Cookie Girl in the Hot Zone |
2005 |
Professional |
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Skip Blumberg |
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USA |
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1st |
Professional |
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Jemma |
A post-9/11 portrait of a young girl who baked and served cookies to the workers coming and going to the World Trade Center site. <br>
First aired on WGBH and Zoom's program<i> America's Kids Respond</i> |
Disposition |
2005 |
Student |
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Peter Bertoli |
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USA |
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1st |
Student |
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Disposition is a short film which explores a series of fractured images in both the visual and animation mediums. The arrangement, positioning and distribution of these images are meant to evoke an emotional reaction by the viewer. |
Molly Bannaky: A History of Black and White (Part 1 of 2) |
2005 |
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Isabel Eccles/Joel Frenzer |
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USA |
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-- |
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Isabel Eccles & Joel Frenzer (teacher award) |
A unique animated film created by 5th and 6th grade students from Cambridgeport School. It gives a creative take on the history of Black and White.
Producer: Isabel Eccles, Director: Joel Frenzer.
This film has Part 1 and Part 2.
(Cambridge, MA) |
The Bird Maker |
2005 |
Best of Fest |
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Cheikh Darou Seck |
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Senegal |
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-- |
Best of Fest |
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This is a documentary film about the artist MAMADOU TALL DIEDHIOU, created by filmmaker Cheikh Darou Seck from Senegal. |
Get A Clue |
2005 |
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Carol Anne McGuire/Sean Landgraf |
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USA |
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-- |
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Carol Anne McGuire (teacher award) |
Mrs. McGuire's class of K-6 blind and visually impaired students focus on their "abilities" rather than their "disabilities." |
Make A Wish |
2005 |
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Jamie Hancock, Olivia Van Slyke & Katie Rabun |
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USA |
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-- |
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Tori, a two-time cancer survivor, volunteers with charity organizations. |
Painting Peace |
2006 |
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Slater Jewell-Kemker |
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-- |
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Painting a Peace mural for the Art-Miles-Mural-Project. |
My trip to Catalina Island |
2006 |
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Slater Jewell-Kemker |
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-- |
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Slater journeys to Catalina Island to interview her Environmental Hero Jean-Michel Cousteau. |
Nam June Paik: #1 Video Artist |
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Skip Blumberg |
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-- |
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This is a fun and affectionate video tribute to Nam June Paik, made by his friend and fellow video artist Skip Blumberg. This piece is excerpted from the 47-minute film "Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master." |
Why Violence |
2006 |
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Will Hammond & Ariel Dovas Instructors |
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Students in Will Hammond's MYTV class at Bay Cat express their ideas about Violence. |
Peer Pressure |
2006 |
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Will Hammond & Ariel Dovas Instructors |
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Bay Cat students in Will Hammond's MYTV class address issues of peer pressure. |
Kay Lord and her Hero Nathaniel Dunigan |
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Skip Blumberg |
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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. |
Rowena Gerber and the Solar Oven Project |
2006 |
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Skip Blumberg |
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-- |
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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.<P>
Thanks to the <b>American Legion Child Welfare Foundation</b><br>for their support of this short film. |
Dr. Willie |
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Linda McLean & Debra Roberts of Little Pearls |
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-- |
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Willie was just an ordinary dog, but now, he is a certified pet therapist! |
CJ Aldaz and Eppie Duran |
2006 |
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Margaret Dean and Geeta Malik |
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CJ talks about his hero and boxing coach, Eppie. |
Harmony: The Quest for Companionship |
2006 |
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Amy Wong |
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This short animation expresses the heroic nature of balance and companionship in our lives. |
Our Hero Vladimir |
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Elena, Xenia and Andrey |
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-- |
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Elena and Xenia interview their hero, Vladimir Kalinin. |
Jesus...A Soldier Without a Country |
2006 |
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Sally Marr and Peter Dudar |
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A piece about the war in Iraq and the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for it. |
The Art of Life: Dan Eldon in Africa |
2006 |
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Charles Tsai |
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-- |
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A moving film about Dan Eldon, an artist, photojournalist and humanitarian who was killed on assignment in 1993 when he was only 22 years old. |
Stan Ostern |
2006 |
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by Charles McMahon, David Maekawa & Clayton Sakoda |
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Produced by Charles McMahon, David Maekawa & Clayton Sakoda - UCSB and The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara - a video portriat of survival - Stan Ostern. |
Chicky's Organic garden |
2006 |
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by John & Mark Cavanagh & Zachary Bain |
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-- |
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Learn about the value Chicky's very special Organic Garden. |
I Luv Laughing Yoga |
2006 |
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Wendy Milette & Jeanne Meyers |
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-- |
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Dorothy finds healing and joy <br>
with the Laguna Laughter Yoga club! |
Citizenship |
2006 |
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Anson Schloat and John G. Young |
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-- |
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A film about John Lewis on citizenship and character: "To be a good citizen is to obey the rules...the laws. Unless those laws conflict with your conscience. |
Courage |
2006 |
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Anson Schloat and John G. Young |
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-- |
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A 12-year-old fought for his rights and the rights of his fellow child workers. |
Perseverance |
2006 |
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Anson Schloat and John G. Young |
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-- |
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Liz Murray overcomes her difficult childhood to win a scholarship to go to college. |
Wangari Maathai |
2006 |
High School |
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Will Levitt |
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2006 |
1st |
High School |
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Wangari Maathai |
Wangari Maathai works to save the earth through awareness and celebration. |
From Beirut...To Those Who Love Us |
2006 |
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Beirut Letters/Samidoun |
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-- |
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A message about peace from the Middle East. |
Mother Mary |
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Cheikh Darou Seck from Senegal, AFRICA |
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-- |
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<p>Mother Mary works to help children affected by AIDS in Senegal.</p> |
Healing Waters (Jeff and Wendy Dean's Guatemalan Adventure) |
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Jeff and Wendy Dean |
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Jeff and Wendy Dean travel to Guatemala to research the issue of clean water. |
Breaking the Chain |
2006 |
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Vinnie Pergola at Taft High School |
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A young man re-discovers his identity out of a troubled past. |
Friendship and the Hero Within |
2006 |
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Alyssa Karalnick and Cindy Mendo at Taft High School |
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-- |
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Alyssa and Cindy celebrate their friendships. |
Express Your Emotions |
2006 |
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Christian Rosales, Sean Hoffman, and Andrea at Taft High School |
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A young man finds a way to express himself through dance. |
Being Big Uncle |
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Olubusola Ajayi |
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Jimi Solanke, or "Big Uncle," is a Nigerian musician and actor who inspires others through storytelling. This is a tribute inspired by Big Uncle. |
Ashray |
2007 |
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Ambika Samarthya |
Ambika Samarthya |
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USA |
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The shelter Ashray provides children affected by HIV with a safe place to live, study, and play. |
The Ballad of Thaddeus Lowe |
2007 |
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Kelly Jones |
Kelly Jones |
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USA |
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The Ballad of Thaddeus Lowe highlights the life of the one time aeronaut and pioneer. |
Light of the Himalaya |
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Michael Brown |
David D'Angelo |
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USA |
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-- |
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This spectacular film follows the work of doctors who provide eye surgeries to the people of Nepal. |
Valentina Mindoljevic |
2007 |
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Emina Kujundzic and Goran Tiro |
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Bosnia |
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-- |
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Valentina Mindoljevic
is a physics teacher in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina who challenges and inspires her students. |
Peace Begins |
2008 |
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Slater Jewell-Kemker |
The Jewell-Kemkers |
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Canada |
2007 |
-- |
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Slater works with other youth activists in a colorful celebration of Peace Day. |
Tea Reverie |
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Yonsu Kim |
Yonsu Kim |
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USA |
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-- |
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An enchanting animated tale in a surreal forest. |
Simulacra |
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Tatchapon Lertwirojkul |
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In the vast universe, a heroic robot saves an important life. |
Joey |
2007 |
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Shaun MacGillivray |
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USA |
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-- |
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Joey is a remarkable hero who captured the heart of filmmaker Shaun MacGilllivray. |
Malaria Queen |
2007 |
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Mame Fatou Ndiaye |
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Senegal |
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A young woman's hero, Oumoul, is called "Malaria Queen" because of her tenacious drive to eradicate malaria. |
Feather Flowers |
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Meg and Lacey |
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Australia |
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-- |
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A young woman talks to her hero, her grandmother, who tells her stories of her early life in Australia. |
Human Relations Media: Jason McElwain |
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Sports Heroes |
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Anson Schloat/John G. Young |
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USA |
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Sports Heroes |
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"J.Mac," as he's known to his friends, proved his mettle in an amazing game of basketball. |
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
2007 |
Teen Press Award |
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My Hero |
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USA |
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Teen Press Award |
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Slater is an amazing young woman dedicated to making a positive difference in the world. |
First Memories |
2008 |
ANIMATION |
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Soo Hee Han |
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USA |
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-- |
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ANIMATION |
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Imaginative animated journey to a child's early memories. |
Language Opens Doors |
2008 |
Middle School |
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The 7th Year Class at Gilles Street Public School |
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Australia |
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-- |
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Middle School |
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Kids talk about the importance of learning different languages. |
Gone Fishing |
2008 |
Narrative |
Chris Jones |
Ivan Francis Clements |
Living Spirit Pictures |
England |
2008 |
-- |
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Narrative |
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A young man and an older man find joy in fishing together. |
Awadi: Messenger of Truth |
2008 |
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Fatou Jupiter Toure & Aicha Thiam |
Fatou Jupiter Toure & Aicha Thiam |
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Senegal |
2008 |
-- |
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"Awadi: Messenger of Truth" is about the Senegalese rapper, Awadi, and how he merges his music with his activism and his commitment to social issues |
OKC Abrasevic |
2008 |
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Katie Hampton & Anina Sator |
Katie Hampton & Anina Sator |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2008 |
-- |
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"OKC Abrasevic" is about a restored community center and it's people in what use to be the front-line during the war in the divided city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Sam |
2008 |
Elementary School |
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Katherine, Jose, Guillermo and Arlene |
Mr. Gozonsky's 4th Grade Class |
USA |
2008 |
-- |
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Elementary School |
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Sam is a helpful seeing-eye dog. Made possible by a grant from the California Arts Council 2008. |
Heroes of the Season |
2008 |
College Documentary |
Oscar Loreto |
Sarah Noone |
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USA |
2008 |
-- |
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College Documentary |
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Athletes discuss overcoming obstacles to compete in a national snowboarding competition. |
Oil and Water |
2008 |
Excerpt |
Seth Warren, Nicholas Franczyk, & Tyler Bradt |
Seth Warren, Nicholas Franczyk, & Tyler Bradt |
New Rider Productions |
USA |
2007 |
-- |
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Excerpt |
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Excerpt from the feature film that follows two kayakers on their adventurous petroleum free journey. |
Don't Give it All Away |
2008 |
Music Video |
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
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Canada |
2008 |
-- |
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Music Video |
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Slater uses this wonderful song by World Party to promote youth activism. |
Law of Love |
2008 |
Best of Fest |
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Rahul Brown |
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USA |
2007 |
-- |
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Best of Fest |
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In 2007, children from Pakistan and India wrote friendship letters to each other for peace. |
The Bridge |
2008 |
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Jeton Neziraj |
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Kosovo |
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-- |
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A lovely animated tale of a special bridge. Kosovo |
Salam |
2008 |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
Sharif Christopher Matar & Erik Takagi Butts |
Sharif Christopher Matar & Erik Takagi Butts |
Indie Visual Studios |
USA |
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-- |
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Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
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A man takes a long journey to do what only he can do. |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell - excerpt |
2008 |
MY HERO Media Award |
Gini Reticker |
Abigail Disney |
Fork Films |
USA |
2008 |
-- |
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MY HERO Media Award |
|
This important documentary sheds light on the "Womens Peace Movement
of Liberia," and celebrates these unsung heroes.
(excerpt) |
Have a Home Run Day |
2009 |
High School |
John Barrett |
Austin Dodge |
|
U.S. |
|
-- |
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High School |
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Skipper is a true hometown hero who inspires everyone he meets with his sense of joy. |
Imagine Peace |
2009 |
Elementary School |
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Mali Bickley & The Dreamteam |
|
Canada |
|
-- |
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Elementary School |
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A collection of art and prose from children of the world who imagine peace. |
Ruth Foster |
2009 |
Elementary School |
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Miranda Andersen |
|
Canada |
|
-- |
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Elementary School |
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4th Grader Miranda is inspired by her environmental hero Ruth Foster. |
SPEAK |
2009 |
Middle School |
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Nathan Kress |
New Flight Pictures |
U.S. |
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-- |
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Middle School |
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A middle school-er wanted to know "What would you say to the world?" |
The Philosopher Kings - Excerpt |
2009 |
Excerpt |
Patrick Shen |
Patrick Shen & Greg Bennick |
Transcendental Media |
U.S. |
|
1st |
Excerpt |
|
Excerpt |
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The Philosopher Kings.
Wisdom is found in the most unlikely places. |
Peace it Together: Freedom |
2009 |
ANIMATION |
Adri Hamael & Reena Lazar |
Illy Auerbach, Mohammed Qassas, & Jeremy Izso |
|
Canada |
2008 |
-- |
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ANIMATION |
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A meditation on the meaning of freedom. |
HOME is where you find it (Excerpt) |
2009 |
Best of Fest |
Alcides Soares |
Neal Baer |
|
Mozambique |
|
1st |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Best of Fest |
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A sixteen year old AIDS orphan directs a documentary about finding a new family in Maputo, Mozambique. |
The Boy at the Signal |
2009 |
Narrative |
Pramod Pathak |
Pramod Pathak |
|
India |
|
1st |
Narrative |
|
Narrative |
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A boy in need wins the heart of a woman passing by. |
Teaching to Live |
2009 |
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Andre Guttfreund |
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El Salvador |
|
-- |
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A teacher hero trains children to be self-sufficient environmentalists. |
Biblioburro: The Donkey Library |
2009 |
Professional |
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Valentina Canavesio |
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Colombia |
|
1st |
Professional |
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|
Luis Soriano, a teacher in the small town of La Gloria, Colombia, travels on the back of his donkey, bringing with him books for children of the rural communities... |
NEW YORK SKY |
2009 |
ANIMATION |
Vlash Droboniku |
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U.S. |
|
-- |
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ANIMATION |
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A touching animation following the wife of a firefighter during 911. |
Mother Porridge |
2009 |
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Fary Sakho |
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Senegal |
2009 |
-- |
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MAIMOUNA FALL is known as Mother Porridge in her village in Senegal. |
Everest: A Climb for Peace (excerpt) |
2009 |
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Lance Trumbull |
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-- |
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This film chronicles the spectacular journey of 9 'peace climbers' from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world. |
Sarah Elliot - Activist Hero |
2009 |
|
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Meyers & Mendoza |
|
Kenya |
|
-- |
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Laguna Beach native Sarah Elliot journeys to Africa working as a photojournalist in remote regions. |
Composition For Sustained Rain |
2010 |
Experimental |
|
Groupo Humus |
|
Argentina |
|
1st |
Experimental |
|
Experimental |
|
The leaks of a house become the perfect excuse for an aquatic symphony. |
Help Mary Save Coral |
2010 |
Elementary School |
|
Miranda Andersen |
|
Canada |
2010 |
1st |
Elementary |
|
Elementary School |
|
One woman's effort to save the world's underrated natural resource, coral. |
The Buddy Club |
2010 |
Middle School |
Jackie McMahon |
Jackie McMahon |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
Middle School |
|
Middle School |
Jackie and Kate McMahon |
Finding friends for friends in need. |
Rowena Gerber's Solar Oven Project & Environmental Studies |
2010 |
Global Educator Award |
|
Skip Blumberg & Jeanne Meyers |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
Global Educator Award |
|
Global Educator Award |
|
<p>Rowena Gerber shares her passion for the environment.</p> |
Believe |
2010 |
Music Video |
|
Logan Cascia |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
Music Video |
|
Music Video |
Tommy Carroll |
Portrait of hero Tommy Carroll, who embraces his disability and doesn't view his blindness as a handicap--and meets his hero, skateboard legend Tony Hawk. |
Turning The Tide |
2010 |
PSA |
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Peter Stonier & John Martin |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
PSA |
|
PSA |
Conservation International |
Life originates from sea. Now the ocean needs us. It is our moment to turn the tide. |
Mary and The Miners |
2010 |
254 |
Iain Gardner |
Amber Delahooke, Rob Sullivan, & Martha Stephens |
First Light Movies |
United Kingdom |
|
1st |
Animation Student |
Middle School |
254 |
|
It's 1841. Mary Watkins is 10 years old and works in a coalmine. |
Ablaye |
2010 |
College |
Fary Sakho |
Fary Sakho |
|
Senegal |
2010 |
1st |
College |
Community |
|
Ablaye |
A tale of courage and passion in the face of adversity.
