WINNER OF 18 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND NOW NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!
HEINEKEN AUDIENCE AWARD @ TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2011
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR, SPECIAL JURY PRIZE @ TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2011
AUDIENCE AWARD @ SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2011
ACTIVISM JURY AWARD @ TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2011
AUDIENCE AWARD @ ANTENNA SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2011
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AUDIENCE AWARD @ VALENCIA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL 2011
BEST DOCUMENTARY @ ANCHORAGE INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2011
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD @ DOCS BARCELONA FILM FESTIVAL 2012
EDITING AWARD @ SALEM FILM FEST 2012
AUDIENCE AWARD @ MOVIES THAT MATTER FESTIVAL THE HAGUE 2012
AUDIENCE AWARD @ SAN SEBASTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL 2012
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD @ LA ASIAN PACIFIC FESTIVAL 2012
AUDIENCE AWARD @ LA ASIAN PACIFIC FESTIVAL 2012
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD @ GALWAY FILM FLEADH 2012
SPECIAL JURY AWARD @ DMZ KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL 2012
OTHER HONORS:
Nominated for 34th Annual Emmy Awards for Best Long Form Investigative Journalism
Nominated for Best Newcomer Documentary by the Grierson British Awards 2011
Nominated for the Audience Choice Prize by the Cinema Eye Honors Awards 2012
Nominated for Amnesty International’s Media Awards 2012
Audience Favorite #2 @ Hot Docs, Toronto 2011
Audience Favorite #2 @ Traverse City Film Festival 2011
Audience Favorite #4 @ One World, Prague 2012
Audience Favorite #8 @ IDFA, Amsterdam 2011