Congratulations to the 2021 Award Winners!

Join us in celebrating the 2021 Award Winners! Seven awards for a combined value of $47,500 in cash prizes are announced for the 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Full Frame is a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award^® Documentary Short Subject category and the Producers Guild of America Awards.

“We are proud to celebrate the 2021 award-winning films,” said Sadie Tillery, Full Frame Interim Festival Director and Artistic Director. “We are grateful to the award sponsors for their support, and especially wish to thank the jurors who joined us in reviewing the films this year.”

Read more the awards and jurors here.

THE REVA AND DAVID LOGAN GRAND JURY AWARD ($15,000)
Sponsored by The Reva and David Logan Foundation

Faya Dayi (dir. by Jessica Beshir)

FULL FRAME JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ($5,000)
Provided by Drs. Barbra and Andrew Rothschild

Three Songs for Benazir (dirs. Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei)

CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES FILMMAKER AWARD ($7,500)
Provided by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University

Faya Dayi (dir. by Jessica Beshir)

CHARLES E. GUGGENHEIM EMERGING ARTIST AWARD ($5,000)
Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim Family

Faya Dayi (dir. by Jessica Beshir)

THE JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University

Spirit never dies, only transitions. (dir.by Logan L. Burroughs)

FULL FRAME PRESIDENT’S AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by Duke University

 Spirits and Rocks: an Azorean Myth (dir. Aylin Gökmen)

KATHLEEN BRYAN EDWARDS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ($5,000)
Sponsored by the Julian Price Family Foundation in memory of Melanie Taylor

 My Name is Pauli Murray (dirs. Betsy West and Julie Cohen)