"; Derrick L. Middleton, actor in a feature, for "Rivers Wash Over Me"; screenwriter E.E. Cassidy, "We Are the Mods"; "First and Loveliss," directed by Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman, documentary short; and "The Bath," directed by Lee Mi-rang, dramatic short. Cassidy's "Mods," about a high school girl infatuated with mod culture, also earned two audience awards: for first U.S. dramatic feature film and soundtrack. Other audience award winners were "Chef's Special," directed by Nacho G. Velilla, dramatic feature; "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement," directed by Greta Olafsdottir and Susan Muska, documentary feature; Mark Payne's "Get Happy," documentary short; and Christian Tafdrup's "Awakening," dramatic short.

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