Oregon Documentary Film Festival Spring 2022

The eleventh edition of the Oregon Documentary Film Festival took place Saturday April 23, 2022 at the 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall St, Portland, OR 97201 presented by Film Festival Circuit.

This event is hosted by Mikel Fair, author of the Film Festival Submitter’s Handbook. The official selection laurels are publicly available on Google Drive. (LINK) All of the submissions were submitted via FilmFreeway. Please check out our FilmFreeway waiver code list and save 15% on future film festival submissions to this event.

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Spring 2022 Award Winners

All Oregon Documentary Film Festival Spring 2022 award winner certificates are available for digital download, physical mail order and have also been minted as NFT's (Non Fungible Tokens) on the OpenSea Polygon Marketplace.

Best Cinematography

• Kara - Star Of The World, Directed by Daniel Mark Bedell (Colorado)

Best Director

• Pursue Dreams Deferred, Directed by Bree McCoy (Washington)

Best Documentary Film

• It's Time to Listen, Directed by Louisa Gilbert (Canada)

Best Documentary Micro Film

• Black Spiral Vinyl, Directed by Brad Yazzolino (Oregon)

Best Documentary Series Episode

• Mardi & the whites, Directed by Paula Champagne (United States)

Best Editing

• Voices From The Woods: The Justin and Tracy Speer Story, Directed by Rictor Riolo (United States)

Best Experimental Film

• Blood and Memory, Directed by Meredith Matthews (Oregon)

Best International Film

• Hinomaru: Homecoming of a Flag, Directed by George Pritchard (United Kingdom)

Best Oregon Film

• Silverspot: The Flight To Recovery, Directed by Julia Johanos, Samantha Derrenbacher (Oregon)

Best Original Music 

• MusArt, Directed by Kevin Hanzlik (Oregon)

Best Picture

• Archie, Directed by Michael Morris (United States)

Most Inspirational Film

• The Real Black Sabbath, Directed by Harry Robinson (Oklahoma)

Spring 2022 Award Finalists

Best Cinematography Award Finalists

• Common Grounds?, Directed by Raed Truett Gilliam (Virginia)
• Full Circle, Directed by Nicolas Ebert (United States)
• Kara - Star Of The World, Directed by Daniel Mark Bedell (Colorado) - Winner!
• Taking The Reins, Directed by Gunther Kirsch (California)
• The Energy of Water, Directed by Jennifer Jordon, Sean Sullivan (United States)

Best Director Award Finalists

• 10 Count, Directed by Vince Lozano (California)
• It Happened In Copley Street, Directed by Guy Daniel Mckie Nelson (United States)
• Mardi & the whites, Directed by Paula Champagne (United States)
• Pursue Dreams Deferred, Directed by Bree McCoy (Washington) - Winner!
• The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair, Directed by Greg Mitchell (California)

Best Documentary Film Award Finalists

• A Mensch is a Mensch, Directed by Tamara Moos (Canada)
• Common Grounds?, Directed by Raed Truett Gilliam (Virginia)
• It's Time to Listen, Directed by Louisa Gilbert (Canada) - Winner!
• The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair, Directed by Greg
  Mitchell (California)
• Women of the Earth, Twila, Directed by Chiara Hollender (Vermont)

Best Documentary Micro Film Award Finalists

• Black Spiral Vinyl, Directed by Brad Yazzolino (Oregon) - Winner!
• Earth to Art: Basketmaker, Directed by David Zurick (United States)
• It Happened In Copley Street, Directed by Guy Daniel Mckie Nelson (United States)
• Oregon Country Fair Dust, Directed by Brad Yazzolino (Oregon)
• Snowstorm, Directed by David Busse (Wisconsin)

Best Documentary Series Episode Award Finalists

• 10 Count, Directed by Vince Lozano (California)
• Mardi & the whites, Directed by Paula Champagne (United States) - Winner!
• Rising Voices - Mario Miner Jr, Directed by Audrey Schied (Montana)

Best Editing Award Finalists

• La Riviere, Directed by Christian Fleury (Canada)
• The Last To Know, Directed by Erica Stevenson (Texas)
• Voices From The Woods: The Justin and Tracy Speer Story, Directed by Rictor Riolo (United States) - Winner!
• Why I Give, Directed by Koko VanDernoot (Massachusetts)
• Yo Gleans, Directed by Blake Horn (United States)

Best Experimental Film Award Finalists

• Blood and Memory, Directed by Meredith Matthews (Oregon) - Winner!
• Full Circle, Directed by Nicolas Ebert (United States)
• Skin On Fire, Directed by James Keach (California)
• Two Sides, Directed by Steph Borklund (Missouri)
• Visiting Ben Shemen, Directed by Miriam Harris (New Zealand)

Best International Film Award Finalists

• A Mensch is a Mensch, Directed by Tamara Moos (Canada)
• FLUFFYPUNK, Directed by Thomas Harman (United Kingdom)
• Hinomaru: Homecoming of a Flag, Directed by George Pritchard (United Kingdom) - Winner!
• It's Time to Listen, Directed by Louisa Gilbert (Canada)
• Strokes Of Light, Directed by Yanis Cherif (Qatar)
• Those Who leave, And Those Who Stay, Directed by Jiamin Huang (China)

Best Oregon Film Award Finalists

• Black Spiral Vinyl, Directed by Brad Yazzolino (Oregon)
• Blood and Memory, Directed by Meredith Matthews (Oregon)
• MusArt, Directed by Kevin Hanzlik (Oregon)
• Oregon Country Fair Dust, Directed by Brad Yazzolino (Oregon)
• Silverspot: The Flight To Recovery, Directed by Julia Johanos, Samantha Derrenbacher (Oregon) - Winner!

Best Original Music Award Finalists

• Can't Wait, Directed by Joy Fillmore Greene (California)
• Earth to Art: Basketmaker, Directed by David Zurick (United States)
• MusArt, Directed by Kevin Hanzlik (Oregon) - Winner!
• Shaking a Singapore Spear, Directed by Hannes Rall (Singapore)
• Visiting Ben Shemen, Directed by Miriam Harris (New Zealand)

Best Picture Award Finalists

• Archie, Directed by Michael Morris (United States) - Winner!
• Kara - Star Of The World, Directed by Daniel Mark Bedell (Colorado)
• Last Out: A Voice Never Heard, Directed by Kevin Lang (Florida)
• Taking The Reins, Directed by Gunther Kirsch (California)
• Wishes for the new year, Directed by Shihyun Wang (Taiwan)

Most Inspirational Film Award Finalists

• Last Out: A Voice Never Heard, Directed by Kevin Lang (Florida)
• The Ismailzais, Directed by Nate Robards, Peter Nichols (United States)
• The Real Black Sabbath, Directed by Harry Robinson (Oklahoma) - Winner!
• Women of the Earth, Twila, Directed by Chiara Hollender (Vermont)
• Pursue Dreams Deferred, Directed by Bree McCoy (Washington)

Oregon Documentary Film Festival History

1. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Spring 2022
2. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Winter 2022
3. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Summer 2021
4. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Winter 2021
5. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Fall 2020
6. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Spring 2020
7. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Winter 2019
8. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Summer 2019
9. Oregon Documentary Film Festival Spring 2019
10. Oregon Documentary Film Festival 2018
11. Oregon Documentary Film Festival 2017