2021 DOCUMENTARY NOMINEES CERCADOS / SIEGED BRAZIL - Original Globoplay / Globo Journalism The pandemic brought stories told by journalists who left their homes during social isolation to record the spread of the virus, the decisions of the authorities, and the tireless work of scientists and health professionals.
HOPE FROZEN: A QUEST TO LIVE TWICE THAILAND - 2050 Productions / Netflix This documentary follows a Thai scientist and his family as they decide to cryogenically freeze their cherished, dying toddler.
THEY CALL ME BABU NETHERLANDS - Pieter van Huystee Film They Call Me Babu is a documentary entirely composed of unique archive footage and tells the story of Alima, who worked as a nanny in the former Dutch colony of Indonesia. Her story plays out against the backdrop of World War II and the country’s subsequent struggle for independence.
TOXIC BEAUTY CANADA - White Pine Pictures / Orama Filmworks Toxic Beauty follows the class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and the plaintiffs: women fighting for justice in a race against time.
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