WINGS OF DEFEAT, recently broadcast on the PBS Independent Lens series, was awarded the 2009 OAH ERIK BARNOUW AWARD by the Organization of American Historians. The Erik Barnouw Award, first given in 1983, honors the late Erik Barnouw, a historian of the mass media. The award is given annually to a film concerned with American history. Wings of Defeat was directed by Linda Hoaglund.
American Documentary|POV Award and the Audience Award (determined by online voting) goes to “A Healing Art”. The audience has spoken! The 2009 International Documentary Challenge by Team Fly On The Wall from Seattle, Washington, USA. Directed by New Day filmmaker Ellen Frick. “A Healing Art” delves into the world of artificial eye makers as they rekindle hope for victims of tragedy. Congratulations to Team Fly On The Wall!
Watch it here: http://www.docchallenge.org/Finalists/a-healing-art.html
Ellen’s New Day film is Another Side of Peace.
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