2008-2024 Festival Winners List

A redemptive tale of an aspiring rap artist surviving failed levees and her own troubled past and seizing a chance for a new beginning.

Una mamma cerca un'altra fonte di reddito quando suo marito parte con i soldi destinati alla nuova casa mobile.

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

Rille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.

A documentary focusing on the life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, and his exploits over the last decade.

Harlem, New York City, 1987, un'adolescente con sovrappeso, maltrattata e analfabeta e incinta del suo secondo figlio viene invitata a iscriversi a una scuola alternativa nella speranza che la sua vita possa andare in una nuova direzione.

Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This newest documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto (SISTERS IN LAW, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE) follows the outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie, as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised of their communities. Neither politics, nor social or racial divisions stand a chance against the united force of the women. Once again Longinotto has managed to bring us an intimate portrait of change from Africa, this time from post-apartheid South Africa, a nation being transformed with hope and energy into a new democracy.

A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.

Percorre un anno con un plotone nella valle più mortale dell'Afghanistan.

Una ragazza risoluta che vive sull'Altopiano d'Ozark si inoltra in un pericoloso terreno sociale alla ricerca del padre spacciatore, mentre cerca di mantenere la famiglia unita.

Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.

Un ragazzo di diciassette anni si trova alle prese con una famiglia di pericolosi criminali e con il detective che pensa di poterlo salvare.

Documents stories of terminally ill Oregonians utilizing legal physician-assisted suicide, their loved ones, doctors involved, and passage of a similar law in Washington. Explores perspectives around this ethically complex issue.

Una studentessa universitaria britannica si innamora di uno studente americano, solo per essere separata da lui quando viene espulsa dagli Stati Uniti dopo aver trascorso oltre il suo visto.

What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.

Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she isn't particularly attractive anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when the perfect couple moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child - from Ethiopia. These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before - even if Kaja tries her very best.

From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.

Di fronte alla salute sbiadita del padre irascibile e alle calotte di ghiaccio che si sciolgono e inondano la sua sgangherata comunità bayou e scatenano antichi uri, Hushpuppy di sei anni deve imparare le vie del coraggio e dell'amore.

Can justice truly be served in the occupied territories given the current system of law administered by Israel for Palestinians?

A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves, and her hopes.

Documentarian visits best friend in India to see the mutual unconditional love that keeps his buddy bonded to a village hostel housing AIDS-afflicted children.

Oscar Grant III, 22 anni, residente nella Bay Area, incrocia la sua strada con amici, nemici, familiari e sconosciuti l'ultimo giorno del 2008.

"We've worked so hard on this land," says Sav Samourn. "And now they've come to destroy it all. Sooner or later it will all be gone." In her directorial debut, award-winning filmmaker Kalyanee Mam travels to her native homeland to capture the stories of three young Cambodians struggling to maintain their traditional way of life while the modern world closes in around them. Deep in the jungle, Sav Samourn struggles as large companies encroach and "progress" claims the life-giving forests. She discovers there's little room for wild animals, ghosts - and the home she has always known. In a fishing hamlet, Sari Math must quit school to help support his family. But as the fish catch dwindles, Sari and his family find their livelihood threatened. In a village, Khieu Mok must leave to seek work in a Phnom Penh factory to help pay her family's debts. But city life proves no better, and Khieu struggles between her need to send money home and her duty to be with her loved ones. From Cambodia's forests to its rivers, from its idyllic rice fields to the capital's pulsing heart, forces of radical change are transforming the landscape of the country - and the dreams of its people.

In 1950's, a populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists and the army is dispatched. One small village will be hit especially hard that day. Based on historical events.

Racconta intimamente le turbolente vite di tre giovani ragazzi che vivono in una città impoverita del Midwest americano e il fragile legame familiare che li sostiene.