Cinema Eye Honors has officially announced the nominees for their 17th Annual Nonfiction Film Awards, and we are excited to report that ten WMM films and filmmakers received nominations!
The following five WMM films were supported by our Production Assistance Program:
- GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT directed by PA Program Alums Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster
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- Outstanding NonFiction Feature
- Outstanding Original Score – Samora Pinderhughes and Chris Pattishall
- Outstanding Visual Design – Thomas Curtis and Sean Pierce
- The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor) – Nikki Giovanni
- Audience Choice Award Long List
- INVISIBLE BEAUTY (dir. Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng), PA Program Film
- Audience Choice Prize
- The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor) – Bethann Hardison
- Audience Choice Award Long List
- MIDWIVES(dir. Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing), PA Program Film
- Spotlight
- TWICE COLONIZED (dir. Lin Alluna)
- The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor) – Aaju Peter
- LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (dir. Lisa Cortés), PA Program Film
- Audience Choice Award Long List
In addition, the following nominated films were made by Program Alum:
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY (directed by Program Alum Maite Alberdi)
- Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature
- Outstanding Direction – Maite Alberdi
- Outstanding Editing – Carolina Siraqyan
- Audience Choice Prize
- The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor) – Augusto Góngora & Paulina Urrutia
- Audience Choice Award Long List
- BLACK GIRLS PLAY: THE STORY OF HAND GAMES, co-directed by Program Alums Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster
- Outstanding Nonfiction Short
- Shorts List Semifinalists
- PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS, directed by Program Alum Lana Wilson
- Broadcast Film Nominee
- Broadcast Editing Nominee – Sara Newens, Anne Yao and David Teague
- JUDY BLUME FOREVER, directed by WMM Alum Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok
- Broadcast Film Nominee
Congratulations to all the nominees! In addition, thank you to Cinema Eye Honors for recognizing our filmmakers’ artistic achievements, and for their continued support of non-fiction films and series.
