Congratulations to our 2022 Festival Winners
2022 Jury Awards

Ferryman
Darren Bender
Best Narrative Feature

Peter Callahan
Out and About
Best Actor

Carli Fish
Ferryman
Best Actress

To Which We Belong
Pamela Boll and Lindsay Richardson
Best Documentary Feature

Being Thunder
Stephanie Lamorre
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Between the Lines: Photojournalism in the Crossfire
Jan Sonnenmair
Best Documentary Short

A River Out of Time
Benjamin Kraushaar and Cody Perry
Best Adventure Film

OPERATION: CAVITY
Alex Morsanutto
Best Live Action Narrative Short

ALA KACHUU – Take and Run
Maria Brendle
Honorable Mention: Live Action Narrative Short

ON/OFF
Nicolas Villarreal
Best Animated Short
2022 Audience Awards

Marvelous and the Black Hole
Kate Tsang
Best Narrative Feature

To Which We Belong
Pamela Boll and Lindsay Richardson
Best Documentary

ALA KACHUU – Take and Run
Maria Brendle
Best Short

Our Story – The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco
Michael Ramsey and Daniel Tso
Best Native Cinema

A River Out of Time
Benjamin Kraushaar and Cody Perry
Best Adventure

Rocks 4 Sale!
David Dibble
Best Family Film

Under the Lights
Miles Levin
Best REEL Learning
2021 Jury Awards
Best Narrative Feature: Omar and Us directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and Mehmet Bahadir Er
Honorable Mention Narrative Feature: Take Out Girl directed by Hisonni Mustafa
Best Documentary Feature: The Walrus and the Whistleblower directed by Nathalie Bibeau
Honorable Mention Documentary Feature: Cholitas directed by Jaime Murciego and Pablo Iraburu
Best Documentary Short: Welcome Strangers directed by Dia Sokol Savage
Honorable Mention Documentary Short: USA v SCOTT directed by Ora DeKornfeld and Isabel Castro
Best Live Action Short: Rent Due directed by Gavin Michael Booth
Honorable Mention Live Action Short: Groom. Bride. Herring. directed by Dmitriy Endaltsev
Best Animated Short: Malakout directed by Farnoosh Abedi
Honorable Mention Animated Short: Kapaemahu directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Joe Wilson, and Dean Hamer
2021 Audience Awards
Best Narrative Feature: Elephant in the Room (L’Elefante nella stanza) directed by Kartik Singh
Best Documentary Feature: Picture Of His Life directed by Yonatan Nir and Dani Menkin
Best Documentary Short: USA v SCOTT directed by Ora DeKornfeld and Isabel Castro
Best Adventure Film: Cholitas directed by Jaime Murciego and Pablo Iraburu
Best Family Film: Dani Burt directed by Brian Olliver
Best Native Cinema Film: One Word Sawalmem directed by Natasha Deganello Giraudie and Michael “Pom” Preston
Best Short Film: Alina directed by Rami Kodeih
Best REEL Learning Film: BECOLORED directed by Maurizio Forestieri
2020 Jury Awards
Best Narrative Feature: Last Call directed by Gavin Michael Booth
Honorable Mention Narrative Feature: Lupe directed by Andre Phillips and Charles Vuolo
Best Documentary Feature: Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War directed by Kerry David
Best Documentary Short: Ashes to Ashes directed by Taylor Rees and Renan Ozturk
Best Live Action Short: To The Muse directed by Jacob Brooks
Best Animated Short: Two Balloons directed by Mark Smith
2020 Audience Awards
Best Narrative Feature: Last Call directed by Gavin Michael Booth
Best Documentary: Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War directed by Kerry David
Best Adventure Film: The Weight of Water directed by Michael Brown
Best Family Film: Superpower Dogs directed by Daniel Ferguson
Best Native Cinema Film: Common Ground: The Story of Bears Ears directed by Paige Sparks
Best Short Film: The Neighbors’ Window directed by Marshall Curry
Best REEL Learning Film: Osama & Ayman directed by Sam Price-Waldman, Chris Cresci, & Ben Mullinkosson
2019 Jury Awards
Best Narrative Feature: I May Regret directed by Graham Streeter
Honorable Mention Narrative Feature: For Izzy directed by Alex Chu
Best Documentary Feature: Letter from Masanjia directed by Leon Lee
Honorable Mention Documentary Feature: This is Home directed by Alexandra Shiva
Best Documentary Short: Unforgiveable/
Imperdonabile directed by Giosue Petrone
Honorable Mention Documentary Short: Glen Canyon Rediscovered directed by Taylor Graham
Best Narrative Short: Swagger Back directed by George Kenyon
Honorable Mention Narrative Shorts: Masquerade directed by Andrew Hawkins and Raceland by Scott Bloom
Best Animated Short: The Fruits of Clouds directed by Katerina Karhankova
Imperdonabile directed by Giosue Petrone