DWBFF FILMS OFFICIALLY SELECTED
TO COMPETE

SPRING - 2021




DWBIFF has instituted a system to ensure entries do not compete against each other, but get recognized for their merits. 
They compete against themselves: we judge each entry on individual merits and score on an inherent value system. 

Becoming an "Official Selection" means your film passed through the first judging stage (DID NOT get rejected), now being able to go in front of the AWARD judges to decide the award (s) will receive, if any.

It does not mean your film will screen.

We will send the award notification the week of May 16, 2021.

If your film receives the Best Of Festival or Best Of Show award, it will be eligible for review by our long-standing and reputable distribution associates; PLUS, we will screen a few TOP Awards at the WRPN.tv sponsored Multi-Festival Event Rehoboth Beach, DE 2021 and Berkeley Springs, WV 2021 (At our discretion and by invitation, based on local demographics and COVID-19 situation)

ANIMATED

Nailing It
Director Kaprawi Norhayati
in Animated
Malaysia

BIOGRAPHY

BANACH. BETWEEN SPIRIT AND MATTER
Director Wieslaw Saniewski
in Biography
Poland
"Behind the Name SHAKESPEARE: Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal"
Director Robin Phillips
in Biography, Travel/Culture/Arts, Research (sub-category), Narration Talent (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States
Caleb and the Perfect Order of Things
Director Tyson Hunsaker
in Biography
United States
Dear Homeland
Director Claudia Escobar
in Biography
United States
Everything In Hardware
Director Jamie Wright
in Biography
United States
Everything That Could Have Been
Director Trond Kvig Andreassen
in Biography, Travel/Culture/Arts, Cinematography (sub-category)
Norway
For the Life of Me
Director Robert Sallin
in Biography
United States
In their eyes
Director Arnaud Blin
in Biography
France
"I will speak, I will speak!"
Director Willem Aerts
in Biography
Netherlands
Letters to Eloisa
Director Adriana Bosch
in Biography
United States
Lion on the Mat
Director Asali Echols
in Biography
United States
SAMIRA'S DREAM (NDOTO YA SAMIRA - ORIGINAL TITLE)
Director Nino Tropiano
in Biography
Ireland
THE CELINE ARCHIVE
Director Celine Parrenas Shimizu
in Biography, Research (sub-category)
United States
The Visitor
Director Sean Kernan
in Biography, Cinematography (sub-category)
United States
Unlocking Doors of Cinema
Director Nezar Andary
in Biography
United Arab Emirates

DOCU-DRAMA

 FEATURES


   
Batman and Me
Director Michael Wayne
in Docu-drama Feature, Travel/Culture/Arts
Australia
Bodhi
Director Merritt Reid
in Docu-drama Feature, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States
Boy From Nowhere
Director SJ Finlay
in Docu-drama Feature
Philippines
Dubliner
Director Linda Rosenfeld
in Docu-drama Feature
Russian Federation
I'm An Electric Lampshade
Director John Clayton Doyle
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
Let's Talk "Mental Health In Color"
Director Camille Bradshaw
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
Rival Queens
Director Anton Armendariz Diaz
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
Sentimental Education
Director Seung-suk Nam
in Docu-drama Feature
Korea, Republic of

Six Feet Of Separation
Director Shawnda Christiansen
in Docu-drama Feature, Human Spirit, Narration Talent (sub-category)
United States

SOLDIERS: Six Stories, Six Wars
Director Tony Villani
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
The Author
Directors Nima Soofi, Daniel Ricardo Irias
in Docu-drama Feature, Religion/Faith
United States
The Earned Life
Directors Patryk Wezowski, Kasia Wezowski
in Docu-drama Feature
United States
the underworld
Director PAOLO COLANGELI
in Docu-drama Feature
Italy

DOCU-DRAMA

 SHORTS

Educating A Nation
Directors John Rogers, Amber Qalagari
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Ek Notun Probhat (A New Dawn)
Directors Nabajit Medhi, Geetashree Boro
in Docu-drama Short
Memories of Mortlake
Director Mark Forbes
in Docu-drama Short
United Kingdom
O
Director Petronella Van der Hallen
in Docu-drama Short
Belgium
SENIOR DISCOUNT'd
Submitter Jay Pennington
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Still I Rise
Director Jeni Lee
in Docu-drama Short
Australia
THE BACK
Director Iñigo Gomez Barrondo
in Docu-drama Short
Spain
the front lines
Director Stewart J. Zully
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Wrestling against all odds
Director Snehasish Sarkar
in Docu-drama Short

