Take a trip around the world with Viewfinders

Viewfinders celebrates both established and emerging filmmakers who bring a distinct directorial voice to their work. The selection covers a wide range of subjects, including a comedic prank in Kumaré; a disturbing investigation in Scenes from a Crime; an underdog football team in Undefeated; the controversy over vaccines in The Greater Good; and a fresh look at American soldiers in Flat Daddy. Viewfinders also showcases stories from around the globe, from Colombia in Ingrid Betancourt – Six Years in the Jungle, to Sierra Leone in Fambul Tok, France in Calvet and China in Bringing King to China. Also part of the Viewfinders competition is The Island President, our Spotlight Gala presentation.

The jury will honor one film as an outstanding achievement in both form and content. We hope this selection will surprise, inspire and spark debate.

JURY PRIZE: 35mm Film Recording and Digital Cinema Package (DCP). Provided by The Documentary Film Group at PostWorks New York, offering comprehensive post and laboratory services for non-fiction filmmakers including data workflows, edit systems, multi-format conform, color grading, 35mm prints and digital cinema.

2010 Winner: Windfall, directed by Laura Israel.

Viewfinders section is co-presented by History Films.