Film of The Week: #SIMA2024 Best Editing Short Documentary Winner, Jack and Sam by Jordan Matthew Horowitz, From Executive Producers Sarah Silverman, Julianna Margulies, and Amy Zvi

A testament to strength, survival, and the enduring power of connection.

And we are equally proud to say that BackpackX is now part of the SIMA Academy & the SIMA Traveling series.👏👏 This means we have the opportunity to showcase BackpackX in grassroots community forums and with students and educators globally, from Kenya to Cambodia!

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#SIMA2024 Best Short Documentary Winner, CAN I HUG YOU? by Elahe Esmaili will be premiering in DC with our partner DC/DOX Festival on June 16 as part of their 'Shorts Program: The Ties That Bind'.

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Congratulations to One World Media and their incredible list of nominees!

#SIMA 2024 Best Cinematography Short Documentary Winner, Into the Blue by Ömer Sami

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Meet #SIMA2024 Best Director and Best Sound Short Documentary Winner, Last Song from Kabul by Kevin Macdonald

LAST DAY TO WATCH: Educators, young leaders, & global citizens, join us and our partner UNESCO-APCEIU for a special virtual screening event exploring climate change and climate action through the lens of RADIO DADAAB.
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Film of The Week: #SIMA2024 Best Short Documentary Winner, CAN I HUG YOU? by Elahe Esmaili

This year, #EarthDay is a call to action to advocate for a plastic-free planet for generations to come. Explore our Unplastify 🌊 Playlist + connect with stories showing why we need systemic prevention + a global shift in our relationship with plastic. —> simaacademy.tv/unplastify

Film of The Week: #SIMA 2024 Lens to Action Jury Prize Winner and Oscar Nominee, The Barber of Little Rock by John Hoffman & Christine Turner

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Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.

Film of The Week: #SIMA2024 Transparency Jury Prize Winner, Twice Colonized by Lin Alluna

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20 New Films Join SIMA Academy—Featuring SIMA 2024 award winners, new spotlights, and an Emergence Magazine curation that connects the thread  between ecology and culture.

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Apply now to Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab, an 18-month fellowship for underrepresented nonfiction storytellers working on their first or second feature film—Fellows receive invitations to professional dev retreats, mentorship, + a $25k project grant: bit.ly/doc-lab

March 2024 | SIMA News — SIMA Academy grows; spotlight on Serve Cerebral; SIMA Academy touches down in 48 countries reaching 5,770 women with our partner LEAP Africa; meet TAKING DOWN GIANTS; and an open call for PLURAL+.

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Film of The Week: #SIMA 2024 Stylistic Achievement Jury Prize Winner, ANHELL69 by Theo Montoya

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Film of The Week: #SIMA2024 Systemic Change Award Winner, Pay or Die by Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer.

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay — Experience 45+ short #documentaries spotlighting stories of women standing up, speaking out, innovating, building community, and being resilient. simaacademy.tv/browse

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Film of The Week: #SIMA2024 Best Editing and Best Sound Winner, Between the Rains by Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira

The experiences of a childhood caught within a traditional culture that is a casualty of climate change.
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Two men. Two cultures. Whatever it takes.

Film of The Week: #SIMA 2024 Best Cinematography Winner, Eat Bitter by Ningyi Sun and Pascale Appora-Gnekindy Eat Bitter

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