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Announcing the winners of the
2010 MY HERO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Best of Fest


Best of Fest		 Hummingbird [excerpt from dirt! THE MOVIE]
Produced by Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow and Eleonore Dailly

Wangari Maathai shares a simple story to illustrate a powerful point.

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Ron Kovic Peace Prize


1st Place		 Let them Bloom
Produced by Fauzia Minallah from PAKISTAN

A simple prayer for peace with beautiful illustrations.

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Dan Eldon Activist Award


1st Place		 Pedal=Sight
Produced by Jacob & Isaac Seigel-Boettner

An Indian girl gains a bicycle, and the will to achieve.

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Global Educator Award


1st Place		 Rowena Gerber's Solar Oven Project & Environmental Studies
Produced by Skip Blumberg & Jeanne Meyers - 2010

Rowena Gerber shares her passion for the environment.

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Trailer


1st Place		 FAMBUL TOK (Family Talk) [Trailer]
Produced by Sara Terry

Using the safety of the family circle to heal a nation.

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Fambul Tok International


Finalist		 La Source [Trailer]
Produced by Patrick Shen

Where water runs life flows.

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Josue and Chrismedonne


Finalist		 Love Hate Love [Trailer]
Produced by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy

Finding a way to move on in the wake of stunning violence.

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Steve and Liz Alderman


Finalist		 Nature Propelled [Trailer]
Produced by Seth Warren

Seth Warren takes us on a wild ride through the world of natural energy.

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Seth Warren


Finalist		 Niger '66 - A Peace Corps Diary [Trailer]
Produced by Judy Irola

A collective story from five Peace Corps Volunteers.

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Peace Corps volunteers
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1st Place		 AN INCONVENIENT YOUTH - Copenhagen excerpt
Produced by Slater Jewell Kemker from CANADA

This documentary gives a voice to kids on the front lines of climate change.

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2nd Place		 A Fire Within
Produced by Polly Green

Polly Green lets nothing stand in the way of her realizing her dreams.

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Polly Green


3rd Place		 One! The Garry Davis Story
Produced by Arthur Kanegis

A look at the life of International Peace Activist Garry Davis.

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Professional Portraits of Individuals


1st Place		 This Chair is Not Me
Produced by Andy Taylor Smith

A stunning portrait of one man's journey to communicate again.

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2nd Place		 Slater Jewell-Kemker: Youth Reporter and Activist Filmmaker
Produced by The Unity Center

Slater Jewell-Kemker is inspired to use media for expressing her activist voice.

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Slater Jewell Kemker


3rd Place		 Roz Savage - Ocean Rower
Produced by Roz Savage

Roz Savage, rowing towards a greener future.

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Roz Savage
Professional Portraits of Organizations


1st Place		 Recife Experiment
Produced by Steve Atlas & Daniela Broitman from BRAZIL

A reunion among the inspired members of a social welfare project.

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2nd Place		 The Making of LIVE MUSIC [featurette]
Produced by Tim Dalby

A global effort goes into a great film.

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Yair Landau


3rd Place		 Home Again
Produced by Roger Harvey, Scott Hays

A special portrait of an inspiring cause.

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Narrative Pro


1st Place		 Hear Me
Produced by Alejandro Martinez-Beltran

A child will change the way a lonely pianist perceives the music.

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2nd Place		 One Two Three Love
Produced by Alejandro Martinez-Beltran

A little girl's quest for balloons ends up in a surprising situation.

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Narrative Student


1st Place		 Locks
Produced by Ryan Coogler

A touching story that reminds us not to be limited by preconceived notions.

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2nd Place		 Get Involved With Force
Produced by Henning Ricke

Sometimes, what works in a video game will not work in real life.

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3rd Place		 The Prodigal Student
Produced by Agustina Beltran, Johana Gomez, Sandra Cabrera, Veronica Perez from ARGENTINA

This unique film from Argentina was created through the Adobe Youth Voices International Program.

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Adobe Youth Voices International
Animation


1st Place		 Live Music
Produced by Yair Landau

A global effort creates a great film.

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2nd Place		 The Light Tower
Produced by Po Chou Chi

This story honors parents who support their children to make their dreams come true.

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3rd Place		 Animaminded
Produced by Rodrigo de Sa' Jorge

A father learns to appreciate how big his son's imagination is.

