Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Ties That Bind (2009)
and tag for sourcing per reviews in genre-specific reliable sources that allow the film to {just) meet the criteria of  ''http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/the-ties-that-bind-short-2009 Dread Central''. As for Dread Central, it was founded in 2005 http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.dreadcentral.com and is now part of the ''Crave Online'' network of websites. They have editorial oversite with staff including Joshua Siebalt, Steve Barton, Jon Condit, Debi Moore, Paul Nomad, Andrew Kasch, Buz Wallick, Heather Wixson, Scott A. Johnson, Morgan Elektra, Joe Knetter, Dave Manack, Bill Johnson, and K.W. Low http://www.dreadcentral.com/page/about-us, and is itself quoted in sources such as ''http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/09/Floridian/In_gore_they_trust.shtml St. Petersburg Times'',''http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=12865 Joblo.com'', and ''http://www.fangoriaonline.com/blogs/zeitgeist/2302-you-know-what-they-say-about-imitation.html Fangoria''... which allow for them to be considered as reliable sources in context to what is being sourced. Not bad for a 14 minute horror short that is just now making the festval rounds http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/selected-films/ Lancaster Area Film Festival, http://www.terrorfilmfestival2.com/submittedfilms.html Terror Film Festival, https://reelwomen2009.withoutabox.com/festivals/event.php?event_id=13248&schedule_id=5121 Reel Festival for Women, https://audience.withoutabox.com/festivals/event_item.php?id=23308 Garden State Film Festival. In 2 weeks there will be more reviews. And comments:  was not written with just-released, minor, independent, films being considered, as many of the attributes to consider refer to events which cannot happen for another 5 years. So we need fall back to  and consider ... in which case this one "just" slips in. And in reading "''The film has received a major award for excellence in some aspect of filmmaking''" one sees that this allows consideration of genre-specific awards at genre-specific festivals.  lists some "major" awards, but also specifically states that "standards have not yet been established to define a major award". So using common sense, genre-specific awards, major for their genre, would qualify. Not everything is the oft praised, always hyped, and finacially lucrative Academy Awards
— User:MichaelQSchmidt, 05:53, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NF||WP:NF||WP:N||WP:GNG||WP:NF (Wikipedia:Notability)