July 2021

Alan Chriest (USA), The Need for Common Sense Critical Thinking, Documentary Short
Barbara Cray (USA), Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song, Documentary Feature, Research
Barry Stevens (Canada), The Price of Cheap, Documentary Feature
Brendan Joel (Australia), Dr Russell’s Imaginarium, Documentary Short
Brooke Bierhaus (USA), The Connected Cup, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers
Cyle O’Donnell (USA), Big Trouble in Little Quartzsite, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Dan McFarren (USA), Terroir in a Jar, Documentary Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Dylan Mohan Gray (India), From Durban to Tomorrow, Documentary Short, Health / Medicine / Science
Jeffrey Mills (USA), MoonShot: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players, Documentary Feature
Lisa Gerstner (USA), EARL BISS,  The Spirit Who Walks Among His People, Documentary Feature, Native Peoples
Malte Philipp Kaeding (United Kingdom), Black Bauhinia, Documentary Feature
Mark W. Travis (USA), REHEARSAL: Scene 22, On-Camera Talent
Mathew Embry (Canada), Global Warning, Documentary Feature
Phil Strongman (United Kingdom), Interview With A Deadman; Three Years in Lockdown, Documentary Feature
Rhys Shepherd (Australia), TARKINE TOGETHER, Documentary Feature
Scott Reed (Mauritius), Wosaka, Religion / Ethics
Simon Murtagh and Mark Murphy (Ireland), The Martyrs of Khartoum, Documentary Short
Simon Waldock (United Kingdom), My name is Kiko, Documentary Feature
Tyson Hunsaker (USA), Caleb and the Perfect Order of Things, Documentary Short, Cinematography

Alex von Hofmann (Australia), Home, Cinematography
Bruce McAllister and Jesse Nakano (Canada), I’ll See You Later, Documentary Feature
Cara Feinberg (USA), Lockshop, Documentary Short, Women Filmmakers
Chien-Cheng Lee (Taiwan), See You White House, Documentary Feature
Chien-Cheng Lee and Chi-Sheng Yang (Taiwan), Film-Wen, Documentary Feature
Christian J. Pinto (USA), The True Christian History of America, Documentary Feature, History / Biographical
Christina Rose (USA), A Woman’s New World, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Clifton Abuan (USA), Puso Ng Pinoy Bboy, Documentary Feature
Danel Aser (Spain), The promise, Documentary Short
David Serero (USA), The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari, Documentary Feature
David Vassar (USA), Refuge, Documentary Short
Duffy Hecht and Larry Nimmer (USA), Our Two Years With Trump, Documentary Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Ed Hartman (USA), It Gets In Your Blood, Documentary Short, Research
Emanuele Giusto Kantfish and Carlos Tejeda (Spain), The Sweet Taste Of Success, Documentary Feature
Ernő Nagy (Hungary), The Eternal Asker, Documentary Feature

Filiz Efe McKinney (USA), Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years, Documentary Feature, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Fiqah Rahman (USA), Finding Freedom, Documentary Short (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Glen Muse (USA), Sidetracked, Documentary Short
Gosia Juszczak (UK/Poland/Spain), STOLEN FISH, Documentary Short
Harry Wiland (USA), Meeting The Challenge of Climate Change, Documentary Short
Huw Christi (USA), The Cost of Denial, Documentary Feature
James Willis (USA), Field of Valor: Air Activities of Texas, Documentary Feature
Jessica Gould (USA), Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion, Sound: Overall Impact
Jonathan Fisher (USA), In a Whole New Way, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Jonathan Schroder (USA), The Boys in Red Hats, Documentary Feature
Jonathan Sprout and Rodney Whittenberg (USA), Homeless, Documentary Short
Josh Englert (USA), The Life of Lefty, Rolando Ramos, Documentary Short (Student), Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational (Student)
Justin Jarrett (USA), S.O.B.E.R. – DWI Courts and the Transformation from Addiction to Recovery, Documentary Short

Kirk Zeller and Phil Gorn (USA), Directing Remotely and Filmmaking During the Pandemic: The Making of #MyCorona, Documentary Feature
Louise Leroux (Canada), FIREWOMAN, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers
Mark Pedelty (USA), Sentinels of Silence? Whale Watching, Noise, and the Orca, Documentary Short
Mark Terry (Canada), The Changing Face of Iceland, Documentary Feature
Mark W. Travis (USA), REHEARSAL: Scene 22, Documentary Feature
Michael Cutrone (USA), Untapped Storytellers, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Michael Liu (Australia), Noongar Culture in the Modern Era, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Nicholas Frangakis (USA), My Name Is John Franke, Documentary Short, Cinematography
Nima Soofi and Daniel Ricardo Irias (USA), The Author, Documentary Feature
Phil Strongman (United Kingdom), KYIV UNBROKEN: Director’s Cut, Documentary Feature
Pier Francesco Cari (Italy), The invisible, Documentary Feature, Editing
Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi (United Kingdom), Evan, A Survivor’s Story, Documentary Short (Student)
Rex Moribe (USA), Dear Thalia, Documentary Feature, Direction
Ronald Hinton and Joel Ahumada (USA), My Hair, My Rules, Documentary Feature, African American

Ruben Maria Soriquez (Philippines), Pandemiocracy, Documentary Feature, Editing
Sada Rajiah and Desire Prevost (Mauritius), Three Wise Men – Parallel Lives, Documentary Feature, History / Biographical
Scott Ryan (USA), We Want the Airwaves, Documentary Feature
Sebastiaan Opschoor (Portugal), The Orange Life of the Algarve, Documentary Short
Séverine Sajous and Anna Surinyach (Spain), #boza, Documentary Short, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Stephen James (USA), Conversations with Solomon Episode 6 War and Violence, Documentary Short
Steve Rosen and Terri DeBono (USA), 9,000 8th Graders, Documentary Feature
Tania Verbeeck (Australia), Women Take on Nepal, Documentary Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Tanja Cummings (Germany), CAFE ZELIG, Documentary Feature
Tanmay Shah (India), Walls That Matter, Documentary Short, Disability Issues
Teresa Turiera-Puigbò (Spain), There’s Still Someone in the Woods, Documentary Feature, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Thi Be Nguyen and Marie-Hélène Panisset (Canada), Coming Home: Beyond A Moonless Night, Documentary Feature, Asian, Script / Writer, Women Filmmakers, Original Song (Coming Home composed by Charles Papasoff)
Timothy Kiley (USA), Lens Flares: Trauma in Journalism, Documentary Feature, Original Score (Lens Flares Soundtrack composed by Craig Marks)
Tom Seymour (USA), MacLeod, Documentary Short (Student)
Tonio David Hecker (Germany), INSURGENTE, Documentary Feature
Zhou Hao, Parallax Films (China), ALL IN, Documentary Feature
Zoe Sherinian (USA), Sakthi Vibrations, Documentary Feature

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