ENVIRONMENTAL


Heart of the Bear
Director Daniel Marracino
in Environmental
United States
Kiss the Ground
Directors Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
in Environmental
United States
MOM's: More Than An Organic Market
Director Dorlisa Hommel
in Environmental , Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States
Now I am an Axolotl
Director Alejandra Medellín
in Environmental
Mexico
Saving Beauty: Learning to Live with the Rare Ones Among Us
Directors Christina Selby, Arturo Anzures
in Environmental
United States
Shifting of Seasons (SOS): Spring
Directors Noah Waldron, Trevor Bloom, Charlie Craighead
in Environmental
United States
Tarkine Together
Director Rhys Shepherd
in Environmental
Australia
Treasures Of The Chesapeake
Director Christopher Lapinski
in Environmental
United States

HEALTH


Barefoot Doctors FLC
Director JP Ferraro
in Health
United States
Bridge of Power
Director Jenson Hagen
in Health
United States
Like Father Like Daughter
Director Marc Ostrick
in Health
United States
Medical Racism: The New Apartheid
Director David Massey
in Health
United States
My darling, who are you?
Director Giovanna Volpi
in Health
Italy
“Second Chance”
Directors Matthew White, Brian Gerlach
in Health
United States
The Cost of Denial
Director Huw Christie
in Health
United States
Yoga Therapy for Life
Director Deanna Schultz
in Health, Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States

HUMAN SPIRIT

"1" The Message
Director Judit Papp
in Human Spirit
United States
80.000 Schnitzel
Director Hannah Schweier
in Human Spirit
Germany
5ta Ruta
Directors Nelson Ramirez, Luisana Bertorelli
in Human Spirit
United States
A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directors Luke Daniel Holland, Elizabeth Martina Bishop, Vibhas P. A. Kendzia
in Travel/Culture/Arts, Human Spirit
United States
Biting the Bullet
Director Lizbeth Calingasan
in Human Spirit
Australia
Catherine's Kindergarten
Directors Kaye Cleave, James Daggett
in Human Spirit
United States
Corridor of Hope
Directors Charles Phang, Andrew Paterson
in Human Spirit
Singapore
Harriet & Her Husbands
Director Dan Pal
in Human Spirit
United States
Healthcare America: Uniting Our Voices
Submitter Brian Kaszuba
in Human Spirit
United States
Life without Limits
Director Antonia Salter
in Human Spirit, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United Kingdom
Love Is Something
Director Joshua Scott
in Human Spirit
United States
Luigi Zanuso - From Erotism to Diogene
Director Edoardo Bocchi
in Human Spirit
Italy
Miracle! Mother Nature has appeared to me
Directors Mario Pascariello , Tommaso MiceliMalaguti
in Human Spirit
Italy
My Life in Limbo
Director Anna Fahr
in Human Spirit
Canada
My Sister Hali
Director Paul Sheriff
in Human Spirit, Sports, Original Score (sub-category)
United States
My Two Lives, Creative Response to the Holocaust
Director Sarita Gold
in Human Spirit
Australia
Pink Belt Mission
Director John McCrite
in Biography, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States
Reality Show
Director Xinyan Wang
in Human Spirit, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States
Rosemary's Way
Director Ros Horin
in Human Spirit, Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
Australia
SELFISH
Directors SANTINI Stéphane, ANDRE Géraldine, HOENIG Laurence, BERNARD Pierre-Yves
in Human Spirit
Switzerland
Six Feet Of Separation
Director Shawnda Christiansen
in Docu-drama Feature, Human Spirit, Narration Talent (sub-category)
United States
Terminally Optimistic
Director Andres A Parra
in Human Spirit, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States
The Difference
Directors Brianne Berkson, Miguel Gluckstern
in Human Spirit, Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States
The Magic of Auchendarroch
Director Carolyn Corkindale
in Human Spirit, Travel/Culture/Arts, Original Score (sub-category)
Australia
The Man Who Fell From The Sky
Director Sam Forsdike
in Human Spirit
United Kingdom
The pictures come at night
Director Ulrike Korbach
in Human Spirit
Germany
Wandering...But Not Lost
Director Paul MacGowan
in Human Spirit
United States
Your Face
Director Dongil SEO
in Human Spirit
Korea, Republic of

