Winner 2011 Frank Capra Award: In a region devastated by war and deprived of normal schooling, a young boy Azeem finds he has an extraordinary gift. While his village's bare minimum setup for a school provides some relief for the children, when its lone teacher is hit hard by the conflict, it is up to Azeem to do everything he can to help him.
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature:Knowing changes everything if it’s an HIV test in Kenya. Nearly 50,000 came forward to be tested for HIV in Kakamega, Kenya in a ground-breaking campaign aimed to combat the area’s three biggest public health threats at once: HIV/AIDS, malaria, and diarrheal disease. Watch how a whole community’s stigma towards HIV positive people changes for good.
Winner Best Documentary Short:This is the true story of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) told by Jean Landis. A first in the history of the US. The joys and triumphs of being needed to fly military aircraft for the Army in WWII. The challenges and dangers. The heartbreak and insolence of being abruptly disbanded.