TAGGAT MEDIA SCHOOL |
Live Music |
2010 |
ANIMATION |
Yair Landau |
Yair Landau & Jacquie Barnbrook |
Mass Animation |
U.S. |
2009 |
1st |
Animation |
|
ANIMATION |
|
A global effort creates a great film. |
Recife Experiment |
2010 |
Professional Portrait of an Organization |
Steve Atlas & Daniela Broitman |
Steve Atlas & Daniela Broitman |
|
Brazil |
2009 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
Professional Portrait of an Organization |
|
A reunion among the inspired members of a social welfare project. |
Make a Change |
2010 |
Music Video |
John Locke |
Tina Napolitano |
|
U.S. |
|
2nd |
Music Video |
Music Video |
Music Video |
A Glimmer of Hope |
A song written and performed by Georgia Napolitano to show the plight of struggling people in Africa. |
Hear Me |
2010 |
Narrative |
Alejandro Martinez-Beltran |
Morgan Gooden |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
Narrative Pro |
|
Narrative |
|
A child will change the way a lonely pianist perceives the music. |
La Source [Trailer] |
2010 |
Trailer |
Patrick Shen |
Patrick Shen, Brandon Vedder, & Jordan Wagner |
Transcendental Media |
Haiti |
|
2nd |
Trailer |
Eldon/Activist |
Trailer |
Josue and Chrismedonne |
Where water runs life flows. |
Ride A Wave |
2010 |
Emerging Artist |
Rocky Romano |
|
The Go Big Project |
U.S. |
2009 |
1st |
Emerging Artist |
|
Emerging Artist |
Danny Cortazzo |
Ride a Wave creates special days for kids with special needs. |
Why So Low |
2010 |
High School |
|
Frank Nelson, Angelica Escobar, Edgar Ulu, Fernando Torrez, & Donel Finks |
Baycat |
U.S. |
|
1st |
High School |
|
High School |
|
Why aren't more inner city students graduating high school? |
Locks |
2010 |
Student/Mentor Narrative |
Ryan Coogler |
Ryan Coogler & Francisco Kosterlitz |
|
U.S. |
2008 |
1st |
Narrative Student |
|
Student/Mentor Narrative |
|
Director Ryan Coogler ("Creed," "Black Panther") won the 2010 Student Narrative Award at the MY HERO International Film Festival for this short "Locks." |
This Chair is Not Me |
2010 |
Professional Portrait of an Individual |
Andy Taylor Smith |
Tina Pawlik & Blair Barnette |
|
United Kingdom |
2010 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
Professional Portrait of an Individual |
|
A stunning portrait of one man's journey to communicate again. |
Randall Arauz | Costa Rica |
2010 |
Series |
Will Parrinello |
Will Parrinello |
|
U.S. |
2010 |
1st |
Series |
|
Series |
Activist Hero Randall Arauz |
Randall Arauz fights shark finning in Costa Rica. |
FAMBUL TOK (Family Talk) [Trailer] |
2010 |
Trailer |
Sara Terry |
Sara Terry, Libby Hoffman, & Rory Kennedy |
|
Sierra Leone |
|
1st |
Trailer |
Kovic/Peace |
Trailer |
Fambul Tok International |
Using the safety of the family circle to heal a nation. |
Hummingbird [excerpt from dirt! THE MOVIE] |
2010 |
Best of Fest |
Bill Benenson & Gene Rosow |
Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow, & Eleonore Dailly |
|
U.S. |
|
-- |
|
|
Best of Fest |
|
Wangari Maathai shares a simple story to illustrate a powerful point. |
Bridging the Gaps: Connecting Young Adults to Housing and Services |
2010 |
Community |
|
Ala Taha |
Baycat |
U.S. |
|
1st |
Community |
Eldon/Activist |
|
|
Home sweet home has new meaning for many because of the efforts these heroes. |
Jon Rose - Humanitarian Hero |
2010 |
Special Hero Awards |
|
Tom Aiello |
|
U.S. |
|
1st |
Special Hero Awards |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Humanitarian Jon Rose |
Humanitarian Jon Rose brings clean water to the people of Haiti. |
AN INCONVENIENT YOUTH - Copenhagen excerpt |
2010 |
Indy Project in Development |
|
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
|
Canada |
|
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
Eldon/Activist |
Indy Project in Development |
|
This documentary gives a voice to kids on the front lines of climate change. |
Pedal=Sight |
2010 |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
Jacob & Issac Seigel-Boettner |
Jacob & Isaac Seigel-Boettner |
Hubub Films |
India |
|
1st |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
An Indian girl gains a bicycle, and the will to achieve. |
Dont Blow It |
2011 |
High School |
|
Jack Winter |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
High School |
|
|
|
Good planets are hard to find. |
Together We Can Create World Peace |
2011 |
Elementary |
|
Emily Baker |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Elementary |
Kovic/Peace |
|
The monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery |
A picture of peace. |
One World One Ocean |
2011 |
Environmental |
Greg & Shaun MacGillivray |
MacGillivray Freeman Films |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Environmental |
Special Hero Award |
|
One World One Ocean Campaign |
One World One Ocean campaign inspires stewardship of the sea. |
ECO Warrior 2011 |
2011 |
Special Hero Award |
|
MY HERO Project |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Special Hero Award |
|
|
|
James Pribram, the Eco Warrior shares his passion for the environment. |
The Grid |
2011 |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
Will Parrinello |
|
USA/Germany |
2011 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
|
Citizens of the EWS |
Citizens united can create change beyond expectations. |
Sasa |
2011 |
Humanitarian |
|
Diane Namm |
|
Burma/USA |
2011 |
1st |
Humanitarian |
Eldon/Activist |
|
SASA - humanitarian award! |
A young doctor in Burma begins a medical revolution.
Winner of The People's Choice Award. |
Astonish Me |
2011 |
Narrative |
|
Charles Sturridge |
|
UK |
2011 |
1st |
Narrative |
|
|
|
New species remain undiscovered, but we can only discover them if we can preserve the Earth. |
An Inconvenient Youth - Cancun |
2011 |
Youth Achievement Award |
|
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Youth Achievement Award |
Indy Features in Development |
|
|
Youth activists are exasperated by a lack of action from world leaders regarding climate change. |
Aire |
2011 |
Narrative Student |
|
Marcelo Quinones |
|
Spain |
2011 |
1st |
Narrative Student |
|
|
|
A man risks his life to smell the sea air again. |
A Tribute to Dean Elizabeth Daley |
2011 |
Global Educator Award |
|
Cassandra Brooksbank |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Global Educator Award |
Global Educator Award |
|
Elizabeth M. Daley Ph.D. |
Thank you, Dean Elizabeth Daley. |
Get Real! Wise Women Speak [Trailer] |
2011 |
Trailer |
|
Joni Steele Kimberlin |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Trailer |
|
|
|
Get Real! Because wise women find that as they grow older they also grow in authenticity, becoming more and more their true Selves, with a capital S. |
Forever Plastic |
2011 |
Middle School |
|
Miranda Andersen |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Middle School |
Environmental |
|
Taina Uitto |
Forever plastic? Doesn't sound too appealing. |
Tiger Talk |
2011 |
Animation |
|
Ravi Prakash, Ashutosh Joshi |
|
India |
2011 |
1st |
Animation |
Environmental |
|
|
A tiger tells us his story. |
Azim Khamisa: The Tool of Forgiveness |
2011 |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
|
The Institute for Advancing Unity/The Working Group |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
Kovic/Peace |
|
Azim Khamisa & Ples Felix |
A grieving father overcomes tragedy by creating something beautiful in his son's name - Tariq Khamisa. |
Florence Jones: Embrace Culture |
2011 |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
The Institute for Advancing Unity/The Working Group |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
|
Florence Curl Jones |
A spiritual leader fights to preserve the culture of her people. |
Beyond Green: Sxabues Umbilical Cord |
2011 |
Student/Mentor |
|
Jesus Roberto Secue, Eckwe Secue Trochez |
|
Colombia |
2011 |
1st |
Student/Mentor |
Environmental |
|
Edilfredo Conda |
Edilfredo has reconnected with the Earth and works to enrich the land. |
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs |
2011 |
Indy Features in Development |
|
Austin Wilkin/Grace Lee |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Grace Lee Boggs |
In this short doc, 95-year-old activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her life of activism and her connection to Detroit. She has participated in over 70 years of social justice movements and has no plans of slowing down. |
Christie Walk: a piece of ecocity |
2011 |
Community |
|
Producer-Carl Kuddell, Director-Jennifer Lyons-Reid |
|
Australia |
2010 |
1st |
Community |
|
|
The residents of Christie Walk |
The residents of Christie Walk are committed to creating an eco-friendly urban living environment. |
Just Imagine |
2011 |
Music Video |
|
Carolyn Krawczyk / Director of Photography Jerry Jacob/Atherton Pictures |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Music Video |
|
|
|
Dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes. |
A Girl Like Me |
2011 |
High School Documentary |
|
Kiri Davis |
|
USA |
2005 |
1st |
High School Documentary |
|
|
|
Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. |
Josh |
2011 |
Heroic Individual |
|
Angelina Cantada |
|
Canada |
|
1st |
Heroic Individual |
Special Hero Awards |
|
Josh Vander Vies |
Josh is an extraordinary individual who has overcome great obstacles. |
Prayers for Peace |
2011 |
Animation Student |
|
Dustin Grella |
|
USA |
2011 |
2nd |
Animation Student |
Kovic/Peace |
|
|
A young man seeks peace on behalf of his brother. |
Witness to Hiroshima [excerpt] |
2011 |
Excerpt |
|
Kathy Sloane |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Excerpt |
Kovic/Peace |
|
Keiji Tsuchiya |
A survivor remembers, and goes on to do great things. |
Young Voices for the Planet - Team Marine |
2011 |
Series |
|
Lynne Cherry |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Series |
|
|
Team Marine |
Team Marine is a group of students from Santa Monica High School who works to clean up their local beach community. |
Thembi's Diary |
2011 |
Animation Student |
|
Jisoo Kim |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Animation Student |
|
|
Thembi |
A wonderful evocation of a young African's refusal to let AIDS define her life. |
Joels Hero |
2011 |
College |
|
Daniel Gross |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
College |
|
|
|
A day in the life of 12-year-old Joel Lawrence and his North Star service dog, Hero. |
Bottle |
2011 |
Experimental |
|
Kirsten Lepore |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Experimental |
|
|
|
A snowman and a sandman strive to form a connection. |
Erica Fernandez: The Tool of Protest |
2011 |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
The Center for Advancing Unity & The Working Group |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Erica Fernandez |
A young girl defends her community from corporate polluters. |
George Lucas Global Educator Award |
2011 |
Global Educator Award |
|
2011 MY HERO Film Festival |
|
USA |
2011 |
1st |
Global Educator Award |
Global Educator Award |
|
|
MY HERO Associate Media Director David Kelly presents a MY HERO Global Educator Award to George Lucas. |
2011 Global Partner Award |
2011 |
Global Partner Award |
|
THE MY HERO Project |
|
|
|
1st |
Global Partner Award |
|
|
|
Cheikh Seck has been sharing The MY HERO Project in Senegal for years |
The Ocean We Want To Know |
2012 |
Animation |
|
Macgillivray Freeman Films |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Animation |
|
|
|
One World One Ocean's new animated video celebrates the wonders of the ocean with stunning facts about our connection to the planet's lifeline. |
ECO Hero Rap |
2012 |
Original HERO song |
|
Wendy Milette & Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Original HERO song |
|
|
|
Students in the Celebrate ECO Heroism Program at the Laguna Beach Boys and Girls Club collaborated on this song with the help of musician, Stu Pearlman. |
Bidder 70 |
2012 |
Trailer |
Beth Gage & George Gage |
|
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Trailer |
Eldon/Activist |
Trailer |
Tim DeChristopher |
Tim DeChristopher, was a whisle-blower of the fraudulent Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing auction in December 2008. |
Stories of TRUST - Arizona |
2012 |
Series |
|
Christi Cooper-Kuhn, Katie Lose-Gilbertson, Kelly Matheson |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Series |
Environmental |
|
Jaime Lynn Butler |
Young Navajo artist Jaime Lynn Butler campaigns to save the environment of her beloved American Southwest. |
The Girl and the Fox |
2012 |
Animation Student |
|
Nick Allred / Tyler J. Kupferer |
|
United States |
2011 |
1st |
Animation Student |
Short |
|
|
A young girl must track a mysterious fox through a foreboding wilderness. |
Isa's Final Draft |
2012 |
Narrative Student/Mentor |
|
Jesus, Kad, Nataly, Rayhan |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Narrative Student/Mentor |
|
|
|
A story about Isabella, a young woman instilled with the dreams of her mother's sacrifices for her daughter to have a better life by accessing education opportunities she never had. |
My Brother |
2012 |
Middle School |
|
Madison Boll - OREGON |
|
USA |
2010 |
1st |
Middle School |
|
|
|
A new perspective into the life of an Autistic child who is my hero. |
Hidden Blessings: What Irene Taught me about HIV Prevention |
2012 |
Humanitarian |
|
Zoeann Murphy |
|
Zambia |
2012 |
1st |
Humanitarian |
|
|
Debra Messing |
<p>Actress Debra Messing visits Zambia to listen to the stories of people living with HIV/AIDS.</p> |
Caine's Arcade |
2012 |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
Nirvan Mullick |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Caine Monroy |
Caine Munroy created a working cardboard arcade in his father's garage. |
Ejaz's Story |
2012 |
Documentary |
|
Syed Zayer Hassan from PAKISTAN |
|
Pakistan |
2012 |
1st |
Documentary |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
|
Ejaz Najum, 12, was living in Karampur, when floods ravaged his entire village and surrounding communities in late July 2010... |
Olivia's Birds and the Oil Spill |
2012 |
Engage Award from Life Giving Moments |
Lynne Cherry |
Lynne Cherry |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Engage Award from Life Giving Moments |
Environmental |
|
Olivia Bouler |
Young Olivia loves birds, and creates over 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue. |
LAPET |
2012 |
Narrative |
|
Anshul Sinha from INDIA |
|
India |
2012 |
1st |
Narrative |
|
|
|
Experience the journey of a kite. |
Right To Play [Excerpt] |
2012 |
Best of Fest |
Frank Marshall |
Frank Marshall |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
Excerpt |
Best of Fest |
|
Olympian Johann Olav Koss embarked on a remarkable journey to use sports to improve the lives of African children. |
Life with Lupus |
2012 |
Heroic Individual |
|
Giovanna Gatto |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Heroic Individual |
|
|
|
Life with Lupus is a short documentary film about a young woman and her two sisters who care for their sick mother, while preparing for their future. |
SFU Public Square ONE VOICE Music Project |
2012 |
Music Video |
|
SFU Public Square/Sarah Van Borek from CANADA |
|
Canada |
2012 |
1st |
Music Video |
Eldon/Activist |
|
|
The power of music, media, performance and collaboration to bridge divides and inspire appreciation for diverse communities. |
Lucy |
2012 |
Narrative Student |
|
Libby Blood |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Narrative Student |
|
|
|
Lucy, an autistic child, turns her disability into a strength through her imagination. |
Adarsha and Apoorva |
2012 |
Community Hero |
|
The Working Group |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Community Hero |
|
|
|
Adarsha and Apoorva are two siblings on a mission to help with farming projects in India and garden projects in the US. |
Brian Cox |
2012 |
Humanitarian Award |
|
The Working Group |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Humanitarian |
|
Humanitarian Award |
Brian Cox |
Brian Cox, Senior Director for the South Park Recreation Center,transformed a broken neighborhood. |
The Flood |
2012 |
Student/Mentor Animation |
|
Vasiliy Koretskiy - RUSSIA |
|
Russia/Ukraine/Cyprus |
2012 |
1st |
Student/Mentor Animation |
|
|
|
Musical cartoon, the parable of Noah's Ark of Salvation, made by children, students from Sunday schools in Russia, Ukraine and Cyprus. |
Spark of Inspiration |
2012 |
High School Experimental |
|
ELINA MUSHINSKAYA |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
High School Experimental |
|
|
|
A creative celebration of creativity. TAFT HIGH SCHOOL |
The Biological Advantage of Being Awestruck |
2012 |
Experimental |
|
Jason Silva |
|
|
2012 |
1st |
Experimental |
|
|
|
The ideas of psychologist Nicholas Humphrey who has written of "THE BIOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE OF BEING AWESTRUCK". Basically, our ability to awe was biologically selected for by evolution because it imbues our lives with sense of cosmic significance that has resulted in a species that works harder not just to survive but to flourish and thrive... |
Mystical Arts of Tibet |
2012 |
College |
|
Logan Cascia |
|
USA |
2009 |
1st |
College |
|
|
|
Endorsed by the Dalai Lama as a means of promoting world peace and healing through sacred performing art, the monks of the Drepung Loseling monastery make their return to Madison. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON |
Rainforest Fable |
2012 |
Elementary |
|
Cassidy Hancock, Breanna Meneses |
|
Canada |
2012 |
1st |
Elementary |
|
|
|
Claymation PSA on the importance of saving world's rainforests. FIELDCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CANADA - MALI BICKLEY 5TH GRADE CLASS |
Molly's Film [excerpt] |
2012 |
Student/Mentor |
|
Jonathan Dumont - Head of Television Communications: The United Nations World Food Programme - ITALY |
|
Italy |
2012 |
1st |
Student/Mentor |
|
|
UN World Food Programme |
Molly, a 12-year-old girl from the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya shot this film. |