LGBT

Comfort Zone
Director Jordan Blady
in LGBT
Georgia
Hola Yumbo
Director Tim Dekkers
in LGBT
Netherlands
Is this Queensland in the 20s?
Director Caroline Layt
in LGBT
Australia
Mom & M
Director Jena Burchick
in LGBT
United States
OUT LOUD
Director Gail Willumsen
in LGBT
United States
Solitude
Director fabio grossi
in LGBT
Italy
SURVIVING THE SILENCE: The Untold Story Of Two Women In Love Who Helped Change Military Policy
Director Cindy L. Abel
in LGBT
United States
The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday
Director Kathryn L Beranich
in LGBT, Editing (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States

RELIGION/FAITH

Athos, the world's brightest peak
Director Argyris Liapis
in Religion/Faith
Greece
Documentary of The Church of Almighty God | The Appearance and Work of Almighty God (Part 1)
Director The Church of Almighty God
in Religion/Faith
Korea, Republic of
Fathima The Oracle
Director Geleck Palsang
in Religion/Faith
India
Forgiveness?
Directors Peter Scheiner, Susanne Scheiner
in Religion/Faith
Switzerland
Four Doors Forty Maqams
Director Barış Tolga Ekinci
in Religion/Faith
Turkey
GURU IN DISGRACE
Director Jaap Verhoeven
in Religion/Faith
Netherlands
Lost in Berlin
Director Rodney S. Martel
in Religion/Faith
United States
On The Brühl | A Documentary Short
Director Steve Horswill-Johnston
in Religion/Faith
United States
Passage To Sweden
Director Suzannah Warlick
in Religion/Faith
United States
Quarantined Faith: Rome, Religion and Coronavirus
Director Jenn Lindsay
in Religion/Faith
United States
Searching for my Voice
Submitter Allan Soberman
in Religion/Faith
Canada
The Author
Directors Nima Soofi, Daniel Ricardo Irias
in Docu-drama Feature, Religion/Faith
United States
The Book of Curses
Director Iouri GOROULEV
in Religion/Faith
Israel
The Tour Of Dreams
Directors Madis Ligema, Taavi Arus
in Religion/Faith
Estonia
Women beyond the walls
Directors Martin Pierret, Michèle Mahé
in Religion/Faith
France
Young Chinese nun seeks path to peace from music
Director Tianchen Huang
in Religion/Faith
China

REVOLUTION
&
REFORM 

Act Of Union
Director Neil Clerkin
in Revolution and Reform
Ireland
Age Of No Fear
Director Olga Slobodchikova
in Revolution and Reform
United States
Archeology of the workers´dignity
Director Uli Stelzner
in Revolution and Reform
Germany
Black Bauhinia
Director Malte Philipp KAEDING
in Revolution and Reform
United Kingdom
False Alarm
Director Nick Lyell
in Revolution and Reform
United States
Not One More
Director Cameron Leingang
in Revolution and Reform
United States
Outlawed: A Punk Rock Uprising in the Basque Country
Director Andrew Nethery
in Revolution and Reform, Social Issues
United States
Right Now I Want to Scream: Police and Army Killings in Rio - the Brazil Haiti Connection
Director Cahal McLaughlin and Siobhán Wills
in Revolution and Reform
United Kingdom

You Can't Leave Because You Can't Leave
Director John Paul Henry
in Revolution and Reform
United States
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
Director Susan Hagedorn
in Revolution and Reform
United States

SCIENCE
Beating SuperBugs: Can We Win?
Director William Mudge
in Science
United States
Living With Ghosts
Director Stephen Berkley
in Science
Zhuravlev Avenue
Director Valentin Borisov
in Science
Russian Federation

