The Tooth Fairy
Exploiting the perpetual violence aimed against women, a lone ranch hand barters her way to survival in this post-apocalyptic western.
Produced By Aspire Studios and Cozy Mercury Productions this 14 minute short film held a private screening in late August at the historic Sedgewick Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
Festival news and updates can all be found here!
SEMI FINALIST: Philadelphia International Filmmaker Awards 2026
Event July 30th so we’re keeping our fingers crossed!
Hanna Gaffney at the red carpet for FirstGlance Film Festival 2026
Hanna was honored to interview both for The Tooth Fairy and also FreeBird!
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Jersey Shore Film Festival 2026
As an update to being officially selected we were informed that we were also up for an award and will be in attendance for the ceremony June 7th!
OFFICIAL SELECTION AND NOMINEE FOR WOMEN HEROES (AND VILLAINS) IN ACTION MOVIES FEST 2026
Happening May 15th-17th in Tempe, AZ at the Pollack Cinema!
NOMINEE: Shot in Philly - Narrative, FirstGlance Film Fest 2026
We were thrilled to be nominated such wonderful films, especially FreeBird by Pretty Penny Media where Hanna played a part in their award winning short film!
Honored to have attended the Philly Film Showcase in March 2026 with creator Hanna Gaffney and executive producer Desmond Confoy!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: First Glance Film Festival Philadelphia 2026
29 Years running this is one of Philadelphia’s oldest film festivals and we’re thrilled to be a part of it!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: The Film Collective Short Film Festival
June 12th-15th, 2026 Check out their online screening!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Philly Film Showcase
Screening March 27th, 2026 at 7pm at the Philadelphia Film Society Center
Featured on PHL17!
As part of the Media Film Festival, The Tooth Fairy was featured on PHL17 as part of their lineup!
WINNER: Ottowa Film Award for “Best Short Editing”
This was a special award to win, and we thank our amazing editors for making The Tooth Fairy what it is today!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Alpine International Film Festival 2026
We’re thrilled to have another international shout out from the Alpine International Film Fest!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: London Vision Film Festival
We’re thrilled to be a part of the online festival based in London for their 2026 block!
WINNER: Best Short Film for Hidden Universe IFF Melbourne 2025
WINNER for February 2026 Best Short Film!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Media Film Festival 2026
We’re grateful to be officially selected at the Media Film Festival so close to home!
WINNER: LA Indie Shorts Best Indie Short 2025
As a winner our film will move on to semi-finals to possibly be screened this coming July!
WINNER!: Lift-Off Global Network Volume 11
We are thrilled to have won the audience vote, and finally the jury vote to win First Time Filmmaker Sessions Volume 11!
NOMINEE: LA Indie Shorts 2025
Nominated for Best Indie Short 2025!
Winners announced later in 2026…Stay tuned!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Jersey Shore Film Festival 2026
In it’s 19th year of running and GOLD status on Film Freeway The Tooth Fairy is honored to have been selected for this year’s Festival!
WINNER!
Best International Short Film: Toronto Global Film Festival
The Tooth Fairy WINS best International Short Film 2025!
HONORABLE MENTION: Films that Move 2025
The Tooth Fairy team is honored to receive an Honorable Mention from the Carribean based Films that Move Fest 2025
FINALIST: Toronto Global Film Festival 2025
The Tooth Fairy makes it to the next round of judging surpassing “Nominee” to be a “Finalist” at the Toronto Global Film Festival!
HONORABLE MENTION: Dreadfest Horror Film Festival
The Tooth Fairy receives an honorable mention at the Dreadfest Horror Film Fest based out of Seattle Washington!
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto Global Film Festival 2025
Nominations and Winners determined January 2026!
Lift-Off Global Network: Official Selection
VOTE for the Tooth Fairy for First Time Filmmaker Volume 11!
A NOTE FROM HANNA: This piece was initially inspired by powerful women standing tall in typically masculine roles. We set out to combine a love of westerns, eastern martial arts, macabre humor, a collective fear of the dentist, and to highlight the bitterly timeless prevalence of violence against women, as well as a decline in stewardship of our planet. And what began as a lone wolf badass punishing those who violate her code of conduct (she never strikes until attacked), wound up with another message our hero had to face. Once the adrenaline drained and her daily toil finished, she is faced with the heavy burden of her own humanity and forced to question if she can justify the blood on her hands with her daily battle to survive the inevitable. We leave remembering that innocence is worth fighting for. The animal companions, children, and future we painstakingly raise, will always be worth the fight, however bleak the horizon seems.
