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Best of Festival and Best of Show films are selected by category and region.
Not all categories had a Best of Festival winner

"At Your Cervix"
(USA)    "BEST OF FESTIVAL"
"Social Issues"
A'magine: Director


Directed by A'Magine

At Your Cervix is the first documentary to expose the little-known practice of the non-consensual use of patients as practice dummies by the American medical education system.
 In an era when conversations about both consent and reproductive justice are paramount, it shines a light on the use of anesthetized or unconscious patients by medical students to practice pelvic examinations without the knowledge or consent of those patients.

CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History
in Science
United States 		 BEST OF SHOW 
Coca-Cola's Plastic Promises
in Environmental
United Kingdom 		 BEST OF SHOW 
Let Them Go
in Social Issues, Original Score (sub-category)
United States 		 BEST OF SHOW
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Original Score (sub-category)  
Lovely Jackson
in Docu-drama Feature
United States 		 BEST OF SHOW 
One But Many
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States		 BEST OF SHOW 
Plastic Earth
in Environmental
United States		 BEST OF SHOW 
Re-Entrification: A Place We Call Home
in Documentary
United States 		 BEST OF SHOW 
Teacher of Patience
in Human Spirit
United States 		 BEST OF SHOW 
Teen Mums: Pregnant and Trapped
in Documentary
United Kingdom 		 BEST OF SHOW 




Outstanding Excellence

Accidental Truth - UFO Revelations
in Documentary, Narration Talent (sub-category)
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Affirmation Generation
in Documentary
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
AFRICA, CRADLE OF HUMANKIND AND MODERN CIVILISATIONS
in Revolution and Reform, Social Issues,  Narration Talent (sub-category) 
Canada 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Black Cockatoo Crisis
in Environmental
Australia 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
THE COUNTRY OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
in Documentary
Guatemala 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Dance For Change
in Social Issues and Human Spirit 
United Kingdom 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE: Social Issues
The Doctrine of Recovery
in Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
DOWNWIND
in Documentary
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Dust
in Documentary, Environmental , Wildlife/Nature/Animals, Cinematography (sub-category)
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
EVA
in Biography, Documentary, Human Spirit
United Kingdom 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Exiled Hopes - Full Version
in Social Issues, Research (sub-category)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
From Food to Freedom
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Frontline Nurses: Dispatches from the COVID-19 Pandemic
in Animated		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Healer's Dream
in Biography
Canada 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Ice Ice Baby - Hip Hop's 1st Global #1
in Documentary
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
JAWAI
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Journey To Zero
in Docu-drama Feature
Nigeria
 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
KAI & KILLIAN
in Documentary
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Keep on Dancing Ep1
in Health
Australia 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Kikuichi Story
in Documentary
Japan 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
THE NARROW BRIDGE
in Social Issues
Australia 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Other Side of Wrong
in Documentary, Cinematography (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category)
Slovenia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
 EXCELLENCE: Documentary
Our Daily Bread
in Social Issues, Documentary 
Romania 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
A Perfect Balance of Absolute Chaos
in Sports
United Kingdom 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Residual Splendour
in Human Spirit
Canada 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Saving Grace Animal Society: Driven By Compassion
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Canada 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Saving Jaguars and Ourselves
in Documentary
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
SB2508: A Death Threat to Everglades Restoration
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Sensei
in Biography, Human Spirit, Direction (sub-category)
Australia 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE: Human Spirit, Direction (sub-category)
Sharjah Safari
in Documentary
United Arab Emirates 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Soul of Sicily
in Environmental
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
STEWART UDALL AND THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY
in Biography
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
TAKEN: An American Hostage Story
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Teide, a world born of fire
in Documentary
Spain 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Tham Luang Rescue : Power of Unity
in Documentary
Thailand 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Two Photojournalists : the witnesses of 5·18 Gwangju
in Revolution and Reform, Direction (sub-category)
Korea, Republic of 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE: Revolution and Reform
There Goes The Neighborhood
in Social Issues
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
?? Traditional Midwife
in Documentary, Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
Japan 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE: Documentary 
Trafficked: Survivor Stories
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Tremor Documentary 2022
in Documentary, Health, Editing (sub-category), Narration Talent (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE: Direction (sub-category)  
Volunteers Needed
in Youth Issues
United States 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Wounded Land
in Documentary, Cinematography (sub-category)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 




