3rd official selection and awards for 2022

CATEGORY ONE

Universal health coverage (UHC)

(3 - 8 minutes long)

Films about mental health, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and other UHC stories linked to communicable diseases are not part of emergencies.

Argentina - Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) / Chagas / Documentary

Chagas Project

Directed by Leandro Moyano (Argentina)

Brazil - Disability / Clubfoot - Access to care and family support/ Documentary

The 5%: A Family's Perspective on Complex Clubfoot, Ten Years Later

Directed by  Rachel Vianna (Brazil)

China - Noncommunicable diseases / Stroke and ageing / Fiction

Wake up Stroke 120

Directed by Jing Zhao and Renyu Liu (China and USA)

France - Mental health / Physical challenge to recover from depression and suicide attempt / Documentary

4,000 Meters Above Pain

Directed by Christophe Blot and Thibault Ras (France)

Germany - Mental health / Game addiction / Fiction

Gamers Nightmare

Directed by Frank Lehmann (Germany)

India - Mental health / Depression / Fiction

The Confidant | International

Directed by Naved Ahmed (India)

Indonesia - Reproductive health / Pre-eclampsia / Documentary

Pre-eclampsia: Predict Earlier, Prevent Earlier

Directed by Indonesian Prenatal Institute (Indonesia)

Iran - Mental health / Alzheimer / Documentary

Dance of Love

Directed by Mohammad Farajzadeh (Iran)

Italy - Mental health / Self-isolation / Animation

My Son is Good at Hide and Seek

Directed by Diletta Tirrò and Sara Ruggieri (Italy)

Kenya - Noncommunicable diseases / Social determinants of health/ Documentary

Road to Resilience: A Community Health Story of Lunga Lunga 

Directed by Sameera Hassan (USA)

Nigeria - Mental health / Domestic violence against children and long term trauma / Fiction

Voices Within

Directed by Elizabeth Kperrun-Eremie (Nigeria)

Senegal - Gender-Based Violence / Trauma from sexual assault / Fiction

Trop Plein

Directed by Arame Sall (Senegal)

Spain - Noncommunicable diseases / Cancer and mental health / Fiction

Pirate

Directed by José Luis Pedrero (Spain)

Switzerland - Noncommunicable diseases / Diabetes, testimony from a child / Documentary

Lorin

Directed by Ajas Kulici (Switzerland )

United Kingdom, Peru, Mali, Mozambique - Noncommunicable diseases / Diabetes / Documentary

Access to Insulin 100 Years On: Leaving No One Behind

Directed by Steve Maud (United Kingdom)

USA - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) / Testimonies about fatal AMR / Documentary

The Quest to Stop Antibiotic Resistance

Directed by Pinyu Liao (USA)

CATEGORY TWO

Health emergencies 

(3 - 8 minutes long)

Films about health emergencies in the current humanitarian context, for instance, COVID-19, Ebola, disaster relief, and health in war zones.                                                 

Afghanistan - Wars / Surgery / Documentary

Before the Fall

Directed by Davide Preti (Italia)

Brazil - COVID-19 / Health care for old persons/ Documentary

Bonifácia's Story: Endurance and Hope in Times of Crisis

Directed by Mariana Martins Abdalla and MSF Brazil (Brazil)

Bulgaria - COVID-19 / Patients testimonies / Documentary

The Covid Crisis and the Emotional World of Man

Directed by Anelia Georgieva Georgieva (Bulgaria)

Canada - Wars / Mental trauma on soldiers / Fiction

Nostos, The return of the Warrior

Directed by Catherine Liboiron (Canada)

Czech Republic - COVID-19 / Lockdown and Gender-Based Violence / Fiction

Locked Down

Directed by Saksham Sharda (India)

Global - All emergencies / Humanitarian NGO / Advocacy

Sounds of Humanity 

Directed by Cyril Käppeli and MSF Switzerland (Switzerland)

Iran - Wars / Access to treatment for NCDs / Fiction

Heval

Directed by Payam Laghari (Iran)

Iraq - Wars / Access to health care for refugees / Advocacy based on reportage

(Human)ity

Directed by Amy Van Drunen (USA)

Kenya - COVID-19 / Family caregivers / Fiction

The Call

Directed by Lawrence Murage (Kenya)

Philippines - Natural disasters / Typhoons / Animation

I Was Just a Child

Directed by Breech Asher Harani (Philippines)

Tunisia - COVID-19 / Personal thoughts / Artistic creation

Let Me Live

Directed by Wissem Dallali (Tunisia)

Turkey - COVID-19 / Lockdown and protection measures / Fiction

Invisible

Directed by Akın Ülkü Sevinç (Turkey)

United Kingdom - COVID-19 / Severe cases / Animation

Intensive 

Directed by Oliver John Pratt (United Kingdom)

USA - COVID-19/ Long term affection / Documentary

Long Haul: WHO Version

Directed by Noah Greenspan and the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation (Spain)

CATEGORY THREE

Better health and well-being

(3 - 8 minutes long)

Films about environmental and social determinants of health, such as nutrition, sanitation, pollution, gender, and/or health promotion or health education.

Australia - Physical activity and Noncommunicable diseases / Dancing art helping to heal brain injury / Documentary

Ballet for Brain Injury

Directed by Belinda Adams (Australia)

Canada / global - Environmental health / Climate change impact on health / Artistic creation

Faster Than Light

Directed by Courtney Howard (Canada)

China - Physical activity and Mental health / Sports and school helping autistic children / Documentary

Autism in China: The challenges parents face raising ‘children of the stars’

Directed by Andersen Weicong Xia (China)

Egypt - Noncommunicable diseases / Arts helping to heal cancer / Documentary

Art is Life

Directed by Haisam Abdelhamed  (Egypt)

Ethiopia - Environmental health / Waste disposal and pollution / Documentary

Wasted Health

Directed by Jeffrie Quarsie (The Netherlands)

India - Gender-Based Violence / Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) / Artistic creation

Euphoric

Directed by Nirmala Choudhary and Roopali Ramesh Kumar (India)

Kenya - HIV-AIDS - COVID-19 / COVID-19 impact on HIV-AIDS services / Documentary

Margaret Odera: Community Health Worker, Singer, Mom, Advocate

Directed by Carol Bales (USA)

Nigeria - Domestic violence / Gender-Based Violence and against children / Fiction

A Boy's Tale

Directed by Twamsen Danaan (Nigeria)

Norway - Physical activity/ Sports helping to face a mental trauma / Documentary

The Psychlist

Directed by Martin A. Walther (Norway)

Philippines - Environmental health / Natural resources are limited / Fiction

I Woke Up On A Little Planet

Directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines)

Polynesia - Health workforce and well-being / Awareness about psycho-social determinants of health / Documentary

Theory versus Reality

Directed by Nanethida Nouanesengsy (France)

Russia / global - Environmental health / Relationship between humanity and all living organisms / Animation

The New Story of the Earth

Directed by Pivovarova Aleksandra (Russia)

South America - Environmental health and nutrition / Healthy diet and nature protection / Animation - Music clip

When it Comes From the Earth

Directed by Katalin Egely (Hungary)

Uganda - Skin diseases / Artistic photography helping people living with vitiligo / Documentary

Embracing the Patches

Directed by  Anthony Gwaro, Moses Serugo, and Alex Sekitoleko Paul (Uganda)

Festival experience

Testimonies from our submission platform in 2021.