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Program Alum Geeta Gandbhir Takes Home Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary for THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
We are excited to share that Program Alum and WMM filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir won Best Documentary at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards for her most recent film THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR. Gandbhir winner of multiple Emmy Awards for her work, explores weaponized racism and exposes the consequences of “stand your ground” laws in THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, which has has had 35 wins and 41 nominations since its premiere at Sundance...
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Three WMM Filmmakers Take Home Awards at the 76th Berlinale
Three WMM filmmakers won awards at the prestigious 76th Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival! Made with support from the WMM Production Assistance (PA) Program, BARBARA FOREVER directed by Brydie O’Connor won the esteemed Teddy Award for Best Documentary/Essay Film. BARBARA FOREVER takes an exclusive look at the iconic life, work, & legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, tracing her prolific canon alongside never-before-seen...
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Four Films by WMM Filmmakers Premiere at SXSW 2026
SXSW is back and this year four films from WMM Filmmakers will premiere, including two made with the support of our Production Assistance Program: #WHILEBLACK (World Premiere in Documentary Feature Competition): Witnesses who filmed the deaths of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and others, step forward in this ground-breaking documentary about the police brutality videos igniting global movements. Director: Sidney Fussell, Jennifer Holness Producers: Ann...
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