![]() ![]() The $3,500 special prize will be given to a filmmaker whose feature-length documentary displays artistic excellence, incorporates environmental and social themes, and inspires optimism in audiences.” The winner this year was Brendan Hall, the director of “Out There: A National Parks Story.” An inspired choice by jurist Matthew Soraci – see review in this issue of The SandPaper.Īudience Choice Narrative Feature Competition Award: “Central Valley,” directed by Niv Klainer and Gabriel Oliva. Jennifer Snyder Bryceland Filmmaker Award: “LIFF, the Bryceland family, the Lagralane Group, and the Chicago Media project will join together this year in offering the Jennifer Snyder Bryceland Award. A verité, street-level vantage of post-industrial America, documented over eight years, on one city block.” But when California’s High-Speed Rail Project bypasses the strip, the motels disintegrate into a locale infamous for illicit activity, full of drugs and prostitution. ![]() Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and The Rolling Stones stayed and played there. Originally a regional hub for performers on the circuit. “Located along a sun-drenched stretch of Fresno, CA, Motel Drive was a row of historic motels that had seen better days. Jury Documentary Feature Competition Award: “Motel Drive,” directed by Brendan Geraghty, which also was making its East Coast premiere. With tremendous access to all facets of the story, the film charts the emotional journey of an ordinary man thrown into extraordinary circumstances, and forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.” Her father takes on the fight of his life when he demands the accused be brought to justice. A brief description – “On the night of a family wedding in a village in India, a 13-year-old girl is gang raped by three men. Honey Levine Audience Choice Award: “To Kill a Tiger,” a documentary directed by Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja that made its East Coast premiere at the festival. The awards for the 2023 Lighthouse International Film Festival were announced in a packed Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant early Sunday evening. ![]()
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