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3rd Place		 Mig Said Series: Lets be Friends
Produced by Mig Jou

Sometimes we all find friends in unlikely places.

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3rd Place		 The Plastic Perils of The Pacific
Produced by Brandon and Carlene Strathmann

Pollution is not a species-specific problem.

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Animation Student


1st Place		 Mary and The Miners
Produced by Charlotte Dolman

It's 1841. Mary Watkins is 10 years old and works in a coalmine.

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1st Place		 The Nuclear Genie
Produced by Erik Choquette

A short film warning about the dangers of nuclear arms!

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2nd Place		 Binn Bunny Goes Green
Produced by Charlotte Dolman

Can Wayward Wood win 'Wood of the Year'?

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2nd Place		 Wonderful World
Produced by Charlotte Dolman

A year in a day.

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Community


1st Place		 Bridging the Gaps: Connecting Young Adults to Housing and Services
Produced by Ala Taha

Home sweet home has new meaning for many because of the efforts these heroes.

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2nd Place		 Moogy's Yuki [Moogy's Bark Canoe] (Trailer)
Produced by Carl Kuddell Directed by Jennifer Lyons-Reid

Major Moogy, an Aboriginal Elder shares wisdom of his people and their deep connection to the earth.

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Uncle Moogy


2nd Place		 My Country is Tibet
Produced by Holly Carter Directed by Trichen Lhagyari from TIBET

A young man's perspective on an ancient place.

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Trichen Lhagyari
Experimental


1st Place		 Composition For Sustained Rain
Produced by Groupo Humus from ARGENTINA

Leaks of a house is the perfect excuse for an aquatic symphony.

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2nd Place		 Kioku
Produced by Rina Yang

We encounter something that triggers our memories everyday.

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3rd Place		 75 Cents to Ride
Produced by Laron Davis

Thoughts on how long the journey forward really is.

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Music Video


1st Place		 Believe
Produced by Logan Cascia - Music by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Tommy Carroll Dreams, Believes, and Achieves in this heartwarming, documentary-adapted music video. Music by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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Tommy Carroll


2nd Place		 Make a Change
Produced by Tina Napolitano / Directed by John Locke

A song written and performed by Georgia Napolitano to show the plight of struggling people in Africa.

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A Glimmer of Hope


2nd Place		 Para Sa Migrante
Produced by Roberto Reyes Ang

A musical ode to the immigrant's struggle.

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College


1st Place		 Ablaye
Produced by Fary Sakho from SENEGAL

A tale of courage and passion in the face of adversity.

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Ablaye


2nd Place		 Pedal=Sight
Produced by Jacob & Isaac Seigel-Boettner

An Indian girl gains a bicycle, and the will to achieve.

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Bharati Phakad Date


3rd Place		 Enza And Thom
Produced by Jesse Bostick

Filmmaker Jesse Bostick explores the resilience of a heartwarming and unlikely relationship.

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Enza And Thom


3rd Place		 Infragilis
Produced by Josh Fields

An inspiring story about heroic individuals who's determination is awesome.

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High School


1st Place		 Why So Low
Produced by Frank Nelson, Angelica Escobar, Edgar Ulu, Fernando Torrez, Donel Finks

Why aren't more inner city students graduating high school?

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2nd Place		 Dream Street
Produced by Morgan Mills

Dream Street gives hope to those who need it the most.

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Dream Street Foundation


2nd Place		 Surfer's Healing
Produced by Jack Winter

A non-profit gives autistic children a chance to shine.

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NIck Hernandez & Surfers Healing Organization


3rd Place		 Brian Lamb - A Hero for Maintaining Democracy
Produced by McKenna Young

Brian Lamb, the hero behind C-SPAN.

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Brian Lamb


3rd Place		 Karna Prayag
Produced by Arpita Venkatesh from INDIA

Arpita pays homage to the Karna Prayag Trust, which is a women's and children's welfare organization in India.

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Karna Prayag Trust


3rd Place		 Why Burma
Produced by Austin Dodge & Ryan Cavanaugh

A look at new work from Activist/Filmmaker John Anthony.

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Middle School


1st Place		 The Buddy Club
Produced by Jackie McMahon

Finding friends for friends in need.

