2021 DOC LA AWARDS

SALARYMAN

Best Documentary Film Award

Allegra Pacheco 

Best Composer

James Iha

 

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UNRAVELING

Best Mid Length Documentary Award

Stacey Ravel Abarbanel & Jeff Swimmer 

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LITTLE BERLIN

Audience Award

Kate McMullen

DOC LA Master Award

Christoph Waltz

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THE CHEMICAL FACTORY

Best Animated Documentary Award

Drew Leung 

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AGUILAS/EAGLES

Best Director Award (short)

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Maite Zubiaurre 

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JOHN'S ULTIMATE ILLUSION

Best Inspirational Documentary Award

John Kippen, Donovan Lawe, Ryan Palmieri

  

 

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NEAR MISS

Best Student Documentary Award

Olivia Rosenbloom

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EVERYTHING IN THE END

Best Film - StorytelLA Awards

Mylissa Fitzsimmons 

Best Actor

Hugo de Souza

Best Cinematography

Todd Hickey

Best Editing

Nicole McClure

DARK PASSAGE

Best Horror Film - StorytelLA Award

Roshni "Rush" Bhatia

 

  

 

 

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THE BEAST OF OUR TIME

Best Environmental Film Award
Maaike Middleton

Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award

Jeff Bridges

Best Editor Award

John Klein

MARIAH: A BOXER'S DREAM

Best Short Documentary Award

Nina Meredith

 

 

 

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THE STORY WON'T DIE

Best Director Award

David Henry Gerson 

 

 

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TONY DRIVER

Honorable Mention

Ascanio Petrini

 

  

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ANTON: CIRCLING HOME

Best Documentary Portrait Award

Morgan Schmidt-Feng, Katy Swailes, Dennis Mohr 

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RUSSIA FROM ABOVE

Best Adventure Film Award

Freddie Röckenhaus & Petra Höfer

DOC LA Icon Award

John Malkovich

 

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SOMBRAS

Best Animated Film - StorytelLA Award

Marc Sanchez 

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HELLO MOTHER

Best Short Film - StorytelLA Awards

Natalie Shirinian

Best Actress

Helen Kalognomos

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A MACHINE FOR BOREDOM

Best Experimental Film Award

Marc Cartwright

 

  

 

 

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THE HUNGER

Best International Documentary Award

Ruan Magan

DOC LA Storyteller Award

Liam Neeson

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WHO IS AFRAID OF THE BLACK MAN?

Best Int'l  Short Documentary Award

Simon Gabioud 

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THE REVOLUTION GENERATION

Best Screenwriting Award

Best Producer Award

Josh Tickell & Rebecca Tickell

DOC LA Humanitarian Award

Michelle Rodriguez

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THE CONVERSATION 

Honorable Mention (short)

Kurt Sensenbrenner 

  

 

  

 

IPSEITY

 Best Documentary Portrait Award (short) 

Nicholas Stachurski

  

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AFRICAN REDEMPTION

Best Historical Documentary Award

Roy T. Anderson

Best Narrator Award

Keith David

 

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SUICIDE

Best Music Video - StorytelLA Award

Christine Kilmer

Best Song

Mondo Boys

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STRANGE HEARTS

Best Student Film - StorytelLA Award

Fran Olmedo Longeri

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