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BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM AWARD
Presented by Ann & Nick Young
Documentary / 1hr 38mins / USA
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll,exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator– Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon’s life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. In interviews with family, musicians, and cutting-edge Black and queer scholars, the film reveals how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself. Throughout his life, Richard careened like a shiny cracked pinball between God, sex and rock n’ roll. The world tried to put him in a box, but Richard was an omni being who contained multitudes – he was unabashedly everything.
Director: Lisa Cortes
Producers: Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh and Caryn Capotosto Executive Producers: Dee Rees, Mike Powers, Anita May Rosentstein, Gus Wenner, Jason Fine, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton
Editors: Jake Hostetter, Lead Editor: Nyneve Laura Minnear
HONORABLE MENTION
Documentary / 102 mins / Ireland, UK, Belgium, France
Documentary / 72 mins / USA
Called “the most important business story of the past 100 years,” the film chronicles the story of the past leader Ray Anderson and his company, Interface. After a life-changing epiphany, Ray led his team on a high-stakes journey.
Directors: Nathan Havey
Producers: Jim Havey, Executive Producer: Diana Propper De Callejon, Co – Executive Producers:Bill Hayward, Bob Fish, Michael McFall, Ben Lumpkin
Editor: Nathan Church