A Ride with Matt |
2012 |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
Robert Rippberger |
Robert Rippberger |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
Indy Features in Development |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
A Ride With Matt looks at the efforts of a few close friends to fund research into Huntington's disease and help a family heal. |
People of Dogs |
2012 |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
Richard Moos |
CLAW |
|
South Africa |
2012 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
|
CLAW |
<p>Story of CLAW, an organization dedicated to caring for the animals of the poor in South Africa. Story of CLAW, an organization dedicated to caring for the animals of the poor in South Africa. Story of CLAW, an organization dedicated to caring for the animals of the poor in South Africa. Story of CLAW, an organization dedicated to caring for the animals of the poor in South Africa. Story of CLAW, an organization dedicated to caring for the animals of the poor in South Africa.</p> |
I Want to Say |
2012 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
Peter Sorcher / Clint Goldman |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
|
|
An inspiring story of how dedicated experts and innovate technologies are being developed to help those suffering from autism. |
Home to Turkana |
2012 |
Environmental |
|
John Antonelli / Will Parinello |
|
USA/Kenya |
2012 |
1st |
Environmental |
|
|
Ikal Angelei |
Ikal Angelei returned to her homeland in Kenya to stop construction on a $60 billion dam that would imperil Lake Turkana and the people whose survival depends on it. |
AMAI The Bird of Light |
2012 |
Educational |
|
Fauzia Minallah from PAKISTAN |
|
Pakistan |
2011 |
1st |
Educational |
Kovic/Peace |
|
|
Amai wants children to know their world, love and respect it and work for making it a humane one. |
A Tribute to Sylvia Earle |
2012 |
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
One World One Ocean |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Global Educator Award |
|
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
<p>A tribute to oceanographer Sylvia Earle from One World One Ocean.</p> |
Right To Play - [Excerpt] |
2012 |
Excerpt |
|
Frank Marshall |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Excerpt |
|
|
Olympian Johann Olav Koss |
Olympian Johann Olav Koss embarked on a remarkable journey to use sports to improve the lives of African children. |
A Ride With Matt |
2012 |
Indy Features in Development |
|
Robert Rippberger |
|
USA |
2012 |
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
|
|
|
A Ride With Matt looks at the efforts of a few close friends to fund research into Huntington's disease and help a family heal. |
Vivienne |
2013 |
Humanitarian |
|
Diane Namm |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Humanitarian |
Engage Award |
|
|
When 8-year old Vivienne Harr heard about children suffering from human trafficking, she founded Make a Stand Lemon-aid to raise funds to fight child slavery. |
You Are Beautiful |
2013 |
Middle School |
|
Cameron Dreyer |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Middle School |
|
|
|
A public service educational silent drama depicting the effects of eating disorders on teens. |
Synthetic Seas |
2013 |
Environmental |
|
Jody Lemmon |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Environmental |
Eldon/Activist |
|
|
13 people from different walks of life board a research vessel to explore the South Atlantic Gyre and learn more about the constantly worsening problem of plastic pollution. |
Vital Voices: Hawa Abdi |
2013 |
Narrative Animation |
|
Aaron Kisner |
|
Kenya/USA |
2013 |
1st |
Narrative Animation |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
Dr. Hawa Abdi |
Dr. Hawa Abdi is Somalia's first female
gynecologist. When the central government collapsed in 1989, Dr. Abdi's one-room clinic on her family farm began treating and housing local people fleeing the fighting. |
Intersections in the Land of Eternal Spring |
2013 |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
Wayne Schoenfeld, Nadia Duguay and Mailis Burgaud |
|
Guatemala |
2013 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
|
|
Poignantly shot and relevant, Intersections in the Land of Eternal Spring stars a group of 8 volunteers during a 2-week mission of Rotaplast International in Guatemala in March 2011, and paint an example of the global works of Rotary International. |
A Declaration of Interdependence |
2013 |
Experimental |
Tiffany Shlain |
Global participants |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Experimental |
Kovic/Peace |
|
|
Award Winning Director Tiffany Shlain crowd sources her revision of the Declaration of Independence as A Declaration of Interdependence! |
Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks |
2013 |
Animation |
|
Tiffany Shlain |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Animation |
|
|
|
Based on new brain research from Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child and University of Washington's I-LABS, the film explores the parallels between a child's brain development and the way the Internet is developing, offering insights into the best ways to shape both our children's brains and the global brain of the Internet. |
Handi and V |
2013 |
Animation College |
|
Fenway Fan |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Animation College |
|
|
|
Grandpa V misses his wife, who passed away. He takes "time capsules" to go revisit the past. |
Displaced But Not Defeated [Trailer] |
2013 |
High School student / Mentor |
|
Maria Ceballos Paz and Susan Hoenig |
|
United States |
|
1st |
High School student / Mentor |
Kovic/Peace |
|
|
María Ceballos Paz, a 16-year-old Colombian girl, directed, filmed and narrated this award-winning documentary that puts a human face on the statistics of displacement. |
Peace in the world: iEarn 2013 |
2013 |
Global Educator Award |
|
Cheikh Seck |
|
Senegal |
2013 |
1st |
Global Educator Award |
Kovic/Peace |
|
Peter Copen |
Cheikh Seck visits the iEarn conference in Doha Qatar. |
Piros Feher Zold (Red White Green) |
2013 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
TareCk Raffoul |
|
Hungary |
2013 |
1st |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
|
|
A mother worries for the fate of her son, who has mental disabilities, if anything were to happen to her. |
SLINGSHOT |
2013 |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
Paul Lazarus |
GE Focus Forward FIlms |
United States |
2013 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
|
Dean Kamen |
<p>Best known for his Segway Personal Transporter, inventor Dean Kamen is taking on great challenges one invention at a time. SlingShot is the story of Kamen, his water purification technology, and his innovative approach to the safe water crisis.</p> |
My Journey |
2013 |
High School student / Mentor |
|
Luz Rioja |
|
United States |
2013 |
1st |
High School student / Mentor |
|
|
|
Jennifer is 11 years old and has moved 8 times in her life. This documentary is about her life and how she has dealt with moving around as much as she has. |
Title IX: The Journey to Equal Opportunities |
2013 |
High School |
|
Sarah Dillemuth / Directed by Madison Boll |
|
China |
2013 |
1st |
High School |
|
|
|
A short student-created documentary about the history of Title IX for National History Day. |
Impressions in A Minor |
2013 |
College Documentary |
|
Jason Liljenquist |
|
United States |
2013 |
1st |
College Documentary |
|
|
|
A character profile reveals more than what meets the eye. |
No Child Left Deprived |
2013 |
College Narrative |
|
Mark Manalo |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
College Narrative |
|
|
|
A young, inner-city public school student named Jaden takes a stand against his principal after the school's art teacher has been fired for choosing to teach art instead of the state-mandated, standardized test. |
Mr. Blue Sky |
2013 |
Music Video |
|
Michael Patterson & Candace Reckinger - Song by ELO |
|
USA |
|
1st |
Music Video |
|
|
|
An imaginative interpretation of the ELO song Mr. Blue Sky. |
Sports Illustrated Kids of the Year |
2013 |
Special Hero Award |
|
Ian Orefice |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Special Hero Award |
Engage Award from Life Giving Moments |
|
Conner and Cayden Long |
Highlighting the amazing brothers Conner and Cayden Long.
<P> Jenny Brown - Producer/Editor
<br>Ian Orefice - Executive Producer
<br>Jack Schurman - Director of Photography
<br>Luke Schurman - Audio Engineer |
Travelers |
2013 |
Emerging Artist |
|
Kenza Kadmiry |
|
|
|
1st |
Emerging Artist |
|
|
|
Two girls from troubled backgrounds meet on a train and share a heartwarming moment that allows them to briefly forget about their situations. |
FEMME [Trailer] |
2013 |
Trailer |
|
Sharon Stone and Emmanuel Itier |
|
USA / Australia |
2013 |
1st |
Trailer |
|
|
Sharon Stone |
Female scholars and activists discuss the role of women in leading necessary changes in our world. |
Tokimane [Excerpt] |
2013 |
Excerpt |
|
John O'Keefe |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Excerpt |
|
|
|
Tokimane follows various leaders as they work to make a positive impact in Congo in order to overcome the regions dark past. |
Moral Courage: Stopping shootings in Brooklyn before they start |
2013 |
Series |
|
Adam Grannick and Moral Courage TV |
|
USA |
2013 |
3rd |
Series |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
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Kenneth Edwards |
Kenneth is a part of the Save Our Streets organization, and he uses his own experiences with violence to prevent it from happening to the youths of Crown Heights. |
A Good American: The Times of Ron Kovic [excerpt] |
2013 |
Indy Features in Development |
|
Loretta Smith |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
|
|
Ron Kovic |
Loretta Smith documents the amazing journey of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam war veteran and a world renowned activist. In this excerpt, Ron recalls how he got his start as a peace activist. |
Run With Me |
2013 |
Narrative |
|
Cameron Covell |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Narrative |
|
|
|
This young athlete does not let anything limit his efforts to succeed. |
Africa Childrens Choir |
2013 |
Middle School / Mentor |
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Santa Barbara Teen Press |
|
|
|
2nd |
Middle School / Mentor |
|
|
|
|
Field Spotlight: Nan Hauser |
2013 |
Series |
|
Peter Stonier |
|
USA |
2013 |
1st |
Series |
|
|
Nan Hauser |
Nan Hauser is a marine biologist in the Cook Islands working to save whales. "They know something we don't." |
GoPro Hero Montage |
2013 |
Elementary |
|
Fernando Alonso |
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|
|
1st |
Elementary |
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|
|
Fernando walk us through the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach! |
The Dream of Life - Alan Watts |
2013 |
Peoples Choice |
|
Isaac Blencowe |
|
Australia |
2013 |
1st |
Peoples Choice |
|
|
Alan Watts |
Visualizing an inspiring and profound speech from the late Alan Watts. |
OCEAN DEFENDERS ALLIANCE / Isla Coronado Ghost Net - Excerpt |
2014 |
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
WalterMarti |
|
USA/Mexico |
2014 |
1st |
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
|
Kurt Lieber - Ocean Defenders |
Removing a ghost net from the sea. |
Present Trauma |
2014 |
Relationships First |
|
Mark Manalo |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Relationships First |
Relationships First |
|
|
'Present Trauma' is a psychological drama about Keith, a Marine veteran struggling to cope with family life after a combat tour overseas. |
A Quest for Peace: Nonviolence Among Religions |
2014 |
High School Documentary |
|
Matthew Evans |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
High School Documentary |
|
|
|
Young filmmaker, Matthew J. Evans, takes a look at one of the most pressing issues in our modern society: violence among religions. |
Blessed is the Peacemaker |
2014 |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
|
Taqi Juba |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
Kovic/Peace |
|
Tard Carter |
Blessed is the Peacemaker is a short film developed by Wide Angle Youth Media's Mentoring Video Project. |
Beyond Right and Wrong - Extended Trailer |
2014 |
Trailer |
Roger Spottiswoode and Lekha Singh |
Lekha Singh and Rebecca Chaiklin |
|
United States |
2014 |
1st |
Trailer |
Kovic/Peace |
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|
What are people really capable of? Beyond Right & Wrong explores how survivors move on from violent conflict and become heroes of peace. |
Imba Means Sing [Trailer] |
2014 |
Indy Features in Development |
|
Produced by: Erin Levin Bernhardt / Directed by: Danielle Bernstein |
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US and Uganda |
|
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
|
|
|
Imba Means Sing is a character-driven heartfelt story of resilience and the impact of education. |
Hands Up Don't Shoot |
2014 |
Student/Mentor Music Video |
|
RAP ARTIST:Queen McElrath, DIRECTOR: Aniea Cody, PRODUCER: Todd Young - Teacher/Mentor |
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USA |
2014 |
1st |
Student/Mentor Music Video |
|
|
|
Nashville students, Queen McElrath and team show love and talent for Michael Brown and the people of Ferguson Missouri. |
Waves for Water |
2014 |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
Aaron Flynn & HURLEY |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
|
Jon Rose |
Waves for Water's mission is to get access to clean water to those in need around the world. |
Bombingham |
2014 |
High School Narrative |
|
Gabrielle Gorman |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
High School Narrative |
|
|
|
An expressionistic account of a devastating historical event. |
Monk Dreams |
2014 |
Humanitarian |
|
Polly Green |
|
USA |
|
1st |
Humanitarian |
Relationships First |
|
|
With faith, vision and determination, anything is possible. |
Seva Origins |
2014 |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
Will Parrinello |
|
|
|
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Seva |
Seva is a Sanskrit word meaning "selfless service." It is helping others as a spiritual practice. To date, this organization has saved the eyesight of over 3.5 million people who would otherwise have gone blind. |
Eagle Eyes |
2014 |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
Will Parrinello |
|
USA, Peru |
|
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Ruth Buendía |
Overcoming a history of traumatic violence, Ruth Buendía united the Asháninka people in a powerful campaign against large-scale dams that would have once again uprooted indigenous communities still recovering from Peru’s devastating civil war. |
Kids' Imagination |
2014 |
Experimental |
|
Jasa Laliberte |
|
|
|
1st |
Experimental |
|
|
|
A look inside kids' imaginations |
The Last Iceman of Chimborazo |
2014 |
College Documentary |
|
Gabriela Lozada Pozo |
|
USA, Ecuador |
2012 |
1st |
College Documentary |
|
|
|
For over 50 years, Baltazar Ushca has harvested the ice of Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo. His job is disappearing along with the glacier. |
Minimum Max |
2014 |
High School Experimental |
|
Joshua Ovalle |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
High School Experimental |
|
|
|
A brief and powerful first-hand account from high school student, Max, who must navigate through the world of ADD and all the medications that come along with it. |
Sea Fever |
2014 |
Poetic |
|
Tim Davies |
|
UK |
2014 |
1st |
Poetic |
|
|
|
A poetic & musical expression of connecting to the mighty sea. |
Morning Announcements |
2014 |
Narrative Pro |
|
Brad Etter |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Narrative Pro |
|
|
|
A teenage boy, who has just been elected president of his Catholic high school's student council, decides to take over the morning announcements to deliver an important spiritual message to the school. |
I'll take it from here... Because I'm a Girl |
2014 |
Human Rights |
|
Raj Yagnik, Shona Hamilton |
|
Malawi / UK |
2014 |
1st |
Human Rights |
|
|
Because I'm a Girl Organization |
<p>One in three girls around the world is denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, conflict or discrimination.</p> |
Curt Lowens: A Life of changes |
2014 |
Student/Mentor |
|
Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Student/Mentor |
|
|
|
The Righteous Conversations Digital Storytelling Workshop brings to the screen Holocaust survivor Curt Lowens' story of escape and resistance during World War II. |
Collecting Sgt. Dan [excerpt] |
2014 |
Excerpt |
|
Matt Patron |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Excerpt |
|
|
|
The film was created so that brother and filmmaker, Matt Patron, could share the memory of Sgt. Dan with his young children. |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
2014 |
Environmental |
|
Producers Amy Sabreen, Roddy Tabatabai and John McCarthy |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
Environmental |
|
|
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescues, rehabilitates, releases marine mammals and inspires ocean stewardship through research, education and collaboration. |
The Class of Rowdies |
2014 |
Peoples Choice |
Nitin Das |
|
|
India |
2014 |
1st |
Peoples Choice |
Peoples Choice |
|
|
What happens when a young teacher meets a class of rowdies? |
Present Trauma |
2014 |
College Narrative |
|
Mark Manalo |
|
USA |
2014 |
1st |
College Narrative |
|
|
|
'Present Trauma' is a psychological drama about Keith, a Marine veteran struggling to cope with family life after a combat tour overseas. |
Freedom Writers: Stories From an Undeclared War [Trailer] |
2015 |
Global Educator Award |
|
Freedom Writers Foundation |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Global Educator Award |
|
|
|
