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2024
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U.S. Competition, Grand Jury Prize

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Daniel Newell Kaufman
Stone Mountain
A stirring portrait of residents in a small southern US town facing the contentious legacy of the world's largest…

U.S. Competition, Special Mention

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Alina Simone
Black Snow
A Siberian mother-of-three finds herself under the aggressive scrutiny of the Russian authorities when she steps up as a…

International Competition, Grand Jury Prize

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Areeb Zuaiter
Yalla Parkour
When filmmaker Areeb Zuaiter lost her Palestinian mother, she lost her connection to Gaza. With all the memories from…

International Competition, Special Mention

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Hind Meddeb
Sudan, remember us
In spring 2019, filmmaker Hind Meddeb captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young Sudanese activists in Khartoum…

Kaleidoscope Competition, Grand Jury Prize

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Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
The Falling Sky
Documentary about Indigenous peoples’ profound connection to nature and their struggle against deforestation, a grave…

Kaleidoscope Competition, Special Mention

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Loran Batti
G – 21 scenes from Gottsunda
The Swedish gang conflict seen from the inside over five years by a filmmaker who is at home portraying one of Sweden's…

Metropolis, Grand Jury Prize

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Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse!
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse! explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman including the creation…

Metropolis, Special Mention

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Debra Granik
Conbody VS Everybody
Taking place over eight years, Coss Marte builds CONBODY, a gym inspired by workouts he developed while in prison.…

Audience Award Winner

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Steph Ching, Ellen Martinez
Slumlord Millionaire
In New York City's most quickly gentrifying neighborhoods, a group of fearless residents, activists, and nonprofit…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Ondi Timoner
All God's Children
In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Justin Schein
Death & Taxes
An exploration of a wealthy man's obsessive refusal to pay taxes, serving as a case study on the costlier ramifications…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn
Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 1975
1970s NYC documentary chronicling the city's decline from working-class hub to financial crisis through firsthand…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Chih Hsuan Liang
Man From Pretentia
This documentary paints a portrait of Paul Bridgewater, a quirky, charming, gay NYC art dealer who hitchhiked to…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Ricki Stern, Jesse Sweet
Nature of the Crime
After decades in prison, three men navigate the complex bureaucracy of the parole system and deal with its psychological…

Audience Award Runner-Up

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Dawn Porter
The Sing Sing Chronicles
Just north of New York City, Sing Sing Correctional Facility is one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Veteran…

Shorts Competition, Special Mention

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Hannah Rosenzweig
51st State
Young activist Jamal Holtz takes on the fight for D.C. statehood, challenging the disenfranchisement of city residents.

Shorts Competition, Special Mention

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Kim A. Snyder
Death By Numbers
A survivor testifies at the trial of the Parkland high school shooter, confronting her trauma while examining the nature…

DOC NYC U Award

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Hsi Cheng
Find Me
A young woman, Kuo, embarks on a journey to find her birth family.

Subject Matter Grant

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Michael Premo
Homegrown
Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in 2020, advocating for his…