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Jackie and Kate McMahon


2nd Place		 Creativity
Produced by Jackie McMahon

A visual celebration of creativity.

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2nd Place		 John Alavarez
Produced by Andrew Kim

Students at Walker Middle School honor a very special at their school.

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John Alavarez


3rd Place		 Eco Club
Produced by Michael Fenner

A student's passion for going green.

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Charlotte Andrews & Brianna Boyd
Elementary


1st Place		 Help Mary Save Coral
Produced by Miranda Andersen from CANADA

One woman's effort to save the world's underrated natural resource, coral.

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1st Place		 We Are All Somebody
Produced by The Dreamteam from CANADA

Teacher Mali Bickley allows her students' voices to soar.

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2nd Place		 Crystal Cove State Park Nature Film
Produced by Madison, Nicole, Rosie, and Claire

Four students talk about the importance of Crystal Cove State Park and preserving nature.

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3rd Place		 Zero Trash Hero
Produced by Luc LaMontagne

Local Hero Chip McDermott inspires Elementary student Luc to go green.

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Special Hero Awards

Jon Rose - Humanitarian Hero
Produced by Tom Aiello of HURLEY International

Humanitarian Jon Rose brings clean water to the people of Haiti.

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Humanitarian Jon Rose

Corey Pays it Forward
Produced by Jonathan Wang

A short documentary on Corey Reich and his inspirational battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

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Corey Reich

Detective Nancy: The Private Eye
Produced by Will Kramer, Sky Kelly, Nils WIlson

Honoring hero Nancy Poss-Hatchl for her exciting work as a private investigator.

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Nancy Poss-Hatchl

Glimpse of the Horizon
Produced by Regina Nicholson

A young filmmaker fights cancer and dreams of art.

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Regina Nicholson

Green Sea
Produced by Estela Sanchez Directed by Ignacio Busqueler from ARGENTINA

A gorgeous slice of life from a tea farm in Argentina.

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Tea Farmers in Argentina

Roadtrip Nation
Produced by The MY HERO Project

The founders of Roadtrip Nation share their amazing journey with MY HERO.

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Roadrtip Nation Founders

Special Hero Award - Diane Challis Davy
Produced by Meyers & Mendoza

Honoring Diane Challis Davy, the director of the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach.

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Diane Challis Davy
Series


1st Place		 Randall Arauz | Costa Rica
Produced by Will Parrinello

Randall Arauz fights shark finning in Costa Rica.

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Activist Hero Randall Arauz


2nd Place		 Everyday is a Gift
Produced by Exeko | Nadia Duguay Directed by Wayne Schoenfeld

A perceptive look at the AIDS crisis in Africa.

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3rd Place		 In the Shadow of Shangri-La
Produced by Exeko | Nadia Duguay Directed by Wayne Schoenfeld

Capturing an air of positive change in Nepal.

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3rd Place		 Tuy Sereivathana | Cambodia
Produced by Tom Dusenbery

Tuy Sereivathana, an animal rights hero.

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Activist Hero Tuy Sereivathana
Emerging Artist


1st Place		 Ride A Wave
Produced by Rocky Romano

Ride a Wave creates special days for kids with special needs.

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Danny Cortazzo


2nd Place		 Jigueen's Best
Produced by Cheikh Seck from SENEGAL

A Senegalese activist fights for the rights of women in Africa.

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Fatou Kin� Camara


3rd Place		 A Very Special Mural
Produced by Fauzia Minallah from PAKISTAN

The best things in life are made from the heart.

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Funkor Child Art Center


3rd Place		 Two Weeks
Produced by Lori Nelson

Parenthood is not as easy as it seems.

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PSA


1st Place		 Turning The Tide
Produced by Peter Stonier & John Martin

Life originates from sea. Now the ocean needs us. It is our moment to turn the tide.

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Conservation International


2nd Place		 Heart That Sees
Produced by Deema Shahine from JORDAN

Who is really disabled?

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2nd Place		 Wild and Free Pearl
Produced by Linda Mclean

A message from a wise forest dweller.

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2nd Place		 You Can
Produced by Producer: RFC / Director: Anas Aalrawashdeh from JORDAN

Break Free.

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3rd Place		 My Place Amongst You
Produced by Producer: RFC / Director: Deema Shahine from JORDAN

Music is not limited to those who can see.

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