<p>Inspired by their teacher, Erin Gruwell, and the writings of Anne Frank, the students discover a new way to express themselves.</p> |
With Change Comes Opportunity |
2015 |
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
Bluebottle Films - James Sherwood, Danielle Ryan |
|
Australia |
2015 |
1st |
Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award |
|
|
|
<p>Rob Pennicott was disappointed the day his local fishing spot was turned into a marine park. Today, Rob says his fishing tourism business, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys, is reliant not just on good fisheries management, but on the longevity of marine park areas in Tasmania.</p> |
The Contenders |
2015 |
Strides in Science |
|
by Lucy Walker & Joseph Peeler |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Strides in Science |
|
|
|
<p>Using the online puzzle game Fold It, scientists are enlisting video gamers to solve real- world problems.</p> |
Defying Death in South Sudan |
2015 |
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
|
Francis Mead |
|
United States |
2015 |
-- |
|
Ron Kovic Peace Prize |
|
Ken Payumo |
<p>Defying death in South Sudan. Featuring Humanitarian Hero Award Winner Ken Payumo.</p> |
A Marriage to Remember |
2015 |
Documentary |
|
Banker White & Anna Fitch |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Documentary |
Relationships First |
|
|
<p>In this documentary short filmmaker Banker White explores how Alzheimer's disease has revealed the strength of his parents' marriage.</p> |
Light of the Night |
2015 |
College Narrative |
|
Prod. Elijah Steenhoek / Dir. Danny Ramirez |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
College Narrative |
|
|
|
In the darkness of WWII, one woman takes on the entire Holocaust movement-- and wins 2,500 times. |
Sigo Adelante |
2015 |
College Documentary |
|
Prod. Chrisann Hessing / Dir. Kaila Taylor |
|
USA/Ecuador |
2015 |
1st |
College Documentary |
|
|
Sylvia Margarita |
<p>Silvia is a hard-working, single mother who has faced hardships throughout her life in Ecuador.</p> |
The Reinvention of Normal |
2015 |
Individuality |
|
Liam Saint-Pierre |
|
UK |
2015 |
1st |
Individuality |
|
|
|
<p>"Go straight off the wall" said his dad and Dominic does just that.</p> |
Trinity |
2015 |
Humanitarian |
|
Ray Zablocki |
|
USA/Uganda |
2015 |
1st |
Humanitarian |
|
|
Romans |
Trinity is a short documentary film about a struggling Ugandan primary school located in a suburban Kampala slum. It's a story of hope in the face of extreme poverty, and about creating a home for those who have nothing else. |
The Power of Empathy |
2015 |
Informational Animation |
|
Katy Davis |
|
UK |
2015 |
1st |
Informational Animation |
Relationships First |
|
|
<p>The audio of this RSA short is of Dr Brené Brown who spoke at the RSA on The Power of Vulnerability</p> |
CRISTIAN |
2015 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
Prod. Marina Hecker / Dir.Filipe Zapelini, Douglas Bernardt, Lucas Oliveira |
|
Brazil |
2015 |
1st |
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
|
CRISTIAN |
<p>Cristian is a Paralympic champion from Chile who lost his sight at the age of 12. This short documentary is a tribute to his person and his legacy. The combination of strength, will and sensitivity.</p> |
A Case for Dreaming |
2015 |
Series |
|
The Moxie Institute/Dir. Tiffany Shlain |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Series |
Peoples Choice |
|
|
<p>This short 6 min film explores the creative and emotional importance of….letting our brains do nothing.</p> |
The Future of Our Species |
2015 |
|
|
The Moxie Institute/Dir. Tiffany Shlain |
|
USA |
2015 |
-- |
|
|
|
|
This fall marks the release of 'Leonardo's Brain,' the book that Director Tiffany Shlain's father and best-selling author, Leonard Shlain, finished days before he passed away. Tiffany builds off her father's ideas to explore the future of our species. |
One Woman Roadblock |
2015 |
Environmental Hero Award |
|
Mill Valley Film Group |
|
Canada |
2015 |
1st |
Environmental Hero Award |
Eldon/Activist |
|
Marilyn Baptiste |
<p>A former tribal chief, Marilyn Baptiste led her native community in defeating proposed gold and copper mines that would have destroyed Fish Lake—a source of spiritual identity and livelihood for her people.</p> |
Nepal Heroes |
2015 |
Unsung Heroes |
|
Aaditi Dutt |
|
Nepal/India |
2015 |
1st |
Unsung Heroes |
|
|
|
<p>After the Nepal Earthquake individuals from over 60 countries joined hands to help Nepal with relief and rescue operations.</p> |
Frame by Frame [Trailer] |
2015 |
Artist Heroes |
|
Mo Scarpelli, Alexandria Bombach |
|
Afghanistan/USA |
2015 |
3rd |
Artist Heroes |
Dan Eldon Activist Award |
|
|
<p>After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own -- reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves.</p> |
Take a Look at Yourself |
2015 |
Student/Mentor Music Video |
|
Produced by: BAYCAT / Directed by: Bechy Choi |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Student/Mentor Music Video |
|
|
BAYCAT |
<p>In this music video, BAYCAT youth media producers take a deeper look at the mainstream media and it’s flaws.</p> |
Momentos |
2015 |
Narrative Pro |
|
Nuno Rocha |
|
Portugal |
2015 |
1st |
Narrative Pro |
|
|
|
<p>An homeless man sleeps in front of an empty store when suddenly a vehicle stops and two men start to carry cases inside. Meanwhile the man tries to understand what is going on.</p> |
XST |
2015 |
Artist Heroes |
|
Produced & Directed by Morgan Maassen |
|
United States |
2015 |
1st |
Artist Heroes |
|
|
|
<p>This is a portrait of Shawn Theodore, a street photographer in Philadelphia.</p> |
Love Has No Labels |
2015 |
PSA |
|
Prod. The Ad Council / Dir. R/GA |
|
United States |
2015 |
1st |
PSA |
|
|
|
The Love Has No Labels campaign challenges us to open our eyes to our bias and prejudice and work to stop it in ourselves, others and institutions. |
The Donut Dollies [Trailer] |
2015 |
Indy Features in Development |
|
Norm Anderson |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Indy Features in Development |
|
|
Dorset Anderson, Mary Blanchard |
<p>The untold story of the American women who volunteered to go to Vietnam on an impossible mission: help the troops forget about the war.</p> |
Mother of All Rivers |
2015 |
Environmental |
Will Parrinello |
Will Parrinello | Executive Producer: Goldman Environmental Prize |
Mill Valley Film Group |
United States |
2015 |
1st |
Environmental |
|
|
|
Berta Cáceres rallied her indigenous Lenca people to wage a grassroots protest that successfully pressured the government of Honduras and the world's largest dam builder to withdraw from building the Agua Zarca Dam. |
Tomorrow |
2015 |
For a young audience |
|
Prod. Jennelle Jordan/Dir. Michael Jordan |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
For a young audience |
|
|
|
A music video about a young girl leading her friends to freedom in a dystopian world. |
Teen Press [Trailer] |
2015 |
Strides in Education |
|
Produced by: Pamela Tanner-Boll / Directed by: T.C. Johnstone |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Strides in Education |
|
|
Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press |
“Teen Press” is a short documentary about one semester of the Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press program. |
Alchemy |
2015 |
Music Video |
|
Produced by: Bheja fry Rec. / Directed by: Team Ekabhuya |
|
India |
2015 |
1st |
Music Video |
|
|
|
<p>'Alchemy' is a music video about modern day India. The lives of a billion people.</p> |
Havana Curveball [Trailer] |
2015 |
Trailer |
|
Dir. Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider Exec. Prod. Marc Smolowitz |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Trailer |
|
|
|
<p>Mica is a classic teen. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Dreaming baseball. At 13, he is studying of his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age ritual.</p> |
A Knock on My Door |
2015 |
Animation Pro |
|
David Chai |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Animation Pro |
|
|
|
<p>Escaping a life of sadness and adversity, a young Korean boy moves to America and learns that even though life is full of hard knocks, the time does come when it's safe to answer the door.</p> |
Balud |
2015 |
Experimental |
|
Panx Solajes |
|
Philippines |
2015 |
1st |
Experimental |
|
|
|
<p>This short experimental film is a response to Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan), which swallowed my hometown Tacloban city last November, 2013. This film dedicated to family, friends and fellowmen who were lost on its wake, and to those who are still fighting for survival and for new beginnings.</p> |
YOUNG STORYTELLERS |
2015 |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
|
Prod. Nanuq Originals/ Dir. Jill Jones, Brent Yontz |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Organizations |
Peoples Choice |
|
|
Our mission is simple: we inspire young people to discover the power of their voice. Using one-on-one mentorship, low-income students learn how to write original stories and see them brought to life on stage and film. As a result, young people learn that their voice matters. |
Defying Death in S. Sudan |
2015 |
Human Rights |
|
Francis Mead |
|
US / S. Sudan |
2015 |
1st |
Human Rights |
|
|
Ken Payumo |
Ken Payumo readily went to some of the most dangerous UN peacekeeping sites, including countries wracked by civil wars like East Timor and South Sudan. |
The Thousand Year Journey |
2015 |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
RYOT FILMS / Kenny Laubbacher |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Professional Portraits of Individuals |
|
|
|
<p>Jedidiah quit a job that he loved to ride his bicycle from Oregon to the southern tip of South America.</p> |
Young Storytellers - |
2015 |
Peoples Choice |
|
Prod. Nanuq Originals/ Dir. Jill Jones, Brent Yontz |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Peoples Choice |
|
|
|
<p>Our mission is simple: we inspire young people to discover the power of their voice. Using one-on-one mentorship, low-income students learn how to write original stories and see them brought to life on stage and film. As a result, young people learn that their voice matters.</p> |
Project Syria: An immersive Journalism Experience |
2015 |
Immersive Storytelling Award |
|
Nonny de la Peña |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Immersive Storytelling Award |
|
|
|
<p>Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps or makeshift housing and some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.</p> |
Vulcan Productions |
2015 |
MY HERO Media Award |
|
Paul Allen - Vulcan / Louie Psihoyos - Director of Racing Exctinction |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
MY HERO Media Award |
|
|
PAUL ALLEN |
<p>Vulcan Productions initiates, develops and supports projects of substance and enduring significance. We believe in the power of stories to change minds and ignite action. Through our collaborative partnerships, Vulcan Productions tells powerful stories that help audiences understand the world around them, respond to challenges, and bring about lasting change.</p> |
Kayla Briet - SIZZLE |
2015 |
Emerging Artist |
|
Kayla Briët |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
Emerging Artist |
|
|
Kayla Briët |
<p>Kayla is a multi-talented young artist who creates and shares inspirational soul-quenching media.</p> |
DEAR AMERICA - student honoree |
2015 |
STUDENT HONOREE |
|
Gabrielle Gorman |
|
USA |
2015 |
1st |
STUDENT HONOREE |
|
|
Gabrielle Gorman |
<p>An exploration of what it means to be a Black American.</p> |
Teen Press - Featuring John Seigel Boettner |
2015 |
Media Arts Educator Award |
|
Produced by: Pamela Tanner-Boll / Directed by: T.C. Johnstone |
|
|
2015 |
1st |
Media Arts Educator Award |
|
|
John Seigel Boettner |
<p>“Teen Press” is a short documentary about one semester of the Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press program.</p> |
Water Song |
2016 |
|
Will Parrinello |
Will Parrinello | Executive Producer: Goldman Environmental Prize |
Mill Valley Film Group |
USA, Peru |
2016 |
1st |
|
|
|
Máxima Acuña |
Máxima Acuña, a subsistence farmer in Peru’s northern highlands, stood up to Newmont Mining Corporation! |
Bazaruto Ocean Guardians |
2017 |
|
|
Finn White-Thomson |
|
Mozambique |
2017 |
-- |
|
|
|
|
Meet the Ocean Guardians of Bazaruto Mozambique, who work tirelessly to teach local communities about the importance of conservation. |
No exit: Jordan’s most vulnerable refugees - |
2017 |
Humanitarian |
Claudio Accheri |
Liz Mermin | Thomson Reuters Foundation |
|
UK/Jordan |
2017 |
-- |
|
|
Humanitarian |
|
Jayne Fleming is the leader of the Reed Smith Refugee Protection Project, a mobile legal clinic offering legal and psychosocial support to some of Jordan’s most vulnerable refugees – mostly from Syria, Iraq, or Sudan. Their goal is to resettle their clients to third countries where they can start their lives anew. Thomson Reuters Foundation brings this important story to us with this video. |
revoLuZion |
2017 |
Educational Heroes |
Victoria Gale Modesto |
|
|
USA/Guatemala |
2017 |
|
|
|
Educational Heroes |
|
Every morning 12-year-old Luis Miguel wakes up at 6 am to work in the coffee field alongside his brother, father, and the other kids in his village in Guatemala. At 11 a.m., he returns home, changes clothes, grabs his notebooks, and begins the three-hour walk to Los Patojos, the nearest school with a 7th a grade. However, he journeys for more than just an education. |
Growing a Healthy Community |
2017 |
student/mentor |
Amanda Wright |
Light House Studio |
|
USA |
2017 |
|
|
|
student/mentor |
|
A documentary about Growing for CHANGE made by students in the Westhaven Community. |
The IF Project Documentary Trailer |
2017 |
Indy Project in Development |
Kathlyn Horan |
|
|
USA |
2017 |
|
|
|
Indy Project in Development |
|
Women are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population, increasing at nearly
double the rate of men since 1985. The IF Project is a feature length documentary that explores the reasons behind these staggering numbers by intimately following a heroic Seattle police officer and the writing workshop she created with a group of inmates at a maximum security women’s prison. |
A Tribute to Discomfort: Cory Richards |
2017 |
Professional Documentary |
Rob Finch & Catherine Yrisarri |
|
|
USA |
2017 |
|
|
|
Professional Documentary |
|
Blue Chalk worked with National Geographic Creative photographer and North Face athlete Cory Richards to create a promotional piece to demonstrate the scope of his work and the passion and athleticism that accompanies him in the field. |
Tai Chi in the City |
2017 |
Health Heroes |
Pankaja Brooke |
|
|
UK |
2017 |
|
|
|
Health Heroes |
|
In the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by steel and concrete, the powerful yet gentle and graceful movements of Tai Chi can be a beautiful way to release stress, and come back to ourselves. |
Come As You Are |
2017 |
Professional Portrait of an Organization |
Tsipi Karlik |
|
|
Isreal |
2017 |
|
|
|
Professional Portrait of an Organization |
|
The Women's Courtyard is a multi-cultural feminine space that protects and empowers girls and young women. |
Velo Visionaries - Alicia Tapia |
2017 |
Series |
Kristin Tieche |
|
|
USA |
2017 |
|
|
|
Series |
|
In Episode 3 of Velo Visionaries, we talk/ride with Alicia Tapia, creator of Bibliobicicleta, a free library on wheels that can be found weekly in The Panhandle in San Francisco. |
The Ultimate Running Machine |
2017 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
Charles Frank |
|
|
USA |
2017 |
|
|
|
Overcoming Obstacles |
|
After a brutal mugging left him with traumatic brain injury, John Pierre decided to ‘suit up’ in a neon cape and lightning bolt socks, emerging as the New York running community’s very own superhero. |
A Magical Place |
2017 |
PSA |
Raj Yagnik |
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South Sudan/UK |
2017 |
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PSA |
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In South Sudan, school is a magical place. |
In a Heartbeat |
2017 |
College Animation |
Beth David, Esteban Bravo |
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2017 |
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College Animation |
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A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams. |
Shamanic Trekker [Trailer] |
2017 |
Trailer |
Emmanuel Itier |
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Peru / USA |
2017 |
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Trailer |
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A Journey to the source of Shamanism in Peru. |
Girls Like Us |
2017 |
Women's Rights |
Dallas Golden |
Hailey Sprinkel |
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Tanzania/USA |
2017 |
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Women's Rights |
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Apps & Girls, an organization that teaches young girls how to code their own websites, and Carolyne Ekyarisiima, the founder of Apps & Girls, became a mentor. |
My Haggan Dream |
2017 |
Narrative |
Rob Sams, Laura Sams |
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USA |
2016 |
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Narrative |
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On the island of Saipan, a young girl's mysterious dream about a haggan, or green sea turtle, leads her to investigate the sea turtles that live around her home. Join her adventure to find turtles, which leads to a wonderful birthday wish. |
Exam Stress, Syrian Style |
2017 |
Professional Animation |
Raj Yagnik |
UNICEF |
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UK |
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Professional Animation |
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In Syria they take exam stress to a whole new level.
