‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘On the Other Side’ among 2021 DOC NYC Award Winners

DOC NYC Film Festival announced its 2021 award winners. Five juries selected films from the festival’s U.S. Competition, International Competition and Kaleidoscope sections, as well as its Metropolis and Shorts lineups.

In DOC NYC’s U.S. Competition, the grand jury prize was awarded to “Once Upon a Time in Uganda,” directed by Cathryne Czubek, co-directed by Hugo Perez, and produced by Czubek, Perez, Gigi Dement, Matt Porwoll and Kyaligamba Ark Martin. The film is about the friendship between a Ugandan filmmaker and American film programmer, as they make movies with minimal resources. Special mention was given to the film Refuge.

Winners List:

U.S. Competition: The jury selected from among twelve new American nonfiction films
in this section,

Grand Jury Prize: Once Upon a Time in Uganda, directed by Cathryne Czubek,
co-directed by Hugo Perez, and produced by Gigi Dement, Cathryne Czubek, Matt
Porwoll, Hugo Perez, and Kyaligamba Ark Martin.
Remaining screening: Wednesday, November 17 at 9:40pm at Cinépolis Chelsea.
Special Mention: Refuge, directed/produced by Erin Berhardt and Din Blankenship.
Available online through Sunday, November 28.

Films featured in the U.S. Competition section: Anonymous Sister, Be Our Guest,
Boycott, Exposure, Grandpa Was an Emperor, Newtok, Objects, Once Upon a Time in
Uganda, Refuge, The Slow Hustle, A Tree of Life, United States vs. Reality Winner.
International Competition: The jury selected from among twelve new international
productions in this section.

Special Jury Mention: The Queen of Basketball, directed by Ben Proudfoot,
produced by Elizabeth Brooke, Abby Lynn Kang Davis, Gabriel Berk Godoi, Brandon
Somerhalder, Sarah Stewart
Remaining screening: Thursday, November 18 at 12:30pm at Cinépolis Chelsea, part of
the Short List: Shorts – Sportslist program. Also available online through Thursday,
November 18.

Grand Jury Prize: On the Other Side, directed by Iván Guarnizo, produced by Jorge
Caballero.
Remaining screening: Thursday, November 18 at 2:00pm at Cinépolis Chelsea. Also
available online through Sunday, November 28.

Special Jury Prize for Cultural Treasures: Summer of Soul (… Or When the
Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
produced by Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein
Remaining screenings: Wednesday November 17 at 9:15pm at IFC Center and Thursday,
November 18 at 2:10pm at IFC Center. Also available online through Sunday, November
28.

Special Mention: After the Rain, directed by Jian Fan, produced by Richard Liang, S.
Leo Chiang.
Available online through Sunday, November 28.

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