Outstanding
Debut Feature
From Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County U.S.A. to Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies, some of the most lauded and lasting nonfiction films of all time have been crafted by debut filmmakers.
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Honoree · 2018
Strong Island
Directed by Yance Ford
2018 Honors
2018 Honors
Nominees
Brimstone and Glory
Directed by Viktor Jakovleski
Communion
Directed by Anna Zamecka
Machines
Directed by Rahul Jain
Rat Film
Directed by Theo Anthony
Previous Years
2017 Honoree Hooligan Sparrow Directed by Nanfu Wang
Nominees
- Do Not Resist Directed by Craig Atkinson
- The Eagle Huntress Directed by Otto Bell
- Mavis! Directed by Jessica Edwards
- Tickled Directed by David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
- When Two Worlds Collide Directed by Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel
2016 Honoree The Wolfpack Directed by Crystal Moselle
2015 Honoree Finding Vivian Maier Directed by John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
2014 Honoree Cutie and the Boxer Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
Nominees
- 12 O’Clock Boys
- After Tiller
- Let the Fire Burn
- The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear Directed by Tinatin Gurchiani
- Sofia’s Last Ambulance Directed by Ilian Metev
2013 Honoree Only the Young Directed by Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims
Nominees
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Directed by Alison Klayman
- How to Survive a Plague
- Marina Abramović The Artist Is Present Directed by Matthew Akers
- Room 237 Directed by Rodney Ascher
- Searching for Sugar Man
- The Waiting Room Directed by Peter Nicks
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