This UNICEF commission for the 6th anniversary of the war is an innovative mix of paper models, drawing and CG graphics animated using motion capture. |
INVISIBLE WINGS – A Tea Seller Couple Who Travelled the World |
2017 |
Professional Portrait of an Individual |
Hari.M.Mohanan |
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India |
2015 |
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Professional Portrait of an Individual |
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Copybook Films proudly presents Invisible Wings is the story of a man who has discovered this magical dimension of his life. |
Emma Cushman: A Light in the Darkness |
2017 |
Middle School Documentary |
Luke Boyden and Colin Everts |
Colin Caviness |
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USA |
2016 |
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Middle School Documentary |
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Unsung hero Emma Darling Cushman, an American nurse who saved the lives of thousands of Armenian children during the Armenian genocide. |
HIAS - For the Refugee |
2017 |
Human Rights |
Moth |
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UK |
2015 |
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Human Rights |
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This film was produced for World Refugee Day, to publicise and spread awareness on HIAS' mission and values for the last 130 years. |
Following Heart |
2017 |
High School Narrative |
Matthew Marroquin |
Taft High School |
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USA |
2017 |
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High School Narrative |
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What does it mean to follow your heart? |
From Mt. Tamalpais to Fruitvale Station |
2017 |
Music Video |
The Justice Arts Collective of Chabot College |
Juztino Panella, Brandon Vance, Tommy Reed, Alan Roberson, Jahan Khalighi, Kokou Katamani |
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USA |
2017 |
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Music Video |
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"Either there's hope, or I am merely dreaming... "A diverse community unites in arts and activism to address the epidemic of police killings of people of color in this dynamic hip hop music video. |
Dear John |
2017 |
Elementary School |
David Ohikhuare, Stanlee Ohikhuare |
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Nigeria |
2016 |
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Elementary School |
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A child who was diagnosed with hearing loss and an attending speech impairment writes a letter to his elder brother a couple of years after his miraculous recovery.
He shares his experiences; many of which were once shut within his unpleasant solitude. |
Justdiggit's documentary Rainmakers |
2017 |
Documentary |
Safi Graauw & Marc Haers |
Wessel van Eeden |
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Netherlands |
2016 |
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Documentary |
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This short Justdiggit documentary shows the benefits of a landscape restoration project in progress, digging 72.000 bunds to harvest rainwater and restore the degraded land in Kenya. |
Alone? |
2017 |
HIgh School Experimental |
Jasmine Lahijaniha |
Taft High School |
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USA |
2017 |
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HIgh School Experimental |
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Dance and narrative sequences are woven together to address a serious issue affecting young people. |
Reunited: A Short Film about Music and the Human Spirit |
2017 |
Arts Heroes |
Max Thurlow, Nick Trumble |
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UK |
2016 |
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Arts Heroes |
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In this uplifting short film, directed by Max Thurlow and Nick Trumble, Noisey meets 93 year old jazz pianist Edward Hardy. |
Cycle of Change |
2017 |
College Documentary |
Sarah Frei |
Avani Mack |
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USA |
2016 |
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College Documentary |
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Moved by the lack of opportunity for women and youth in her community in El Salvador, Reina Molino ventures to Guatemala to study bici-maquinas—bicycle pedal-power technology. |
What You Plant You Harvest |
2017 |
High School PSA |
Svebor Mihael Jelic, Vici Nilsson |
Rasmita Limbu, Maram Salim |
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Sweden |
2017 |
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High School PSA |
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A kitchen comes to life as a characteristic chaotic breakfast scene, to be expected in a family household, unravels. |
G.I. José |
2017 |
College Narrative |
Alejandro Marquez Vela |
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USA |
2017 |
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College Narrative |
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WARNING - This film is recommended for mature audiences - it contains strong language and violence -viewer discretion advised.
A Mexican-American U.S. Army soldier comes back home and has a dilemma. |
The Community They Fight For |
2017 |
Environmental |
Tom Dusenbery |
Mill Valley Film Group |
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USA |
2017 |
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Environmental |
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Latino community activist Mark Lopez pushed government officials to provide comprehensive lead testing and cleanup of East Los Angeles homes contaminated by a battery smelter that had been operating for over three decades. |
Seen Not Heard |
2017 |
High School Documentary |
Luciana Fasani |
Ming Gao / BAYCAT |
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USA |
2017 |
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High School Documentary |
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How do we create a more just society where women and girls are seen and heard? |
Beneath the Surface (Excerpt) |
2017 |
Excerpt |
Fred Kroetsch |
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2016 |
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Excerpt |
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Here is little micro-cut of our documentary Beneath the Surface. |
Dieu Merci: The Story of Michele Rodri |
2017 |
254 |
Xenia Bernal, Fiona Fortunato, Ziggy Hicks, Grace Ma, Idalis McZeal |
Righteous Conversations Project |
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USA |
2017 |
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254 |
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[External Link] This story of Michele Rodri was created with youth and Holocaust Survivors through the Righteous Conversations Project. Learn about this amazing holocaust survivor and her journey. |
We Are Human |
2017 |
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Sandra Cannon |
Blaze VR |
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USA |
2017 |
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A first-person 360 experience. You, the viewer, will view what it's like to stereotype one another first-hand: |
Bella Gaia VR |
2017 |
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Kenji Williams |
Kenji Williams |
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USA |
2017 |
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BELLA GAIA is an unprecedented NASA-powered immersive experience that communicates without words. |
Noisia - Mantra |
2017 |
Experimental |
Sil van der Woerd |
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Netherlands |
2017 |
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Experimental |
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Mantra chronicles the dangerous obstacles refugees face on their journeys to reach safer harbors. |
Reclaiming Pakistan |
2017 |
Human Rights |
Lisa Donato |
Lisa Donato |
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Pakistan/USA |
2017 |
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Human Rights |
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A civil rights activist, Mohammad Jibran Nasir, sparks a social revolution after almost 140 children were killed in the Peshawar Army School tragedy. |
The Sunrise Storyteller - Trailer |
2017 |
Trailer |
Kasha Sequoia Slavner |
Marla Slavner |
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USA |
2017 |
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Trailer |
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The Sunrise Storyteller follows the hero's journey of teenage filmmaker & social justice advocate, Kasha Sequoia Slavner. |
Who We Are |
2017 |
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Yael Deynes |
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2017 |
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For Puerto Rico |
In Harmony |
2017 |
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Elliot Dillman |
VR for Good |
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USA |
2017 |
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For some LA kids, music is not just a form of art, it’s the key to overcoming the odds. |
Supercharging the Classroom: Using Technology to Support Personalized Learning |
2017 |
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Edutopia |
Edutopia |
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USA |
2017 |
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Sal Khan founded a school on the same principles of personalization that drove the success of his YouTube tutorials. |
Women Transforming Media: Alyse Nelson |
2017 |
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Xenia Shin |
The MY HERO Project |
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USA |
2017 |
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“Power expands the moment it’s shared. And women often want to do that. When they ‘re invested in, they want to give back, they want to pay it forward. And that’s what we do at Vital Voices. We simply search the world for these leaders with a vision for extraordinary change. And we invest in them to take that vision to scale.” |
Creative Visions Foundation |
2017 |
MY HERO Media Award |
Creative Visions Foundation |
Creative Visions |
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USA |
2017 |
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MY HERO Media Award |
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Creative Visions believes in the power of storytelling to ignite positive social change |
International Youth Media Summit |
2017 |
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International Youth Media Summit |
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2016 |
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The inspiring official promo video for the 11th International Youth Media Summit 2016. in Kathmandu, Nepal made by their founders and delegates! |
Primordial Soup! VR - simulation video |
2017 |
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Ethan Summers |
Anne-Marie Napoli |
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USA |
2017 |
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An immersive and educational exploration. Origins of life: a series of self organizing Eco-systems. |
Walking While Black |
2017 |
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A.J. Ali, Errol Webber |
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USA |
2017 |
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As minority communities face the daily stranglehold of racial profiling, and police officers face relentless scrutiny by an anxious public, tensions mount as lines are being drawn in the sand. This conflict can only be broken by finding common ground with each other. L.O.V.E. Is The Answer. |
Poco a Poco (Little by Little) |
2017 |
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Asya Rachitsky |
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2017 |
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Peace Pals International |
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Celebrating 2017 art honoree, director Jules Lamore and the 20th Anniversary of Peace Pals International, which inspires global youth to make art for peace. |
Jerrilyn Jacobs - Media Arts Educator Award |
2017 |
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Evan Morton |
Evan Morton |
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USA |
2017 |
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Jerrilyn Jacobs has been inspiring students to create meaningful media for over a decade. MY HERO salutes her dedication as a teacher and director of the Taft Media Program. |
Still I Rise |
2018 |
Experimental |
Gabriel Diamond, Patrick Barnes, Phil Collis |
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Skoll Foundation |
USA |
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Experimental |
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A visual and musical interpretation of American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s electrifying poem "Still I Rise." |
Anne Frank's House VR |
2018 |
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Martin de Ronde |
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ForcefieldXR |
Netherlands |
2018 |
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Introducing ‘Anne Frank House VR,’ an Immersive Experience that Recreates Amsterdam’s Secret Annex and Preserves a Piece of Holocaust History |
High Chaparral |
2018 |
Humanitarian |
David Freid |
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Mel FIlms |
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1st |
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Humanitarian |
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A theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden becomes a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. |
Playas de Tijuana |
2018 |
HIgh School Experimental |
Sophie Kim |
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Harvard Westlake |
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HIgh School Experimental |
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An inspiring poem about the border fence that meets the sea, where names become prayers and where “the worst place to be is here and not there.” |
RBG [Trailer] |
2018 |
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Betsy West & Julie Cohen |
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Magnolia Pictures |
USA |
2018 |
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At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. |
Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies |
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Michael Hanrahan |
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USA |
2019 |
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A collaboration of government agencies, non-profits, and private industry come together to solve the problem of commercial ships causing increased air pollution and whale strikes in the Santa Barbara Channel. |
Defending The Deep |
2019 |
Professional Portrait of an Individual |
Will Parrinello |
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Mill Valley Film Group |
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2019 |
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Professional Portrait of an Individual |
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A tireless defender of the oceans and marine life, Claire Nouvian was the 2018 European recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. |
The River Is Me (Trailer) |
2019 |
Trailer |
David Fried |
Emmy Gyori |
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New Zealand |
2019 |
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Trailer |
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This river is now legally a person, but what constitutes a river is up for debate. |
Global Dance Heroes |
2019 |
Professional Portrait of an Organization |
Teresa Taylor |
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USA / Brasil |
2019 |
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Professional Portrait of an Organization |
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The mission of The Global Dance Initiative is to spotlight and support heroes from around the globe that use DANCE to Heal, Connect, and Inspire. |
The Aged |
2019 |
Narrative |
Ashraf Shishir |
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Narrative |
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An old man wants to tell a story to every passerby, but nobody is interested. Aditya, a boy learns his story and arranges a celebration and march-past for the old man. |
Made in Madras |
2019 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
Mohit Arora, Aishwarya Ashok, Shikha Kumari |
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ChangeChitra |
India |
2019 |
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Overcoming Obstacles |
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Made in Madras is the story of an 18-year-old soccer player, Sangeetha, who lives on the streets of Madras (aka Chennai). |
The Office of Missing Children |
2019 |
ANIMATION |
Michael I Schiller |
REVEAL |
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USA |
2019 |
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ANIMATION |
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More than 2,600 kids were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald. What happened to those children? |
Conversations With My Mother |
2019 |
Experimental |
Tsering Wangmo |
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NYU |
India |
2018 |
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Experimental |
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I try to capture the simplicity of her life and the warmth that she provides to her family. |
What if... |
2019 |
Documentary |
Noah Berlow |
Terry Campbell, Paul Leon, Noah Berlow, Rose Wolfrum, Amelia Iacobelli, Ian Lococo, Aryn Free Kelly, Mathew Austin Doak |
Immortal Cinema |
USA |
2019 |
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Documentary |
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This short documentary film shatters the preconceptions of homelessness, explores the ramifications of unstable housing for children, and provides a solution. |
Ayan's Journey: On the frontline of Somalia's food crisis |
2019 |
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Simon Davis |
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UNFOLD STORIES |
United Kingdom |
2019 |
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Travel to the frontline of Somalia's food crisis with Ayan, as she meets the families fighting to survive, in one of the hardest places to live on Earth. |
The Brainwashing of My Dad [excerpt] |
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Jen Senko |
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USA |
2019 |
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Once upon a time my dad was a happy go lucky, fun, non-political Kennedy Democrat... then he discovered Fox News... |
Stitching a Life: The Story of Trudie Strobel |
2020 |
Student/Mentor Animation |
Spirit Avedon, Natasha Clement, Lila Dworsky-Hickey, Ian Kim, Miranda Lewis, Alexander McDaniel, Jaaziah McZeal, Hank Schoen, Jocelyn Vega, Coleman Weintraub, Fernanda Zaragoza |
Carter Beardmore, Michael Zambrano, Lauren Rothman, Cheri Gaulke, Samara Hutman |
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USA |
2019 |
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Student/Mentor Animation |
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Based on the life and art of Holocaust survivor Trudie Strobel. A production of the Righteous Conversations Project. |
Trudie's Goose |
2020 |
ANIMATION |
C. Lily Ericsson, Cheri Gaulke, Samara Hutman and Liran Kapel |
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The Righteous Conversations Project |
USA |
2020 |
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ANIMATION |
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When a young girl preparing for her Bat Mitzvah befriends a Holocaust survivor elder, both lives are changed forever as they journey from darkness to healing through the power of art. |
Water Is Sacred |
2020 |
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Kimimila Wahpepah |
Mentors: Tiana and Wakinyan LaPointe |
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USA |
2019 |
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2020 MHIFF Ocean Conservation Award student winner: When we pray with water, it helps our bodies and the earth, and we say Wopila Tanka (Immeasurable Thanks) for its medicine. |
Waterheart and Her Friends |
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Tianna Bluebird |
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in-progress.org |
USA |
2019 |
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A cut-out animation short about a mythical character, Waterheart, and the friends that help her to clean up her polluted home: Earth. |
Looking After Our Environment: James Price Point |
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Mark Pearce |
Mark Pearce |
Balangara Films |
Australia |
2012 |
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Mark Jones speaks out against a gas development complex that spells doomsday for some species living around James Price Point. |
A Second Family |
2020 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
Ramón Sánchez Orense & Susanne Maria Krauss |
Susanne Maria Krauss |
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Congo, the Democratic Republic of the |
2019 |
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Overcoming Obstacles |
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A few years ago, Amina’s mother couldn’t afford a “normal“ school for her only daughter. So, she took her to a school for deaf children...in DR Congo. |
To The Boy - for Mattie J.T. Stepanek |
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Alana Daly Mulligan |
Alana Daly Mulligan |
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Ireland |
2020 |
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Mattie's life philosophy was to play after every storm, so now, when we all feel tossed about but the waves of our world, we must remember to hold onto hope. |
Our Catchment |
2020 |
activist heroes |
Michael J. Lutman |
Michael J. Lutman |
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Australia |
2020 |
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activist heroes |
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As environmental concerns such as climate change and plastic pollution grow, so do the efforts to take action. |
freeFLY |
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Avery Bazan |
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DJI | Oceans Unmanned |
USA |
2020 |
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A collaboration between Oceans Unmanned and DJI utilizing drones to help entangled humpback whales. |
Training and a Chance: Not Your Typical Culinary Academy |
2020 |
Educational Heroes |
Jim Tutte |
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USA |
2020 |
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Educational Heroes |
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More than half of young adults with autism remain unemployed two years after high school, and nearly half of all 25-year-olds on the spectrum have never held a paying job. |
Material Bodies |
2020 |
Arts Heroes |
Dorothy Allen-Pickard |
Julie Machin, Lucy Pucillino |
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United Kingdom |
2020 |
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Arts Heroes |
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A visceral and empathetic exploration of people’s relationship with their prosthetic limbs. |
Love Letters From Everest |
2020 |
ANIMATION |
Celeste Koon |
Shasha Nakhai |
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Canada |
2019 |
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ANIMATION |
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A long-distance love story unfolds via letters exchanged during the 1956 Everest expedition. |
Finding Hope |
2020 |
Portrait of an Organization |
Ben Reid |
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USA |
2019 |
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Portrait of an Organization |
