VIEW WINNING FILMS FROM THE MY HERO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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2006 WINNERS!!

Winners - Professional Category

	The Art of Life: Dan Eldon in Africa Directed by Charles Tsa Best of Festival Large (37 MB) - 5 Minutes
	2nd Place From Beirut... To Those Who Love Us Special Hero Award: Studio of Beirut DC Produced by Studio of Beirut DC A message about peace from the Middle East. Large (22.5 MB) - 4.49 Minutes
	2nd Place Perserverence Special Hero Award: Liz Murray Produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young Liz Murray overcomes her difficult childhood to win a scholarship to go to college. Large (24.6 MB) - 4.20 Minutes
	3rd Place Jesus... A Soldier Without a Country Special Hero Award: Fernando Suarez Produced by Sally Marr & Peter Dudar A piece about the war in Iraq and the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for it. Large (26.7 MB) - 5.21 Minutes
	Honorable Mention Dr. Willie Special Hero Award: Dr. Willie Produced by Linda McLean & Debra Roberts of Little Pearls Willie was just an ordinary dog, but now, he is a certified pet therapist! Large (5 MB) - 30 seconds

Winners - Community Category

	1st Place Healing Waters (Jeff and Wendy Dean's Guatemalan Adventure) Special Hero Award: Healing Waters Produced by Bryce Boyer, Jeremy Phillips & Tom Larson Jeff and Wendy Dean travel to Guatemala to research the issue of clean water. Large (14.1 MB) - 7.56 Minutes
	2nd Place Why Violence Special Hero Award: BAYCAT Students Produced by Will Hammond & Ariel Dovas Instructors Students in Will Hammond's MYTV class at BAYCAT express their ideas about Violence. Large (22.5 MB) - 5 Minutes
	Painting Peace Slater Jewell-Kemker A group of homeschoolers and the children of Canadian Peacekeeping Forces painted a PEACE MURAL 3rd Place Large (13MB) - 4 Minutes
	Peer Pressure by Will Hammond This was a collaborative effort from the students from Bay Cat 3rd Place Large (34 MB) - 5 Minutes

Winners - Student / Teacher Category

	1st Place Mother Mary Special Hero Award: Mother Mary Produced by Cheikh Darou Seck from Senegal, AFRICA Mother Mary works to help children affected by AIDS in Senegal. Large (29.8 MB) - 6.29 Minutes
	2nd Place Our Hero Vladimir Special Hero Award: Vladimir Kalinin Produced by Elena, Xenia and Andrey from Belarus Elena and Xenia interview their hero, Vladimir Kalinin. Large (35.4 MB) - 7.37 Minutes

Winners - College Student Category

Being Big Uncle

by Olubusola Ajayi

1st Place
Large (24 MB) - 6 Minutes

Stan Ostern

by Charles McMahon, David Maekawa & Clayton Sakoda

2nd Place
Large (35 MB) - 9 Minutes

Winners - Student Category

	1st Place Wangari Maathai Special Hero Award: Wangari maathai Produced by Will Levitt Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and also the first environmentalist to win. This film is in two parts. Large (24 MB) - 5.13 Minutes
	Chicky's Organic garden by John & Mark Cavanagh & Zachary Bain 2nd Place Large (28 MB) - 5 Minutes
	2nd Place Express Your Emotions Produced by Christian Rosales, Sean Hoffman & Andrea at Taft High School A young man finds a way to express himself through dance. Large (22.7 MB) - 3 Minutes
	2nd Place Friendship and the Hero Within Produced by Alyssa Karalnick & Cindy Mendo at Taft High School Alyssa and Cindy celebrate their friendships. Large (25.5 MB) - 5 Minutes
	3rd Place Breaking the Chain Produced by Vinnie Pergola at Taft High School A young man re-discovers his identity out of a troubled past. Large (27 MB) - 3 Minutes
	MY TRIP TO CATALINA ISLAND Slater Jewell-Kemker 3rd Place Large (19 MB) - 7 Minutes

Winners - Animation Category

Harmony: The Quest for Companionship

1st Place
Large (22 MB) - 2 Minutes

Winners - Experimental Category

1st Place
Nam June Paik: #1 Video Artist
Special Hero Award: Nam June Paik
Produced by Skip Blumberg

This piece is a tribute for video artist Nam June Paik by his friend and fellow video artist Skip Blumberg.

Large (34.9 MB) - 8:39 Minutes

Special Hero Awards

	Special Hero Award: Nathaniel Dunigan Kay Lord and her Hero Nathaniel Dunigan Produced by Skip Blumberg A report about Second Class Coast Guard Academy Cadet Kay Lord and her hero, Nathaniel Dunigan, founder of Aidchild in Uganda. Thanks to Making History Productions for additional footage from Uganda and Chad Stevens for providing additional photography of Aidchild in Uganda. Special thanks to the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation for their support of this short film. Large (25.9 MB) - 6:45 Minutes
	Special Hero Award: Rowena Gerber Rowena Gerber and the Solar Oven Project Produced by Skip Blumberg My Hero student reporter Andy visits the YouthCan Conference in New York City with his hero Rowena Gerber to present Paul Munsen's Solar Oven Project. Thanks to the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation for their support of this short film. Large (29.2 MB) - 7:21 Minutes
	Special Hero Award: Eppie Duran Large (17 MB) - 3.30 Minutes
	Special Hero Award: Laughing Yoga I (luv) Laughing Yoga Produced by Wendy Milette & Jeanne Meyers Dorothy finds healing and joy with the Laguna Laughter Yoga club! Large (30 MB) - 5.00 Minutes
	Special Hero Award: John Lewis Citizenship Produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young John Lewis, U.S. Congressman, speaks about the importance of being a good citizen. Large (32.9 MB) - 5.45 Minutes
	Special Hero Award: Iqbal Courage Produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young A 12-year-old fought for his rights and the rights of his fellow child workers. Large (30.1 MB) - 5.29 Minutes

Painting Peace

Being Big Uncle