Short Series · Switchboard
Puzzle People
An award-winning short film and a series featuring puzzlers
Puzzle People became a short film series built around one simple reminder: go do a puzzle.
Each story reflects a different experience and shows that puzzling is about more than completing an image. It helps us slow down, support mental health, step away from our screens, and find community.
The project kicked off with Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles, acquired and distributed by Switchboard Magazine.
And finally, for anyone who loves Adele and wants an update: since appearing in our film she has picked up brand sponsorships, won the Streamer Awards’ Hidden Gem Award, and is currently a Twitch Ambassador.
Awards & Selections
- Audience Award, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
- Jury Special Mention, Aspen Shortsfest
- Next Great Filmmaker Award, Berkshire International Film Festival
- Silver Winner, Telly Awards
- Finalist, 1.4 Awards
- Jury Award, Project Unlonely
- Vimeo Staff Pick, and a run at more than 25 festivals
- Licensed for events including REFRAME at Vimeo and the Video Consortium
Four more puzzlers
From there we partnered with the Hello, Puzzlers! podcast on a creative social distribution: four additional stories from inside the puzzling community, three cut for social and one short film. Over 15,000 views between them.