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A film about Safe Alliance, an organization providing hope and healing to those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault. |
Taking Root |
2020 |
Environmental |
Jonah Elias |
Michelle Law |
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Vietnam |
2019 |
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Environmental |
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In a small farming area outside the city, Mr. Loi, a local farmer, discovers the techniques of chemical-free farming. |
The House of Tipi |
2020 |
College Documentary |
Rosie Robinson |
Dylan Turk |
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USA |
2019 |
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College Documentary |
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This film follows the generations of those who have built Tipi Cafe and grown together from its humble foundations. |
Pushing Forward |
2020 |
Sports Heroes |
Brian Olliver - featuring Vanessa Torres |
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Totally Inc. |
USA |
2019 |
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Sports Heroes |
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Vanessa Torres and other skateboarders promote their sport within a male-dominated culture. |
Sheri |
2020 |
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Rebecca Stern |
Rebecca Stern |
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USA |
2019 |
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In this film, Rebecca Stern reads a letter to her mom and talks about a special memory they shared. |
The Hand You Were Dealt |
2020 |
Humanitarian |
Jack Hessler |
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USA |
2020 |
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Humanitarian |
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Among the many ideas and beliefs that separate us, there are two fundamental human qualities that we all share: the yearning for love and the ability to help others. |
Deadline |
2020 |
Student/Mentor Narrative |
Bashayer AlSaadi, Bhima Thapa |
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International Youth Media Summit, UNDP |
Nepal |
2019 |
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Student/Mentor Narrative |
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An experimental film following three behaviors of over-consumption and their accelerating effect of the environment. |
My Dad is a Legal Resident |
2020 |
Elementary School |
Julieta Vargas-Perez |
Brenda Perez |
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USA |
2020 |
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Elementary School |
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Julieta shares a very personal story about a big event for her family! |
Dusty Feet Mob - This Story’s True |
2020 |
Documentary |
Johanis Lyons-Reid and Paul Tanner |
Carl Kuddell and Jen Lyons-Reid |
Change Media |
Australia |
2020 |
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Documentary |
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Acclaimed musician Archie Roach and Port Augusta’s Dusty Feet Mob dance group are the focus of Dusty Feet Mob – This Story’s True. |
Remembering Our Grandpa (Mi’gwidelmag Gnitjgamitj) |
2020 |
student/mentor |
Nation Isaac |
Manon Barbeau |
Wapikoni mobile |
Canada |
2019 |
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student/mentor |
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Inspired by Incident at Restigouche (Alanis Obomsawin, 1984), Mi'gwidelmag Gnitjgamitj is a short essay film that captures the beautiful landscapes of Listuguj. |
Wearing My Culture |
2020 |
Family Heroes |
Olivia Lya Thomassie |
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Wapikoni Mobile |
Canada |
2019 |
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Family Heroes |
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Thomassie looks at the bonds that are created within family, culture, and the environment through the creation of clothing. |
Cries of the Children |
2020 |
High School |
Miracle Espericueta |
Angel Miracle Espericueta |
Fresh Voices / Crookston |
USA |
2019 |
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High School |
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Cries of the Children is a short film about how Latinos are affected by social media postings illustrating child separation. |
Project FUEL - The Story |
2020 |
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Project FUEL |
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2014 |
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Deepak Ramola, Founder & Artistic Director of Project FUEL, shares the story of how it all began. |
Ngozika's Magical African Masks |
2020 |
Portrait of an Individual |
Lena Nozizwe |
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USA |
2020 |
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Portrait of an Individual |
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A short inspirational documentary that includes a dollop of animation, about a fashion designer who was about to quit her dream career. |
Inseparable: The Story of Elly and Lya |
2020 |
Student/Mentor Animation |
Gabriela Barrett, Alexander McDaniel, Idalis McZeal, Noa Nelson, Grace Sandman, India Spencer |
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Righteous Conversations Project |
USA |
2019 |
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Student/Mentor Animation |
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Dutch sisters, born on the same day but years apart, are separated by the Holocaust and raised in hiding by two very different families. |
The Atomic Tree - 原爆の木 |
2020 |
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Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Adam Loften |
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Japan (Filming), USA (Origin) |
2018 |
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The Atomic Tree is a journey into the memories of one of the most revered trees in the world-- a 400-year-old Japanese White Pine bonsai that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima. |
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall [Trailer] |
2020 |
Trailer |
Alexander John Glustrom |
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USA |
2019 |
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Trailer |
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A centuries-old Black community in Louisiana is contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants. |
Binding Adventures |
2020 |
College Animation |
Mikylah Spangenberg |
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The Animation School (PTY) LTD |
South Africa |
2019 |
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College Animation |
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June and Timothy Watts are late for their train. What will the rest of their adventure entail? |
The Mayor of Castro Street: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Harvey Milk |
2020 |
Human Rights |
Angela Kim |
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USA |
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Human Rights |
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As a gay rights pioneer, Harvey Milk made history being the first openly gay elected official in California and one of the first in the country. |
Youth Misinformed |
2020 |
College Documentary |
Abirami Subramanian, Serena Griffin, Cambria Bartlett, Mercy Gilniy |
Abirami Subramanian |
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USA (Origin & Filming), Guam (Filming) |
2020 |
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College Documentary |
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Youth Misinformed is about the spread of misinformation through the education system and how that affects climate change and solutions. |
A Love Letter to My Mother : An Environmental Short Film |
2020 |
HS Environmental PSA |
Emily Le |
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USA |
2020 |
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HS Environmental PSA |
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Mother Nature has given up so much for our welfare, but how are we repaying her? |
Wear a Mask Hamilton Parody #STOPTHESPREAD |
2020 |
Student Sheltering Stories |
Angelina Pendleton-Mendez & Leila Woodward |
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USA |
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Student Sheltering Stories |
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A reminder to wear a mask and help stop the spread of COVID-19. |
Oumy |
2020 |
Women's Rights |
Oumy Cisse |
Cheikh Seck (Mentor) |
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Senegal |
2020 |
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Women's Rights |
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A film about Oumy, a junior high student from Dakar, Senegal. Oumy speaks about her pursuit of education and the hardships that women in her country face. |
Unsung Hero Song |
2020 |
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Kitty Richardson |
Kitty Richardson, George Albone, Edited by Katie Graubart, Animations by Jessica Ordaz |
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United Kingdom |
2020 |
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This song was written and performed by Kitty Richardson. |
The Curious Scroll: How Does Something Ugly Become Beautiful |
2020 |
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Andrew Purchin |
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USA |
2020 |
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Being curious could just be the needed element to bring people together and overcome differences. |
Emotionally Abusive Relationships PSA |
2020 |
High School PSA |
Jannah Narra |
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2017 |
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High School PSA |
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Victims of abuse quite often doesn't see the mistreatment as abusive. They often feel trapped or stuck in the toxic relationship. |
Dance With Me |
2020 |
Experimental |
Gabriel Diamond |
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USA |
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Experimental |
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For years I’ve had a crazy idea in my head, and I was always afraid to do it… until I finally did it. |
Rider Spotlight: Bianca Valenti | Professional Big-Wave Surfer |
2020 |
Sports Heroes |
LYFT |
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2020 |
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Sports Heroes |
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Meet Bianca Valenti, elite big-wave surfer, gender equality warrior, and Lyft passenger. |
Stephen Jenkinson - The Meaning of Death |
2020 |
Health Heroes |
Ian MacKenzie |
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USA |
2020 |
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Health Heroes |
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Stephen Jenkinson shares his insights on death. |
The Peace of Wild Things |
2020 |
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Katy Wang |
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USA |
2020 |
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When despair for the world grows in me…
...I come into the peace of wild things.
~Wendell Barry |
Heroes Wanted |
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Trey Carlisle |
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USA |
2020 |
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Trey celebrates the best of humanity with this original hero anthem! |
SPECIAL HERO AWARD - Ruth Ikeda |
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Vanessa Diaz, Kenia Lares, Fryda Luna, Aleshia Osborn, Vivian Pham, Dillan Tran |
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Anaheim High School |
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This powerful, personal, and amazing story focuses on Ruth Ikeda, mother of AUHSD Superintendent Michael B. Matsuda and AUHSD Professional Learning Coordinator, Jackie Counts. |
The Beauty |
2021 |
Experimental |
Pascal Schelbli |
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Germany |
2019 |
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Experimental |
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What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? |
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: CHASE THE DREAM [Trailer] |
2021 |
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Nick Randall |
Brian Aebech & Dana Webber |
Legacy Distribution |
USA |
2021 |
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Kamala Harris, the first black woman and South Asian American to serve as the Vice President of the United States ... |
The Sentinel |
2021 |
Environmental |
Brendan Donovan |
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ARL/Taylormade Media |
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2021 |
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Environmental |
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A call to save the Antipodean Albatross. |
MABON ‘The 8 year old activist’ |
2021 |
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Jack Davies |
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Friction Collective Film |
UK |
2021 |
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Our world has a serious ocean plastics problem. There are now a higher number of plastics in the ocean than the number of fish. |
Rise From the Cape Flats |
2021 |
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Shamier Magmoet |
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South Africa |
2021 |
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Shamier Magmoet overcomes difficulty and learns to educate youth to experience the ocean, becoming advocates and protectors of therof. |
FAITH’S WORLD | BYkids Trailer |
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Faith Guilbault | BYkids |
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USA |
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Faith Guilbault (age 16) has cerebral palsy and invites us to experience living with special needs so we can all treat being differently abled with humanity and normalcy. |
Staying Well with Coach West |
2021 |
Educational |
Jessica Ordaz and Carolyn Hodge West | Written by: Carolyn Hodge West |
Carolyn Hodge-West, Jessica Ordaz, Emma Garcia, Nicole Petrovsky, Jennifer Bose, Felicia Paredes |
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United States |
2021 |
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Educational |
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Coach West helps navigate you through the emotional fallout of COVID-19 with helpful tips. |
Is the Taliban's return the end of music in Afghanistan? |
2021 |
Human Rights |
Cormac Walter O'Brien |
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Thomson Reuters Foundation |
UK |
2021 |
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Human Rights |
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"As the Taliban take control, members of 'Zohra', Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra, wonder what's next for their music and rights as women. |
TRANSPARENCY: Becoming Oliver |
2021 |
HIgh School Experimental |
Tessa Grace Morell |
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United States |
2020 |
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HIgh School Experimental |
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Experimental short film made to visually accompany the original poem "Becoming Oliver" written by Oliver Marino. |
Sparrow Society - Liziwe's Story |
2021 |
Portrait of an Individual |
Freddie Reed |
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South Africa |
2021 |
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Portrait of an Individual |
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The story of Liziwe Botha who is a disabled black woman living in a shack in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. |
Rainforest Action |
2021 |
Environmental |
Will Parrinello |
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Mill Valley Film Group |
Equador / USA |
2021 |
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Environmental |
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In 2020 Nemonte received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and was named to Time Magazine’s Top 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
Fear of Flying |
2021 |
ANIMATION |
Ernie Berger |
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usa |
2021 |
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ANIMATION |
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A young bird and a sea turtle share madcap misadventures in a coming-of-age "buddy" story. (7:49 minutes runtime) |
The Story We Want - Episode 1 - Coal and Climate |
2021 |
Environmental |
Dayna Reggero |
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USA |
2021 |
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Environmental |
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SPECIAL HERO AWARD - 2021 --Dayna Reggero traveled across America to listen to ordinary women who are confronting fossil fuel industries, climate change impacts, and a culture of extraction. |
Blue Planet VR - Landscapes for the Mind |
2021 |
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Eric Hansen |
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Blue Planet VR |
USA |
2021 |
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Blueplanet VR is a curated collection of over 40 photogrammetric experiences of unique and powerful scenic and cultural heritage locations worldwide... |
OutSwing [Trailer] |
2021 |
Trailer |
Samar Minallah Khan |
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Pakistan |
2021 |
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Trailer |
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On the outskirts of Islamabad, a committed coach teaches a team of unlikely players, their families, and a community how playing Cricket can change lives. |
BYkids Trailer: AGAINST THE CURRENT |
2021 |
Trailer |
Daunnette Moniz-Reyome | BYkids |
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USA |
2021 |
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Trailer |
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Daunnette Moniz-Reyome (age 17) lives on the UmoNHon Native American reservation in Nebraska and wants to inspire her peers to celebrate their culture... |
360 SEA PLASTIC |
2021 |
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Hendrik S. Schmitt |
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The Jet Lagged |
GERMANY |
2021 |
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The Jetlagged and Plastic Pollution Coalition want to show our addiction to plastics and raise awareness about the impact plastic waste has on the environment. |
THANK A HERO: MAURICE HILLEMAN |
2021 |
Middle School - Science Heroes |
Jasmine Blossom Martoglio, Aurelia Sunshine Martoglio | Batchelor Middle School |
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USA |
2021 |
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Middle School - Science Heroes |
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This is a documentary about an unsung hero named Maurice Hilleman who created an amazing amount of vaccines, and made it possible for modern vaccines to work. |
Voices |
2021 |
Community Heroes |
Quinn feldman, Alyse Rockett, Jordan Slaffey, Jasmine Sugar |
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United States |
2021 |
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Community Heroes |
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This Documentary focuses on 3 powerful black female voices. Alyse Rockett, Jasmine Sugar & Jordan Slaffey. Racial and gender equality will only progress if we continue fighting for it and really listen to whom we're fighting for. |
Media Arts Educator | Holly Carter |
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BYKids |
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USA |
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Holly Carter is a leader in media arts production with youth around the world |
2021 IFF Special Hero Climate Activist Award | Slater Jewell-Kemker and Wendy Jewell |
2021 |
Climate Justice |
Slater Jewell-Kemker |
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USA |
2021 |
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Climate Justice |
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Slater Jewell-Kemker and Wendy Jewell accept the Special Hero: Climate Activist Award at the 2021 MY HERO International Film Festival. |
All the Way to the Ocean |
2022 |
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Douglass Rowell |
Joel Harper |
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USA |
2017 |
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A story about two friends and their discovery of the relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes and rivers. |
The Sea and Me - Atop |
2022 |
Series |
Dominic Joyce |
Marine Conservation Society |
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United Kingdom |
2022 |
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Series |
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Charlotte Banfield is a world-class para surfer that until a few years ago was completely afraid of water. |
Voice Above Water |
2022 |
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Dana Frankoff |
Turning Tides Films |
BALIPROD Films |
Indonesia |
2022 |
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Learn about 90 year old, Wayan Nyo from Indonesia, who does his part to clean the ocean and make the world a much better place. |
Ocean Hero Spotlight |
2022 |
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Jessica Vance |
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Nigeria, The Bahamas, USA |
2022 |
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Oluwaseyi Moejoh from Nigeria and Heather Brockbank from the Bahamas share their stories of ocean activism. |
The Poet |
2022 |
Poetic |
Cheikh Darou Seck |
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SENEGAL |
2022 |
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Poetic |
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Mohameth Niane, from Senegal, shares his poem about the need to respect women and stop violence against them. Others chime in on his poetry. |
Endangered Species |
2022 |
Elementary Environmental |
Quinn Schromm |
Quinn, Moses, Shyon, Logan |
Pacific Elementary School |
USA |
2022 |
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Elementary Environmental |
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An original song and video to raise awareness about endangered species. Made by Elementary students. |
The Invisible |
2022 |
College Animation |
Winand Mey |
The Animation School |
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South Africa |
2022 |
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College Animation |
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Journeying through a seaside town, the elderly Ida remains unseen |
The Story of José Rizal |
2022 |
High School Documentary |
Ben Caloza |
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United States |
2022 |
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High School Documentary |
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This is a short biographical film about the life and death of José Rizal, considered by many to be a national hero of the Philippines. |
Missing Migrants |
2022 |
PSA |
Raj Yagnik, Kris Genjin |
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United Kingdom |
2022 |
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PSA |
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In the last 6 years more than 40,000 people have disappeared on migration journeys. Most of their families don’t know they're alive or dead. |
Phyllis: A Self Portrait |
2022 |
Portrait of an Individual |
Harris Cohen |
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United States |
2022 |
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Portrait of an Individual |
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Phyllis: A Self Portrait traces this remarkable woman’s inspirational life using her abilities to further the arts in community. |
Pieces of Us |
2022 |
Environmental |
Anthony Wahome Njuguna |
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Kenya |
2022 |
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Environmental |
