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Social Justice Award
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2010 SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD WINNER: Enemies of the People by Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath
The 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival is now history and and the Eleventh Annual Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award for Documentary Film has been decided!
Congratulations to Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath, Co-Directors of this year's winning film: Enemies of the People who will receive the $2,500 cash prize. The FUND would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary work of the eleven nominated filmmakers, the dedication of the 2010 Social Justice Jury and the dozens of volunteers who made this year's award possible.
Thank you to our jury: Andrew Davis, Phyllis De Picciotto, Vicki Riskin, Dr. Janet Walker, Cass Warner Sperling and Dr. Charles Wolf.
AND THE NOMINEES WERE ...
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2501 Migrantes (US Premiere) 2009, An artist’s exploration of a Oaxacan community’s struggle with the impact of global migration on their culture and economics http://2501migrants-themovie.com |
Kimjongilia 2009, France/USA/South North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope http://www.kimjongiliathemovie.com
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8: The Mormon Proposition 2009, A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights http://www.mormonproposition.com
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Last Train Home 2009, Canada/China/UK, 85 min, Directed by Lixin Fan A family embarks on a tormenting annual journey along with 200 million Chinese peasant workers to reunite with their community. http://www.eyesteelfilm.com/lasttrainhome
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Ahead of Time (World Premiere) 2009, Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world at age 20 and a foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. With her fearlessness and powerful intellect, she defied tradition and emerged as the eyes and conscience of the world. http://www.ruthgruberthemovie.com |
Two Spirits 2009, An exploration of the life and death of a Navajo boy who was also a girl and the essentially spiritual nature of gender and sexuality
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Climate Refugees 2009, An investigation of human migrations caused by climate change http://www.climaterefugees.com
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The University of Nuclear Bombs (World Premiere) 2009, An analysis of nuclear weapons, nuclear policy and the role of the |
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Enemies of the People 2009, UK/Cambodia, 93 min, Directed by Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath An extraordinary glimpse inside |
When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun (World Premiere) 2009, An inside perspective on the Tibetan community in exile, its younger generation and their struggle to free their homeland |
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In the Land of the Free 2009, USA/UK, 84 min, Directed by Vadim Jean The case of the Angola 3—three members of the Black Panther Party who have between them spent over 100 years in solitary confinement in Angola prison, Louisiana for a crime the evidence suggests they did not commit
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OTHER "MUST-SEE" FILMS (not in competition for the Social Justice Award): THE HERETICS |