Cinema Eye Honors Awards
Congrats to all the documentaries recognized for Cinema Eye Honor Awards including these projects from Film Fatales members:
Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen? directed by Eisha Marjara
As kids in a small Quebec town, Eisha and Seema were more than sisters, they were soul mates, and a joint diet offered a shared sense of purpose. But their carefree project would take a dark turn, pushing Eisha to the very brink of death.
Apocalypse in the Tropics directed by Petra Costa
In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa explores how Christian fundamentalism has seized political discourse in one of the world’s most populous nations. With stunning access to Lula, Bolsonaro and others, Costa distills the tumultuous recent chaos of Brazil’s politics into a clear-eyed and deeply troublesome vision of both brazen and unseen forces at work on a vulnerable population.
Coexistence, My Ass! directed by Amber Fares
Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.
Democracy Noir directed by Connie Field
As Viktor Orbán dismantles Hungary’s democratic institutions, three women—a journalist, a politician, and a nurse—work tirelessly to fight for their country’s soul— a chilling mirror image of the current crisis of democracy in the United States.
Enigma directed by Zackary Drucker
Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her past for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore directed by Shoshannah Stern
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer.
Social Studies directed by Lauren Greenfield
Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, this groundbreaking social experiment features a diverse group of LA teens who open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.
The Devil is Busy directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton
This intimate portrait of an Atlanta abortion clinic offers an unflinching look into the daily realities of both providing and accessing reproductive healthcare in a climate of intense hostility. At the heart of the film is Tracii—the clinic’s head of security, whose day begins before dawn—and her unwavering commitment to the staff and patients’ safety.
The Librarians directed by Kim A Snyder
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.
The Perfect Neighbor directed by Geeta Gandbhir
Using bodycam footage from dozens of police visits, The Perfect Neighbor bears witness to a tight-knit community navigating one neighbor’s relentless harassment. But her hostility takes a sinister turn when it escalates into a fatal crime.
The Sing Sing Chronicles directed by Dawn Porter
The Sing Sing Chronicles is a four-episode exposé built on two decades of original investigative reporting, with unprecedented access to one of America’s most notorious prisons. Crafted from an archive of more than 1,000 hours of footage filmed from 2002 to present day, the series tells the story of a journalist and a man convicted of murder, who begin as strangers but become like brothers. Their unlikely connection, forged in the cell blocks of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, ignites a search for justice in four unrelated homicide cases.