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Pieces of Us’ reminds us of the positive and negative impacts of tourism, and what can be achieved by human ingenuity in the fight against plastic pollution. |
Pitoc e icinakosian |
2022 |
Family Heroes |
Jos-Onimskiw Ottawa-Dubé, Gerry Ottawa |
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Wapikoni mobile |
Canada |
2020 |
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Family Heroes |
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Gerry and their big brother Jos show us that there is more to being different than bullying, discrimination and harassment. |
Nature Needs You |
2022 |
Climate Activists |
Mark Pearce |
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Australia |
2022 |
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Climate Activists |
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Industrial resource developments continue to put at risk our natural and cultural significance. |
I Could Tell You 'Bout My Life (Trailer) |
2022 |
Trailer |
Michael Martin |
BYKids |
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United States |
2022 |
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Trailer |
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On April 10th, 2017 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law and New York is now raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years old. |
I am Cheo |
2022 |
Poetic |
Pablo Irlando-Wildman |
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United States |
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Poetic |
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Inspired by the poem “I Am Joaquin” by Chicano poet Corky Gonzales |
UKWATI // The Wedding |
2022 |
Women's Rights |
Sean William Economou |
Watts of Love |
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United States |
2022 |
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Women's Rights |
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“UKWATI” captures the relationship between a mother and her daughter as they both struggle to survive. |
Milk |
2022 |
Narrative |
Celia Jaspers |
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Scorpio Productions |
New Zealand |
2022 |
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Narrative |
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When she sees an old man unable to pay for his milk, a young girl has a change of heart. |
The Future Innu |
2022 |
Experimental |
Stéphane Nepton |
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Wapikoni Mobile |
Canada |
2021 |
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Experimental |
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An ode to the land in relation to my double identity as an urban Indigenous person. A story that is both personal and poetic. |
SGT. PUSHUP | Helping Children One Pushup at a Time (Trailer) |
2022 |
Humanitarian |
Brandon Hill, Maverick Farrah |
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United States |
2022 |
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Humanitarian |
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Patrick Parker, a decorated war veteran who loves his country, created the character of 'Sgt. Pushup' to feed children |
The White Rose |
2022 |
High School Documentary |
Ian Kim |
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United States |
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High School Documentary |
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The story of the German students who resisted the Nazis by distributing incendiary leaflets. |
The Guardian – Teachers In America |
2022 |
Community Heroes |
George Shelbourn |
The Guardian |
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United States |
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Community Heroes |
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Perspective of life as a teacher. |
A Letter to my Dad |
2022 |
Elementary Family Heroes |
Brock Brenner |
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United States |
2022 |
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Elementary Family Heroes |
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A film created to capture the milestones between a father and a young son. |
A New Vision (Fulldome Version) |
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Michael Strauss |
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Strauss Visuals |
United States |
2022 |
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In these unprecendented times we are faced with an opportunity to help bring us back to a point of balance. |
Building a Shower Trailer for Chico's Houseless on a Budget... of Love! |
2022 |
Humanitarian |
Gerard Ungerman |
Respectful Revolution |
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United States |
2022 |
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Humanitarian |
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This video is one of the latest from the Respectful Revolution project that is dedicated to documenting humane solutions to our world's many challenges. |
Cosmonaute 360 - Mission: RESCUE |
2022 |
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Jesús Pérez Irigoyen |
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Mexico |
2022 |
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When exploring the depths of the ocean their creativity will be put to the limit, dealing with the large plastic waste pollution. |
Alan Magee: art is not a solace [excerpts] |
2022 |
Arts Heroes |
P. David Berez, David Wright |
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United States |
2022 |
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Arts Heroes |
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This film comprises three short excerpts from a documentary about the artist Alan Magee. |
Amelia Earhart |
2022 |
middle school women heroes |
Annika Smith & Quinn Reynolds | Lora Batchelor Middle School |
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United States |
2022 |
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middle school women heroes |
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It is a documentary about Amelia Earhart and how she is a hero. |
Discovering Plastic Pollution in Bali |
2022 |
Science Heroes |
Karen B. Song |
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United States |
2022 |
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Science Heroes |
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Taking a look at the harmful effects of plastic pollution on local environments in Indonesia. |
Hello Anna! |
2022 |
College Documentary |
Lucy Schacher |
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Swinburne University of Technology |
Australia |
2022 |
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College Documentary |
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Author and illustrator Anna Walker recounts her memories of writing and creating her award-winning children's books. |
Illegitimate Voice |
2022 |
Racial Justice |
Taylor Bazile, Will Casse, Uma Chatterjee,, Ashley Clark, Victoria Cruell, Pedro Edmond, Stefie Gan, Kacey Layson, Oscar Li, Guilia Pan, Aaron Parris, Rachel Priebe, Ashley Lynn Raymer, Maria “Lupita” Roa, Lau Rodriguez, Armando Sepulveda Mendoza |
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University of Southern California |
United States |
2022 |
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Racial Justice |
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Stefie Gan recounts her experiences with culture shock, racism, and ultimately activism after moving from Malaysia to the United States. |
Inclusion On the Air |
2022 |
Documentary |
Eli Canter |
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United States |
2022 |
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Documentary |
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Emily Perl Kingsley is a former Sesame Street writer and longtime activist for children with disabilities and their families. |
LITTLE BIG STEVE (Trailer) |
2022 |
Humanitarian |
Tiziana Caminada |
Yves Matthey |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
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Humanitarian |
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A portrait of a guy with surprising resilience and his return to the shanty town, where he began his life! |
Mental Health Awareness |
2022 |
Wellness |
Andy Crisp |
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Laguna Beach Unified School District |
United States |
2022 |
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Wellness |
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Bringing awareness to mental health in Laguna Beach Unified School District. |
My Hero's Chair |
2022 |
Elementary Family Heroes |
Brock Brenner |
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United States |
2022 |
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Elementary Family Heroes |
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My superhero is no longer of this world…yet …he is forever of MY world, because superheroes never die. |
Not All Superheroes Are in Comic Books |
2022 |
Middle School |
Surjin Banwait |
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Lawrence E. Jones Middle School |
United States |
2022 |
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Middle School |
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When you hear the word “heroes,” TV and comic book characters probably come to mind. But they are not the only heroes. In fact, everyone can be a hero. |
So Much More to Offer |
2022 |
Wellness |
Cullen Burt, Grant Cosko, Xingyu (Vicky) Gu, Hunter Hartz, Aliiv Jiao, Saleen Lee, Alison Ma, Brisa Parra, Shelby Pine, Lyndzi Ramos, Tricia Saputera, Hanyu Sun, Kaan Ust, Elaine Wong, Rosemary Wu, Ella Zhou |
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University of Southern California |
United States |
2022 |
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Wellness |
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Lyndzi uses her own experience of being treated unfairly as a plus-sized person to raise people’s attention toward body positivity. |
Inside the Beauty Bubble (Trailer) |
2022 |
Arts Heroes |
Cheryl Bookout, Cheri Gaulke |
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United States |
2022 |
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Arts Heroes |
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Inside the Beauty Bubble follows self-proclaimed hairstorian, famed stylist and collector of hair artifacts Jeff Hafler. |
My brain does not compute |
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Henry Griffin |
Henry Griffin |
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United States |
2022 |
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Good Medicine |
2022 |
Elementary School |
Animikiikaakwezenz, Babaamaashikwens, Bezhigo Binesiikwens, Nigigoonsikwe, Wachaga |
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In Progress |
United States |
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Elementary School |
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The traditions that surround girls and their dance regalia and the process of learning how to dance. |
Brainstream |
2022 |
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Caroline Robert |
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Canada |
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You’re inside the head of D., a young girl who’s livestreaming her brain activity during a new kind of treatment session. |
Racism Must Stop |
2022 |
Elementary School |
Azomali Obisakin | In-Progress |
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United States |
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Elementary School |
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A documentary short exploring the impact of racism on the lives of children and adults. |
Rural Runners (Trailer) |
2022 |
Trailer |
Forest Woodward |
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Gnarly Bay |
United States |
2022 |
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Trailer |
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RURAL RUNNERS follows a progressive climate activist as she becomes the youngest representative elected to both the Maine House of Representatives and Senate. |
Super Ruby |
2022 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
Dean Saffron |
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Australia |
2022 |
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Overcoming Obstacles |
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This piece pays homage to the power of positivity generated by Ruby, a young sporting champion who endeavours to lead her best life everday. |
Anne Frank; A Hero |
2022 |
middle school women heroes |
Ashley Claire Stegemoller |
Lora Batchelor Middle School |
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United States |
2022 |
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middle school women heroes |
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This video is about the life of Anne Frank. |
Dian Fossey; A Hero |
2022 |
middle school women heroes |
Everly Vee Clark |
Lora Batchelor Middle School |
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United States |
2022 |
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middle school women heroes |
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This is a film about the life and career of Dian Fossey. |
BLEUE'S BREATH |
2022 |
Stop Motion Animation |
Michael J Lutman |
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Australia |
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Stop Motion Animation |
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Young Bleue finds herself lost at sea amidst a violent storm that alters her world beyond her reality. |
Andy |
2022 |
ANIMATION |
Jamy Wheless | Executive Producer: Jean Schultz | Lead Animator: Brendan Gottlieb |
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Ignite Animation Studios |
United States |
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ANIMATION |
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An uplifting story of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life. |
WE THE PEOPLE |
2022 |
Music Video |
Nimo Patel |
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EMPTY HANDS MUSIC |
United States |
2022 |
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Music Video |
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This is a song about coming together. It has been saddening to experience the social division and polarization in the world. This song is my heartfelt response to the collective pain we all share. |
Sky so Blue |
2022 |
Elementary Poetic |
Gehrig Blackburn | Pacific Elementary School |
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United States |
2022 |
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Elementary Poetic |
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A poem appreciating the wonders of nature. |
Waking from a Dream about Forests |
2022 |
Elementary Poetic |
Maeta Gray | Pacific Elementary School |
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United States |
2022 |
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Elementary Poetic |
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A poem appreciating forests |
The Morning Mist |
2022 |
Elementary Poetic |
Mateo Sotelo | Pacific Elementary School |
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United States |
2022 |
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Elementary Poetic |
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A poem about the beauties of the different times of the day. |
Echoes of War by Kedaton Campbell |
2023 |
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Kedaton Campbell |
Kedaton Campbell |
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United States |
2022 |
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A song titled "Echoes of War" by Kedaton Campbell |
who we are... |
2022 |
Portrait of an Organization |
Noah Berlow |
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United States |
2022 |
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Portrait of an Organization |
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Pathway to Independence, a non profit organization, provides a way for women to rejuvenate their lives and allows them to live a life of independence. |
Malala: The Story of a Hero |
2022 |
middle school women heroes |
Ashley Claire Stegemoller, Leighton Amanda Huffman |
Lora Batchelor Middle School |
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United States |
2022 |
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middle school women heroes |
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This is a video about Malala Yousafzai and how she stood up for women's rights. |
Who Should Decide The Future of the Amazon? |
2022 |
Environmental |
Martin Kingman | Executive Producer: Amazon Frontlines |
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United States |
2022 |
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Environmental |
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A global campaign aims to raise awareness on the urgent need to respect Indigenous people's right to decide over the future of their territories, cultures & lives. |
The Forgotten Hero - Carl Lutz |
2022 |
Middle School Documentary |
Daniel Joseph Taylor |
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United States |
2022 |
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Middle School Documentary |
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This video is about the Holocaust hero Carl Lutz, who saved 62,000 Jews during his lifetime. |
Dr. Mandeep Rai: Dr. Rai - 'The Values Compass' |
2022 |
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eSpeakers |
eSpeakers |
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United States |
2022 |
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Global authority on values working with companies & institutions around the world. London Sunday Times / WSJ bestselling author, "The Values Compass." |
The Sustainability Laboratory |
2022 |
Portrait of an Organization |
The Sustainability Laboratory |
Regenerative TV |
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United States |
2022 |
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Portrait of an Organization |
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A short video highlighting the good work of Dr. Michael Ben-Eli & the Sustainability Laboratory in their mission to save the planet. |
The Space Between Us |
2022 |
Racial Justice |
Gabriel Diamond |
Phil Collis |
Outside Films |
USA |
2021 |
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Racial Justice |
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A radical somatic dialog about race and gender. |
Breonna's Garden AR |
2022 |
Immersive Storytelling Award |
Lady Phoenix & Sutu |
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USA |
2022 |
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Immersive Storytelling Award |
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Breonna’s Garden is an Augmented Reality experience being created in collaboration with Ju’Niyah Palmer, Breonna Taylor’s little sister. |
2022 TEACHER HERO - JEFFREY RUDKIN |
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7th grade Students from Batchelor Middle School |
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USA |
2022 |
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A wonderful media arts educator who inspires his students with a focus on hero based storytelling! |
2022 Emerging Artist Lucy Schacher |
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MY HERO |
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USA / Australia |
2022 |
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Lucy is an emerging artist with a strong voice for humanity. |
Andy (excerpt - from Iff Awards 2022) |
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Jamy Wheless | Executive Producer: Jean Schultz | Lead Animator: Brendan Gottlieb |
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USA |
2022 |
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An uplifting story of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life. |
Ocean Guardians |
2023 |
Portrait of an Organization |
Selket A Kaufman |
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USA |
2023 |
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Portrait of an Organization |
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Visionary creates grassroots social enterprise to prevent whale extinction. |
The Art Of Discovery |
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd |
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USA |
2023 |
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Like scientists, artists conceptualize and put together ideas in new ways. Artists and scientists both have the ability to offer a deeper understanding of our Ocean. |
NON VIOLENCE |
2023 |
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Sinbob |
Mendy Kanu |
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Sierra Leone |
2023 |
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60 Sec Docs with Jahkil Jackson |
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60 Sec docs |
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United States |
2023 |
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Jahkil Jackson from Chicago is the founder of Project I Am, an organization raising awareness about homelessness. |
Sally Ride |
2023 |
Elementary Science Heroes |
Hanna |
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United States |
2023 |
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Elementary Science Heroes |
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Documentary made by a 3rd grade student on why Sally Ride is her hero. |
Wellness Song |
2023 |
Elementary School |
Morgan, Ophelia, Isis, Elinor, Austin, Ethan & Scarlett | Pacific Elementary School |
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United States |
2023 |
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Elementary School |
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An original song about wellness made by students at Pacific Elementary mentored by Wendy Milette |
Women's History Month |
2023 |
Elementary Women Heroes |
Anastasia |
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United States |
2023 |
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Elementary Women Heroes |
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A montage celebrating great women for women's history month! |
Fannie Lou Hamer - A Civil Rights Unsung Hero |
2023 |
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Elia Grace Defore |
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United States |
2023 |
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This documentary is about the unsung hero Fannie Lou Hamer who helped African Americans receive their right to vote. |
The Descent |
2023 |
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Tatiana Collet-Apraxine |
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United Kingdom |
2023 |
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The Descent is an animated Virtual Reality journey into the mythical Underworld that explores the themes of grief and loss |
Down the Road [excerpt] |
2023 |
Humanitarian |
Care Dorghalli |
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USC School of CInematic Arts |
USA |
2023 |
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Humanitarian |
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Woody and Luna generously help people in need after the Paradise fire. |
A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story |
2023 |
High School Animation |
Ruben Barrett, Raisa Effress, Sophia Evans, Lauren Fuchs, Katie Hadsock-Longarzo, Ian Kim, Eve Levy, Timothy Lim, Asher Meron, Marion Ochoa, Isabella Rahi, Hank Schoen, and Olivia Uzielli |
Cheri Gaulke and Samara Hutman |
Righteous Conversations Project |
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2021 |
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High School Animation |
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An animated film that chronicles the extraordinary saga of Holocaust survivor Eva Brettler – a child facing brutality and profound loss who finds sustenance in faith and her own dreams for the future. |
Hard to Say |
2023 |
High School |
Levi Brous-Light, Dovely King, & Madelyn Netto |
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High School |
