The Indian protest documentary won the Best International Feature prize on Friday night in Toronto.
Nishta Jain made the film Farming” The Revolution. It’s about Indian farmers protesting new laws. On Friday night, the film won the best international feature documentary prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Because Jain’s fJain’ sn the top prize, it can now be considered for an Academy Award.
Another winner was a documentary called “Death o” a Saint,” which “won a special jury prize. It’s about Patricia Bbaale Bandak returning to Uganda, where her mother was killed when gunmen attacked 24 years ago. The Best Emerging International Filmmaker award went to Ismael Vasquez Bernabe for his film “The Wea”ers’Weavers, “about weavers in Mexico.
A Canadian documentary called “The Sol”ier’Soldier’s” by Pab”o Alvarez-Mesa won the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award. It’s aboIt’simón Bolívar’Bolívar’sn to free Colombia 200 years ago.
Other awards were also given. One was for a Canadian documentary, “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story,” about ” a famous Black trans performer from Nashville.
The best social impact documentary award was “Standin” Above the Clouds,” which “is about Native Hawaiian families defending their sacred mountain.
A Haitian filmmaker named Raoul Peck received an Outstanding Achievement award in Toronto.
The prize ceremony took place at the Centre for Social Innovation in Toronto, but due to limited space, it was not open to the media.
Before the festival started, the artistic director and ten programmers suddenly left their roles. The festivalfestival’snt, Marie Nelson, then chose Heather Haynes to lead the festivalfestival’slection.