Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Award - $10,000

On the Line

Reto Caffi, Academy of Media Arts, Germany

A department store security guard is racked with guilt after not helping a victim being attacked on the subway.

Triumph of the Spirit Award sponsored by The Peter Glenville Foundation - $5,000

Small Change

Anna McGrath, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia

A man struggles without his wife, a little girl loses a tooth, and a boy reacts the only way he knows how.

Audience Impact Award sponsored by Maryknoll Productions and Fujifilm - $2,500

In the Name of the Son

Harun Mehmedinovic, American Film Institute

After escaping execution, Tarik, a Bosnian prisoner of war, immigrates to the United States looking to leave his past behind. Years later, the man who spared his life shows up on Tarik's doorstep asking for a favor.

Production Excellence Award sponsored by Mole-Richardson - $2,500

Deface

John Arlotto, Art Center College of Design

When a North Korea man is pushed to the edge by his daughter’s senseless death, he risks his life to challenge the oppressive government, making his voice heard through an extreme and unusual action.

Outstanding Documentary Award sponsored by Priddy Brothers - $3,000

As We Forgive

Laura Waters Hinson, American University

Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive, a documentary about two Rwandan women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. Struggling to live again as neighbors, these survivors and killers discover the power and the pain of radical reconciliation.

Outstanding Animation Award sponsored by Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals - $2,000

Sebastian's Voodoo

Joaquin Baldwin, University of California, Los Angeles

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

Director's Choice Award - $500

The Replacement Child

Justin Lerner, University of California, Los Angeles

After spending a year in a juvenile center, Todd Turnbull returns to his backwoods hometown a repentant, deeply religious boy, but is soon confronted with a decision to either let his friend die, or break his oath of non-violence and take matters into his own hands.

Honorable Mentions

Triumph of the Spirit

15-40
Christian Bagger, American Film Institute

Documentary

Unattached
J.J. Adler, Columbia University

Animation

Token Hunchback
Timothy Reckart, Harvard University

A Sheep on the Roof
Remy Schaepman, Institute of Saint Genevieve, Paris