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HARD TO SAY dramatizes a moment in a teen girl’s life, when she speaks her truth and allows another person into her trauma. |
Heroes Among Us - A Conversation with Captain Alma Lowry |
2023 |
middle school women heroes |
Clara Yang |
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2023 |
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middle school women heroes |
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In this student reporters interview, Captain Lowry and I talk about her experiences in leadership and community service. |
Oasis: The Projection of your own Identity |
2023 |
High School Profiles |
Amiko Muscat |
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Baycat Studios |
United States |
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High School Profiles |
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Jessica Recinos, a choreographer based in San Francisco is yearning to pursue her identity and culture through dance. |
It Takes a Lemon |
2023 |
Narrative |
Corey J Gilbert |
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United States |
2023 |
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Narrative |
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This film is about a grieving man who builds a lemonade stand in the park in honor of his daughter |
Australia |
2023 |
Elementary Poetic |
Gehrig Blackburn |
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Pacific Elementary School |
USA |
2023 |
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Elementary Poetic |
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An original poem celebrating the uniqueness of Australia. |
Mother Moon |
2023 |
Elementary Poetic |
Elciana Hudson - Pacific Elementary School |
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USA |
2023 |
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Elementary Poetic |
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Elciana shares her poetry for the Moon. |
Stuffing Up |
2023 |
College Animation |
Rachel Berkowitz |
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South Africa |
2023 |
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College Animation |
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A teddy attempts to lose her roundness after being rejected by her weight-obsessed owner. |
Secondary Strobe |
2023 |
Overcoming Obstacles |
Maddie Barnes |
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United Kingdom |
2023 |
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Overcoming Obstacles |
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This film follows Libby Gotta, a competitive swimmer and member of the Great British Deaf Swimming Club |
Empowerment In Action |
2023 |
Educational Heroes |
Yuelin Liu |
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Actuality Abroad |
Guatemala |
2023 |
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Educational Heroes |
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This short documentary centers on the work of the Eco Spanish School, persevering in a small town on the shores of Lake Atitlán |
Ministry of Surf |
2023 |
Humanitarian |
Collins Reagan |
Keith Reagan |
Reagan Studios |
USA |
2023 |
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Humanitarian |
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An intimate look inside the healing power of water & surfing on autistic children and the surfers who offer "one perfect day" to kids! |
War |
2023 |
Narrative |
Mahyar Zaheri |
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Iran |
2023 |
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Narrative |
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The story of a boy named Farid Bardbar… |
Finding Home |
2023 |
High School Documentary |
Ethan Dumper |
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United States |
2023 |
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High School Documentary |
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A short documentary put together by a youth film maker regarding the systemic problems behind Homelessness and possible solutions. |
Los Guardianes |
2023 |
College Documentary |
Kira O'Boyle |
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United States |
2023 |
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College Documentary |
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Two brothers in Mexico work to conserve the ancient Maya practice of raising stingless bees. |
The Unbound Project - Sarah Heiligtag |
2023 |
Portrait of an Individual |
Thomas Machowicz, Sabina Diethelm |
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Portrait of an Individual |
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The founder of Transfarmation shares her vision for a healthier world. |
Keiko Fukazawa |
2023 |
Documentary |
Anabelle Vo & Margot Bennett |
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USA / Japan |
2023 |
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Documentary |
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Keiko Fukazawa uses her art to address an issue that has greatly impacted the quality of life in America: gun violence. |
Cadena en Cadena (Stitch by Stitch) |
2023 |
Community Heroes |
Rachel Thompson |
Juliana Kasmanas |
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United States |
2023 |
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Community Heroes |
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A women's embroidery collective in Mexico passes down traditional Maya patterns while innovating new designs and expanding gender roles for future generations. |
Water, Star Medicine |
2023 |
Middle School Documentary |
Lisa Spencer |
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USA |
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Middle School Documentary |
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A teacher and her students study the nature, science, and brilliance of water. They visit the Rio Grande in New Mexico and interview Veda Austin, a New Zealand Māori scientist to learn that water is life, memory, and healing. |
THE GREY SPACE - PSA |
2023 |
PSA |
William Goins |
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USA |
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PSA |
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Liam Neeson voices this heart wrenching PSA about the rescue of women, children, families and Americans stranded behind the front lines of war in Ukraine, an ill-fated evacuation in Afghanistan, and the carnage of a Cat 5 Hurricane IAN. |
The Making of the Big Picture |
2023 |
Wellness |
Benjamine Reid |
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2023 |
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Wellness |
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The Big Picture is a play written by teens for teens about The Big Picture-- what is really important in life, and the monumental challenges that teenagers face. |
Pestis Muliebris - Stories of Female Resilience |
2023 |
Middle School |
Vittorio Caratozzolo, Luca Nicolini & Class 2 A (2022-23) |
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Italy |
2023 |
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Middle School |
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How many difficulties have women encountered to undertake scientific studies and, in particular, in medicine? Ask Marie, Elizabeth, Emily… |
Reclaim |
2023 |
Environmental |
Kelly Guerin |
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Canada |
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Environmental |
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Jo-Anne McArthur visited two pig farms: one industrial, packed with thousands of pigs, and one long abandoned. |
PB&J Productions My Hero |
2023 |
High School Environmental |
Shelby Dahl |
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United States |
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High School Environmental |
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This is an interview of Savannah Ackerman, the School Outreach Coordinator for Tree People. |
We are the Earth |
2023 |
ANIMATION |
Zoé Rose |
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France |
2023 |
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ANIMATION |
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A powerful expressionistic animation for connecting to life. |
The Kite |
2023 |
Stop Motion Animation |
Martin Smatana |
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Czech Republic |
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Stop Motion Animation |
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An enchanting tale about remembering those who are no longer with us. |
Freeman |
2023 |
High School - Overcoming Obstacles |
Daisy Thwaites |
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United States |
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High School - Overcoming Obstacles |
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Every day we pass homeless people, like Freeman, on the street and we don't know anything about them. This film is about one homeless man. |
The Hill We Climb |
2023 |
High School |
Destiny Brown |
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United States |
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High School |
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Students in Wide Angle's Virtual Event Planning class created a collaborative artistic work surrounding Amanda Gorman's poem, "The Hill We Climb," which represented everything the students believed in. |
Twisted Tale Cinda Real [excerpt] |
2023 |
ANIMATION |
Sara Bozanic |
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Slovenia |
2023 |
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ANIMATION |
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Cinda Real (our take on the Cinderella), a story about a girl who is stigmatised for having only one leg and her intention to come to a dance, “only to dance”. |
Goddesses |
2023 |
Sports Heroes |
Morgan Maassen |
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United States / Tahiti |
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Sports Heroes |
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A short film on Vahine, Heimiti and Kohai Fierro of Tahiti. |
Water 3 |
2023 |
Experimental |
Morgan Maassen |
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United States |
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Experimental |
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A short film about my affinity for the ocean, its mystery and power. |
The Emerald Edge: Cedar's Story |
2023 |
Immersive Storytelling 360 |
Chad Horn |
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CANADA |
2023 |
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Immersive Storytelling 360 |
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"Explore the world’s largest coastal temperate rainforest in 360 degrees in a new immersive experience. |
This Fragile Paradise |
2023 |
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Ashley Tsai |
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United States |
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Watch 17-year-old Ashley Tsai honor Mbororo pastoralist and sacred resource cartographer Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. |
Echoes of Peace - The Gandhi Story |
2023 |
Middle School - Humanitarian Heroes |
Daniel Joseph Taylor |
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USA |
2023 |
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Middle School - Humanitarian Heroes |
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This is an 8 minute film about the life of Mahatma Gandhi and how he fought for India's independence through non-violent resistance. |
Greenwashing Fast Fashion's Dirty Laundry Into Art |
2023 |
Arts Heroes |
Manuel Gussmann |
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Germany |
2023 |
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Arts Heroes |
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Witness in "Greenwashing Fast Fashion's Dirty Laundry Into Art" the stunning transformation of discarded clothing into a powerful art installation. |
Shalom Ukraine (YouthBridge) |
2023 |
High School Documentary |
Olga Kotlytska |
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Germany |
2023 |
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High School Documentary |
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A film about Ukrainian teenage refugees from different parts of Ukraine, who with their art and talents convey to Europeans the truth about Ukraine. |
Just A Girl |
2023 |
Documentary |
Yassa Khan |
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United Kingdom |
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Documentary |
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The emotive film shares the voices and stories of three young girls whose childhoods were stolen when they became child brides and mothers in Nigeria. |
Grace Hopper |
2023 |
Middle School - Science Heroes |
Audrey Eason |
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United States |
2023 |
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Middle School - Science Heroes |
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Trailblazing mathematician Grace Hopper is amazing example of the power you have if you put your mind to it! |
One More Time |
2023 |
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Queality |
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United States |
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In this short documentary, One More Time, former band members of the Mighty Ram Band of Eastside High recall their golden days of performances |
Dorothy Cotton |
2023 |
middle school - civil rights heroes |
Dylan Winiger |
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United States |
2023 |
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middle school - civil rights heroes |
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Dorothy Cotton was an American civil rights activist, |
My Hero - Maya Angelou |
2023 |
middle school women heroes |
Sakura Forney |
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United States |
2023 |
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middle school women heroes |
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Maya Angelou's life and how she changed her community's perspective on racism and sexism. |
Green SuperHeroes 2030 Trailer |
2023 |
Trailer |
Los Angeles Barea |
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United States |
2023 |
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Trailer |
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A group of 10 young environmentalists changing the world for the better. Their powers make the planet greener. |
Trash Counts |
2023 |
Science Heroes |
NOAA Ocean Today |
NOAA Ocean Today |
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United States |
2023 |
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Science Heroes |
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Featuring a citizen science project that is making a difference, one data entry at a time. |
Protecting Coral Reefs |
2023 |
Series |
NOAA Ocean Today |
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NOAA Ocean Today |
United States |
2023 |
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Series |
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NOAA and the National Park Service are creating a geo-referenced coral reef base map to better understand coral reefs |
2023 Global Educator - Martin Smatana |
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Union Square & Co |
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Czech Republic |
2023 |
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Martin shares about creating his book A YEAR OF GOOD NEWS! |
Gratitude Revealed [trailer] |
2023 |
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Louie Schwartzberg |
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USA |
2022 |
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Take a breath and be inspired... |
19th Annual International Film Festival - Virtual Awards |
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Wendy Milette |
Jeanne Meyers, Rachel Priebe, Brandy Hernandez, Sam Fredericks, Kitty Richardson and MY HERO team |
The MY HERO Project |
United States |
2023 |
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MY HERO 19th Film Festival Celebration of Winners |
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MY HERO, Wendy Milette |
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United States |
2023 |
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2023 Immersive Storytelling Award Presentation |
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MyHero |
MyHero |
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United States |
2023 |
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Rewilding Honeybees |
2024 |
Environmental |
Cameron Nielsen |
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United States |
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Environmental |
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Progressive conservationist Michael Thiele is “re-wilding” honey bees — introducing swarms to habitats that are more conducive to the instinctive preferences that allow them to thrive. |
When it Comes From the Earth |
2024 |
Stop Motion Animation |
Katalin Egely |
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Hungary |
2024 |
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Stop Motion Animation |
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A little girl, a cumbia and a sustainable, healthy world. |
Man of Heal |
2024 |
Narrative |
MyQueal Lewis |
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United States |
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Narrative |
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"Man of Heal" is a poignant short film created for the Black & Unlimited Black Fatherhood Project, offering an intimate portrayal of Joel's transformative journey as a father |
Local Hero Award — Presented to Rich German |
2024 |
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MY HERO |
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United States |
2024 |
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Ocean activist Rich German is presented the Local Hero Award at the MY HERO 20th Anniversary Film Festival. |
It's Not About the Question |
2024 |
Community Heroes |
Gabriel Diamond |
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United States |
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Community Heroes |
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What happens when social change leaders meet? Strangers from a wide range of regions and issue areas met up to share a unique experience of getting to know each other in a radical way. |
Daga - A Woman’s Fight to Empower Girls in her Village |
2024 |
Women's Rights |
Fama Ndiaye |
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Alarba Film |
Senegal |
2024 |
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Women's Rights |
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In southern Senegal, Daga Baldé, a local leader in her community, is a passionate advocate for girls’ and women’s education. |
System Failure |
2024 |
High School Narrative |
Robert Munic |
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United States |
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High School Narrative |
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While contemplating his future, a teenage boy is forced to publicly address a painful secret. |
ROOTED FOR THE FUTURE |
2024 |
Humanitarian |
Benjamine Reid |
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United States |
2023 |
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Humanitarian |
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We see the life-changing and transformational work of this crisis center, the Relatives, through the teen's eyes. |
Her Voice |
2024 |
Human Rights |
Carletta S. Hurt, Sunnye C. Durham |
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IKAM Productions |
United States |
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Human Rights |
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PASSWORD: Education1961, Under a tight deadline, journalism student Gwendolyn struggles to choose a historical figure as the focus of a high school homework assignment. |
Run |
2024 |
Student/Mentor Narrative |
Brandon Broady |
Kids in the Spotlight |
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United States |
2023 |
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Student/Mentor Narrative |
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The writers wanted to tell a unique and authentic story about mental health |
When the Devil Smoked in Paradise |
2024 |
High School Environmental |
Katherine Liao |
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United States |
2024 |
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High School Environmental |
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In a city where the median home price is $1.8M and land costs $6M per acre because it is “The Safest City in America,” few know that tucked away in a hillock, a secret “All American Asphalt” plant is quietly belching 221 pounds of benzene and 1,800 pounds of formaldehyde every year. |
Viva La Veta |
2024 |
middle school creative |
Natalie Chien |
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Imaginate Ink |
United States |
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middle school creative |
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13-year-old Natalie wonders why Veta La Palma, a magical fish farm in Spain that produces the most delicious fish double-Michelin star Chef Dan Barber has ever tasted by harnessing Nature to raise fish, is a secret from the world. |
Grillo |
2024 |
College Documentary |
Dima Puchkarev - USC |
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United States |
2024 |
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College Documentary |
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Grillo (2024) follows the story of David “Grillo” Amodio, a man shaped by gang violence, addiction, and incarceration in East L.A.
WARNING: MATURE SUBJECT MATTER . |
Superhuman Body - Behind the Scenes |
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Greg and Shaun MacGillivray |
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MacGillivray Freeman Films |
USA |
2024 |
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Superhuman Body shows the extraordinary ways our bodies work, and how science and technology help us to intervene when things go wrong. |
Superhuman Body - Behind the Scenes |
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Greg and Shaun MacGillivray |
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MacGillivray Freeman Films |
USA |
2024 |
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Superhuman Body is produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films and presented by Edwards Lifesciences and Griffin Catalyst. |
Kids in the Spotlight Awards |
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Kids in the Spotlight |
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USA |
2024 |
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Kids In The Spotlight (KITS) has been a beacon of hope for youth impacted by foster care, offering a transformative journey through storytelling and filmmaking, |
Tribute to Wendy Milette |
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Rachel Priebe |
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The MY HERO Project |
USA |
2024 |
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My Hero’s Film Festival and Media Arts Education Director, Wendy Milette, has directed the festival for 20 years while bringing hope and inspiration to millions of people around the globe. |
Tiffany Shlain and Goldie Hawn Acceptance Speech |
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Tiffany Shlain and Goldie Hawn receive the Media Award for their film The Teen Brain at the 20th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival. |
Media Award Acceptance | MHIFF 2024 |
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MY HERO Media Award |
MY HERO |
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2024 |
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MY HERO Media Award |
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Watch Tiffany Shlain and Goldie Hawn accept the Media Award at the 2024 MY HERO International Film Festival. |