“Heart Valley” Written & Produced by Kiran Sidhu wins Best Documentary Short

By Mabel Pais

 “Stories About Helpful People” Co-Directed by Sindha Agha wins Best Episodic

The 2022 Annual Tribeca Film Festival Jury Award winners & the Audience Award winners of the 21st Annual Tribeca Festival have been announced. Many notable films that have won Tribeca Festival Jury Awards have gone on to win the Academy Awards including Jesus Camp, Taxi to the Dark Side and of course The Queen of Basketball which won an Oscar just this year at the Academy Awards.

Many of the award-winning titles are available on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/festival/at-home) until July 3. Buy your pass to stream these and other notable Tribeca Festival films and talks you may have missed.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, DRAMA: “HEART VALLEY,” World Premiere

WRITER: KIRAN SIDHU l PRODUCERS: CHRISTIAN CARGILL, LILY WAKELEY, KIRAN SIDHU l DIRECTOR: CHRISTIAN CARGILL l

UK, WALES | ENGLISH | ENGLISH SUBTITLES l 19M

“Heart Valley” follows a day in the life of solitary Wilf Davies, a shepherd from the small village of Cellan in Wales. Kind and inquisitive, the film looks at the world through Wilf’s eyes, asking questions about what it is we should truly value.

BEST EPISODIC: “STORIES ABOUT HELPFUL PEOPLE”

BRAND: ZENDESK CREATIVE STUDIO: EVEN/ODD

DIRECTORS: SINDHA AGHA, ERIN BRETHAUER, TIM HUSSIN

As a customer support company, everything Zendesk does — from how they build their customer experience software to the way they work with customers, is all about being helpful. It’s the spirit they believe in. “Stories About Helpful People” is a series of mini-documentaries and photo stories. It’s a series intended to inspire the Zendesk community to rally around the spirit of helpfulness. In “GOLDEN AGE KARATE,” a high school student helps a group of senior citizens get through a vulnerable time, by teaching them karate. In “ERIC AND THE BEES,” a U.S. military veteran discovers that beekeeping helps him cope with PTSD -and teaches other vets the healing powers of the hive.

JURY AWARD WINNERS

For a list of some of the great content featured during Tribeca 2022 that went on to win a Jury Award, view the full list at tribecafilm.com/news/tribeca-festival-announces-2022-jury-awards. Below is the list of award-winners.

U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION

The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz, “Good Girl Jane”

 Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/good-girl-jane-2022)

Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature: written by Ben Snyder & Elizabeth Rodriguez, “Allswell”

Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Azuli Anderson, “Next Exit”

Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Rain Spencer in “Good Girl Jane”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/good-girl-jane-2022)

Special Jury Mention for Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature: Liz Carbel Sierra in “God’s Time”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/god-s-time-2022)

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Best International Narrative Feature: “January”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/january-2022)

Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature: Martín Boulocq and Rodrigo Hasbún, “The Visitor”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (https://tribecafilm.com/films/visitor-2022)

Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature: Jan Mayntz, “We Might As Well Be Dead”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/we-might-as-well-be-dead-2022)

Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature: Dorota Pomykala for “Woman on a Roof”

 DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Best Documentary Feature: “The Cave of Adullam”

Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature: “The Wild One”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/wild-one-2022)

Best Editing in a Documentary Feature: “The Cave of Adullam”

BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION

Best New Narrative Director: Michelle Garza Cervera for “Huesera”

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION

The Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director: Edward Buckles Jr. for “Katrina Babies”

Catch it on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/katrina-babies-2022)

NORA EPHRON COMPETITION

Nora Ephron Award: Michelle Garza Cervera for “Huesera”

 SHORTS COMPETITION

All Tribeca shorts are available through Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/festival/at-home)

Best Narrative Short: “Night Ride”

Best Documentary Short: “Heart Valley”

Best Animated Short: “More Than I Remember”

Student Visionary: “Daydreamers”

TRIBECA AUDIO STORYTELLING COMPETITION

Best Audio Storytelling in Nonfiction: “Mother Country Radicals”

Best Audio Storytelling in Fiction: “The Hollowed Out”

TRIBECA IMMERSIVE COMPETITION

Storyscapes Award: “Kubo Walks The City”

New Voices Award: “LGBTQ” + “VR Museum”

TRIBECA GAMES COMPETITION

Tribeca Games Award: “Thirsty Suitors”

HUMAN / NATURE COMPETITION

HUMAN / NATURE Award: “Katrina Babies”

Catch It on Tribeca At Home (tribecafilm.com/films/katrina-babies-2022)

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

Audience Award winners for the 21st-anniversary edition of the Tribeca Festival also include online premieres that were a part of Tribeca At Home, Tribeca’s virtual festival.

The Tribeca Film Festival announces the Audience Award winners for the 21st annual edition, with Ellie Foumbi’s feature directorial debut, “Our Father, The Devil” which was part of the Indeed Juneteenth programming. The Tribeca Festival Audience Awards follow the previously announced 2022 Jury Awards.

Best Narrative Feature winner “Our Father, The Devil” (tribecafilm.com/films/our-father-the-devil-2022) directed by Ellie Foumbi tells an unnerving tale about a medical worker’s tumultuous past coming back to haunt her.

Second place was awarded to “Wes Schlagenhauf Is Dying” now available on Tribeca at Home (tribecafilm.com/films/wes-schlagenhauf-is-dying-2022).

“The Cave of Adullam” (tribecafilm.com/films/cave-of-adullam-2022) directed by Laura Checkoway is a heartwarming story about a martial arts instructor mentoring young Black boys while offering guidance and tough love.

Second place in the category was awarded to “Lift” now available on Tribeca at Home (tribecafilm.com/films/lift-2022).

The Best Online Premiere winner“Cherry,” directed by Sophie Galibert follows the story of an uncommitted 25-year-old in Los Angeles who discovers she has only 24 hours to make one of the most consequential decisions of her life. Now available on Tribeca at Home (tribecafilm.com/films/cherry-2022)

Second place went to “In Her Name” now available on Tribeca at Home (tribecafilm.com/films/in-her-name-2022)

(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Cuisine, Health & Wellness and Spirituality)