Excellence Award Winners

A Quiet Courage. Afghan journalists in a time of terror
Director Anthony Feinstein
in Documentary
Canada
 EXCELLENCE 
Bhaktapur / A human story
in Documentary
Italy 		 EXCELLENCE 
BIGBOYZ
in Editing (sub-category), Direction (sub-category), Actress: Supporting (Subcat), Actor: Lead (Subcat), Actor: Supporting (Subcat)
Philippines 		 EXCELLENCE
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT:  Actress: Supporting (Subcat)
The Biological Aging Challenge
in Health
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
BREARTH
in Environmental
Spain		 EXCELLENCE 
China and the New Pacific
in Documentary, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
Singapore		 EXCELLENCE
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category) 
Citizen of Moria
in Documentary
Canada 		 EXCELLENCE 
A Common Thread
in Environmental
Canada 		 EXCELLENCE 
COMPLEX
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Dancing with the Scorpion
in Human Spirit
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
A debaa for the 14th of July
in Religion/Faith
Italy 		 EXCELLENCE 
Eighty Twenty: Mark Opitz Remembers
in Documentary
Australia 		 EXCELLENCE 
Faces of Climate Resilience
in Environmental
India 		 EXCELLENCE 
Far Horizon: Flat Earth vs NASA
in Documentary
Canada 		 EXCELLENCE 
Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration
in Documentary
Switzerland 		 EXCELLENCE 
Food as Resistance
in Documentary
Mexico 		 EXCELLENCE 
FOR VEGAS
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
The Golden Cage
in Social Issues
Slovakia 		 EXCELLENCE 
Heading Away From The Ledge
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
How To Be A Person: How to Get An Abortion
in Revolution and Reform
United Kingdom 		 EXCELLENCE
Hypnotic (ENG)
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Spain		 EXCELLENCE 
Intersections
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Jewish Jurmala - Jewrmala
in Documentary
Latvia 		 EXCELLENCE 
Kath Duncan -The untold struggle for civil rights
in LGBT
United Kingdom 		 EXCELLENCE 
King of Kings : Chasing Edward Jones
in Documentary
France		 EXCELLENCE 
THE KINGS OF KILIMANJARO
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Knock Out Blonde
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Leprosy - A Forgotten Disease
in Documentary
Sweden 		 EXCELLENCE 
Lita the baby raven
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Little Wins
in Human Spirit
United State		 EXCELLENCE 
Iorì:wase Presents: Warhawks
in Sports
Canada 		 EXCELLENCE 
The lost beauty, Syria
in Documentary
Italy		 EXCELLENCE 
Mana over Meth
in Social Issues, Narration Talent (sub-category)
New Zealand 		 EXCELLENCE
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Social Issues
MEET THE WALLERS
in Documentary
Australia 		 EXCELLENCE 
My Body, Their Choice
in Social Issues
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
Not in Love
in Animated
Switzerland 		 EXCELLENCE 
PADRE PIO
in Religion/Faith
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
Pain of Silence
in Documentary, Travel/Culture/Arts
United State		 EXCELLENCE 
Painted with my Hair
in Human Spirit
United Kingdom 		 EXCELLENCE 
Pat Walsh The Life And Legacy Of An Irish Revolutionary
in Revolution and Reform, Cinematography (sub-category)
Ireland 		 EXCELLENCE
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Revolution and Reform
PEACE PILGRIMS
in Documentary, Religion/Faith
Australia 		 EXCELLENCE 
People of the Port: The Story of Milwaukee's Jones Island
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Pour le Peuple
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Powering Puerto Rico
in Documentary, Environmental , Direction (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Real Wonder Women
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Saging the World
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Science for Hire
in Health
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Smashed: Breaking the Cycle of Alcohol Use Disorder
in Social Issues
Canada 		 EXCELLENCE 
SOLD! An American Stockyards Story
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Solitude
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
The Aesthetics of the Fight
in Social Issues
Brazil
EXCELLENCE
The people's House
in Social Issues
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Tracking St. Thomas - The Apostle of the East
in Religion/Faith
Norway 		 EXCELLENCE 
Uncanny Valley: Belly
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
UNDIAGNOSED
in Documentary
United States
 EXCELLENCE
Unshaken
in Docu-drama Short
United States 		 EXCELLENCE 
Women and Roads. The Way to Yourself. Baikal
in Travel/Culture/Arts
Russian Federation 		 EXCELLENCE 
Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise
in Docu-drama Short, Environmental , Original Score (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States 		  EXCELLENCE




