The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is Proud to Announce:
2011 Festival Award Winners !
David Ponce Award for Best Documentary of the Festival
Breaking through the Clouds: The First Women’s National Air Derby (90 minutes)
Directed by Heather Taylor
Best Human Spirit Documentary
A Journey in My Mother’s Footsteps (77 min) Directed by Dina Rosenmeier
Best Environmental Documentary
Between the Harvest (29 minutes) Directed by Scott Drucker
Emerging Filmmaker Award Winner
Finding Fathers, Directed by France Costrel (40 minutes)
Best Cinematography
Among Giants (13 minutes)Directed by Chris Cresci
Best Student Documentary
The Game has Changed, Directed by Geoffrey James (22 minutes)
Best International Documentary
My Sister Tikva – A Holocaust Journey – Directed by Vered Berman
Best Ohio Documentary
Foi et Joie/Faith and Joy
Directed by Andrew Marquard
Best Feature Documentary
Toyland Directed by Ken Sons
Best Social Awareness Documentary
Leh Wi Tok (Let Us Talk) Directed by John Lavall
Best Community Documentary
Mauchos Directed by Ricardo Larron
Honorable Mention:
Apostol Karamitev, Directed by Max Freeman
Catching Dreams, Directed by Kevin Flint
