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A SHOW FOR A CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 2020 AWARD WINNERS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT FILMS
Los Angeles, CA – February 25, 2021 – 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.
“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 racial justice, climate change, the harmful effects of colonialism, and autism awareness.”
This month’s winners include:
● Social Impact Award: The Effects Directed by Mike Berry.
The Effects is a film about Rosa, a teen, who is forced to make a difficult decision when her father, Hector, a hard working Guatemalan is threatened with deportation.
● Creativity Award: Goodbye Home Directed by Jonathan Chong
‘Goodbye Home’ is a poignant story about two families impacted by the 2019/20 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia. On a hot summer day, a young boy lounges in a tyre swing hanging from the big branch of an old ghost gum. He peers through binoculars to catch glimpses of a baby koala and its parents living at the top of the gum’s mighty trunk. The surrounding bush vibrates with native animal life. In the distance, plumes of grey smoke rise above the coastal landscape, showering the horizon with ash.
● Storytelling Award: Heart of the Bear Directed by Daniel Maraccino
A woodsman from the New York Catskill Park nurtures a small group of people through the NY Covid first wave via a daily Livestream. Watch the trailer here!
● Cinematography Award: Blood Hana Directed by Mary Evangelista.
Lily, an introverted teen, begins questioning her faith in God and her sexuality as she develops a crush on her classmate, Alex. As the two girls become closer, and Lily's feelings develop, she becomes sicker and sicker. After throwing up a flower, she seeks help from her mother who reveals to her that she may have inherited a disease called Hanahaki, which is formed out of unrequited love. Lily must make the choice to remove the flowers and her love for Alex or allow them to consume her. Watch the trailer here!
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 30, 2021 using this link: https://filmfreeway.com/ashowforachange
About A Show For A Change Film Festival
With 400+ 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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