Cameraperson directed by Kirsten Johnson received top honors at the 10th annual Cinema Eye Honors, winning Outstanding Nonfiction Feature award, along with the awards for Outstanding Editing and Outstanding Cinematography.
Hooligan Sparrow
NAME OF FILM: HOOLIGAN SPARROW
DIRECTOR(S): Nanfu Wang
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Traversing southern China, a group of activists led by Ye Haiyan, a.k.a. Hooligan Sparrow, protest a scandalous incident in which a school principal and a government official allegedly raped six students. Sparrow becomes an enemy of the state, but detentions, interrogations and evictions can’t stop her protest from going viral.
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I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO and OJ: MADE IN AMERICA Lead Nominations for 2017 Cinema Eye Honors
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145 Documentary Feature Submitted For 2016 Oscar Race
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Kirsten Johnson, Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner Among Cinema Eye’s 2016 List of The Unforgettables
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13TH, GLEASON, O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA Lead Nominations for First Critics Choice Documentary Awards
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14 Feature Documentaries + Short Docs Among Calgary International Film Festival Fifth Wave of Films
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Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup
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Docs on Syrian Refugees, LGBT Rights on Lineup for Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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AFI DOCS 2016 Lineup Revealed, Incl AUDRIE & DAISY; MISS SHARON JONES!
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MR. PIG, THE PEARL Win Top Awards at Dallas International Film Festival
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Hometown Film “Bastards y Diablos” Wins Best Film at Ashland Independent Film Festival
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Dallas International Film Festival Reveals Film Lineup
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