Exceptional Merit

ADUMU
in Documentary
Ireland 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Ah! Hard Rain
in Human Spirit
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
August Pace: 1989-2019
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
BITTER SEPTEMBER
in Docu-drama Short
Switzerland 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Camp OrangeRay
in Human Spirit
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Celestial Restlessness Of Things
in Documentary
Spain 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
A Chance to Danceon
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Courtyard. District. Us
in Revolution and Reform
Lithuania 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
C'UNDUA
in Social Issues
Spain 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Discovering Mrs. Rossini
in Docu-drama Short
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Dybbuk Remix: Dancing Between Worlds
in Docu-drama Short, Editing (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
MERIT: Editing (sub-category) 
Escape Artist
in Documentary
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Experiments in Freedom
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Far From the Nile
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Filmmakers
in Environmental
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Gabriel's Daughter, The Life and Legacy of Clara Brown
in Human Spirit
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
GIMME MY BONES
in Documentary
Italy 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Good Bad Ugly
in Religion/Faith, Original Score (sub-category)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Happy
in Biography
Russian Federation 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Holy Cowboys
in Religion/Faith
India 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
INDIVISIBLES
in Social Issues
Colombia 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
It's Ok to be Different
in Youth Issues
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
A Journey with a Hope
in Social Issues
United Kingdom		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Keepers of the Horse
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Kinnick: The Documentary
in Sports
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Maurina, The Scars That Fall Left
in Revolution and Reform, Research (sub-category)
Brazil 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Millstone
in Biography, Documentary, Direction (sub-category)
United Arab Emirates 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Monument to Love
in Human Spirit
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Move to Vaccinate
in Health
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
MY TIME DANCES WITH ME
in Sports
Poland 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
New Creation in Love
in Religion/Faith
China 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
New Insights into Ancient Traditions: Uncovering a Key to Heart Health Protection
in Religion/Faith
United State		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Nkosi Eclipsed
in Human Spirit
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
ON GUARD: A Story of American Youth
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
On My Terms
in Docu-drama Short, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
On the bridge
in Animated
Switzerland 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Parateichion - a documentary film project
in Docu-drama Feature
Ukraine 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Pencona
in Human Spirit, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The PRATT in the HAT
in Biography
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Pvt. Ravel's Bolero
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Quindaro Ruins-A Documentary Film
in Documentary
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Radio Carbon
in Environmental
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Rescued from Darkness
in Religion/Faith
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Rick Bartow The Man Who Made Marks
in Documentary, Research (sub-category)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
MERIT: Documentary
Road to Revolution
in Travel/Culture/Arts
Australia 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Roebourne
in Documentary
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The rule of exception
in Documentary
Germany 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Sakthi Vibrations
in Social Issues
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
SENTENCED
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Shahad
in Docu-drama Feature
Luxembourg 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Showing Up - Dare to live from your heart
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
"Sin Vergüenza" - Without Shame
in Docu-drama Short
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Sloth 360
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Sometimes I Dream in Farsi
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Strength We Share
in Documentary
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
MERIT: Documentary
TATTOOED TRUCKS OF NEPAL- Horn Please
in Documentary, Travel/Culture/Arts, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Documentary and Travel/Culture/Arts

MERIT: Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category)

EXCELLENCE: Original Score (sub-category)
The Tide Mills Project
in Human Spirit
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Tying The Knot
in Animated
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
When the Dust Clears
in Docu-drama Short
China 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
World of My Own
in Docu-drama Short
United Kingdom 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Zoomberry: an adventurous chorus for uncommon times
in Human Spirit
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT






Merit

AlieNation
in Social Issues
China 		 MERIT
All short films about the work & the exhibitions of "BrückenKunst" from 2014 to 2019, a group of unrecognized artists in Berlin.
in Documentary
Germany 		 MERIT
Call it the burning
in Docu-drama Short
Belgium 		 MERIT

Earthship Freo
in Environmental
Australia 		 MERIT
Elk at Dusk
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States 		 MERIT
Everywhere West
in Docu-drama Short
United States		 MERIT
The Four I's of the Black Man
in Social Issues
United States 		 MERIT
Free From Fear
in Human Spirit
Mexico 		 MERIT
The Ghana Youth Film Program
in Environmental
Ghana 		 MERIT
LOVE*SING*EMBRACE Among the Mystic Baul Minstrels of India
in Documentary
United States 		 MERIT
Melting Point
in Social Issues
United States 		 MERIT
Mission Peace: The Staunch Moderates Documentary
in Documentary
United States 		 MERIT
Ocean Therapy
in Youth Issues
United States		 MERIT
Our Journey
in Health
United Kingdom 		 MERIT
The Roundabout
in Documentary
Spain 		 MERIT
Shotikat Oklhilli
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States		 MERIT
Trippy Dunes
in Revolution and Reform
Brazil 		 MERIT
We're All Going To Die
in Documentary
Germany 		 MERIT


Kudos Endeavor
The Purpose of Pandemic Gardening
in Environmental 		 KUDOS
R U Serious
in Youth Issues 		 KUDOS


Sub-Categories
48.000 Names
in Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
Netherlands 		 EXCELLENCE 
Alcindo
in Research (sub-category)
Portugal 		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Cross-Cultural Solutions
in Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
DEAR BUDDHA
in Narration Talent (sub-category)
Viet Nam		 EXCELLENCE 
Ellida
in Actress: Lead (Subcat), Actor: Lead (Subcat)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Honoring Choices
in Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
MERIT: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
How to Explain Your Mental Illness to Stanley Kubrick
in Editing (sub-category)
United States		 MERIT
LIBERA NOS - il Trionfo sul Male
in Original Score (sub-category)
Italy 		 EXCELLENCE
Made For Reel
in Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United Kingdom 		 MERIT
Maharaja's Children-A Brave Bunch in India
in Research (sub-category)
Poland		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Medicine Circus
in Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Ukraine, Ukraine (Half The World Away)
in Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Voicing Adoption Diaspora
in Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Wave
in Research (sub-category)
Spain 		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT

Screenplays
Alta California
Writer Lynn H. Elliott
in Religion/Faith
United States
 BRONZE
Maggie
Writer Armando P. Ibanez
in Short screenplays
United States
 HONORABLE MENTION