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A SHOW FOR A CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 2019 AWARD WINNERS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT FILMS

Los Angeles, CA – January 23, 2020 – A Show For A Change today announced several winners for its monthly global film festival, celebrating social impact films from around the world. The awarded films include projects from around the world and were created by numerous celebrated filmmakers.

“As our new streaming platform for social impact, Movikarma, continues to grow, we’re proud to recognize these powerful films that advance the social causes of our time,” said Jared Milrad, founder and president of A Show For A Change. “Our festival continues to attract a strong diversity of socially conscious films from around the world. This month’s awarded films address timely causes, including addiction, indigenous rights, and the environment,.”

This month’s winners include:

● Social Impact Award: Hope Village. Directed by Ri-Karlo Handy. In the documentary, Lucy Hall, the founder of one of the nation’s most successful women’s treatment facilities, shares her story of generational addiction to help Georgia families. Mary Hall’s death launches her daughter Lucy into a journey of self-discovery. Lucy drops to the depths of self-destruction with drugs and alcohol only to rise from the ashes and use what she learned to help other women like herself in their own recovery. HOPE VILLAGE: FINDING RECOVERY illustrates what it takes to survive addiction, one woman at a time. Watch the trailer here.

● Creativity Award: The Nun's Kaddish. Directed by Luís Ismael. A heart-warming vignette that portrays a true story of inter-religious kindness when a Nun observes a Jewish ritual.

● Storytelling Award: Native Hope Podcast. Directed by Mark Lewis. The Native Hope Podcast is a storytelling platform that showcases the enduring nature of our vibrant Indigenous communities. Native Hope values the power in sharing the triumphs and the trials overcome within the context of the individual human story by “dismantling the barriers to bring about healing and hope for Native people.” We work to collect those empowering Native voices that are an example of leadership, inspiration, and positivity. There are those individuals who rise out of the darkness that can cloud the mind and body; ascending to courageous heights that encourage the progression, honesty, and the medicine of Indigenous people. Watch the trailer here.

● Cinematography Award: LOST KINGS OF BIOKO. Directed by Oliver Goetzl. Off the coast of Central Africa lies an isolated island, covered by primeval rainforest and surrounded by dark ocean waters, inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth this terra incognita is called BIOKO. The ruler of this realm is one of the world's least known primate species, the drill. Historically revered, indigenous folklore tells us of a drill king who ruled the island’s forests, a place where drills still play a critical role in the health of an ecosystem known to scientists as a biodiversity hotspot. Bordering this kingdom is the black sand coastline, an ancient nesting ground for giant sea turtles and home to natural wonders. This film explores the secret lives of drills and their mysterious island home as we follow a family group and a newborn who discovers this tropical paradise with all its challenges for the first time. Watch the trailer here.

Founded by Jared Milrad - a filmmaker, advocate, and entrepreneur who has worked for President Barack Obama and advocated for numerous social causes - A Show For A Change Film Festival raises up our planet's most compelling stories and inspiring voices. The film festival’s goal is to build a world filled with greater empathy and shared prosperity.

A Show For A Change invites filmmakers who share a passion for changing the world through the power of storytelling to submit to our monthly film festival. We seek diverse, engaging stories that address societal, environmental, and cultural issues. To apply for our next film festival, filmmakers can submit their projects by January 31, 2020 using this link: https://filmfreeway.com/ashowforachange

About A Show For A Change Film Festival

With 300+ global submissions, A Show For A Change has awarded some of the most creative, groundbreaking, and inspiring stories highlighting social issues since launching its monthly festival in December 2017. The company’s mission is to celebrate socially impactful films through the art of storytelling and advocate for enduring social change. It embraces films that challenge the status quo and stand up for urgent causes like human rights, animal rights, and the environment.

Learn more about our current projects and monthly global film festival at ashowforachange.com

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