SOCIAL ISSUES


A Cruel Turn
Director Nathan Wilson
in Social Issues
Australia
After Multatuli left
Director Yogi D. Sumule
in Social Issues
Indonesia
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Director Alana DeJoseph
in Social Issues
United States
Backstreet to the American Dream (English Subtitles)
Director Patricia Nazario
in Social Issues, Research (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States
"Caramujo"
Director Dai Belquer
in Social Issues
United States
Chained Pen
Director Anna Dalmay
in Social Issues
Hungary
Diamond Boys
Director Jaremey McMullin
in Social Issues
United Kingdom
Discovery Mode
Director Andrew Malcolm
in Social Issues
United States
EDEN TRIBAL
Directors MARTIN JAYET, MATHILDE LEFORT
in Social Issues
France
Elders' Room
Director Shirley Steinberg
in Social Issues
Canada
From the Ground Up
Directors Trent Zulkiewicz, Will Brenninkmeyer
in Social Issues
United States
Guardians of the Forest
Director Jacob Wagner
in Social Issues
United States
Hayat
Director Rendah Haj
in Social Issues
Australia
In a Whole New Way
Submitter Jonathan Fisher
in Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
United States
"I'm Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice" Black Farmers Fight Against USDA
Directors Shoun A. Hill, Waymon Hinson
in Social Issues
United States
Just Being There
Director Deanna Schultz
in Social Issues, Original Score (sub-category)
United States
Kensington in Crisis
Directors Jill Frechie, John Ricciutti, Isaac Mell
in Social Issues, Original Score (sub-category)
United States
Killing the Shepherd
Director TA Opre
in Social Issues, Cinematography (sub-category)
United States
Mangueira in 2 Beats
Director Ana Maria Magalhães
in Social Issues
Brazil
My Mum: The Solicitor
Director Euan Foulis
in Social Issues
United Kingdom
Navigating Rough Waters: How to Stop Past Wounds from Stealing Future between Korea and Japan
Directors Edward Jeong-hoon Song, Andrew Jeong-ho Song
in Social Issues
Korea, Republic of
Operation Camanducaia
Director Tiago Rezende
in Social Issues
Brazil
Our State. Their Lives. Your Call.
Directors Rob Pero, Ryan Freng
in Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category)
United States
Outlawed: A Punk Rock Uprising in the Basque Country
Director Andrew Nethery
in Revolution and Reform, Social Issues
United States
PAULETTE
Director Heather Rae
in Social Issues
United States
Pink Belt Mission
Director John McCrite
in Biography, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States
Psycho Corpsie
Director Steve McGuire
in Social Issues
United States
Rosemary's Way
Director Ros Horin
in Human Spirit, Social Issues, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category)
Australia
SIMHONA
Directors Batel Kaniel, Shira Billig
in Social Issues, Research (sub-category)
Israel
Taint in the Lush Green
Director Raginie Duara
in Social Issues
THE GAME. Gambling between life and death.
Director Manuela Federl
in Social Issues
Austria
The Gardenias
Director Federico Ahumada
in Social Issues
Colombia
The Revolution Generation (working title)
Directors Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
in Social Issues
United States
The Skin You're In
Director Thomas LaVeist
in Social Issues
United States
The Wheels of Wonder
Director Roger Ungers
in Social Issues
Australia
THIRSTY & DROWNING IN AMERICA
Directors Adrian Parr, Sean Hughes
in Social Issues
United States
Three Days In June
Director Michael Flanagan
in Social Issues
United States
TRIP TO THE TAX PARADISE
Director Antonio Bellido Marín
in Social Issues
Spain
Utopia Of the outraged
Director Marcelo Lagreze
in Social Issues
Chile
Water
Director Barb Barton
in Social Issues
United States
Whisper of Stones
Director Yerbol Zhumagul
in Social Issues
Kazakhstan
You're Smarter Than You Look
Directors Cheryl Ingram, Jonathan Champion
in Social Issues

SPORTS

always the same
Director Slavica Šnur
in Sports
Croatia
Caffeine & Gasoline: Evolution of the American Rocker
Director Steven Maes
in Sports, Original Score (sub-category)
United States
Hockey 24
Submitter Elsa Morena
in Sports, Editing (sub-category)
Canada
My Sister Hali
Director Paul Sheriff
in Human Spirit, Sports, Original Score (sub-category)
United States
Olympic Trials and Tribulations
Director Alexander Colman
in Sports
United States

Running Club
Directors Fraser Cameron, James Bateman
in Sports
Australia
Tapeball
Director Joe Nyquist
in Sports
United States

TRAVEL - CULTURE

ARTS

A Poet's Childhood - Awakening to Consciousness - Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directors Luke Daniel Holland, Elizabeth Martina Bishop, Vibhas P. A. Kendzia
in Travel/Culture/Arts, Human Spirit
United States
Batman and Me
Director Michael Wayne
in Docu-drama Feature, Travel/Culture/Arts
Australia
"Behind the Name SHAKESPEARE: Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal"
Director Robin Phillips
in Biography, Travel/Culture/Arts, Research (sub-category), Narration Talent (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States

Cirque du Cambodia
Director Joel Gershon
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
Dreaming of Jerusalem
Directors Peter Decherney, Sosena Solomon
in Travel/Culture/Arts, Cinematography (sub-category), Direction (sub-category)
United States
Everything That Could Have Been
Director Trond Kvig Andreassen
in Biography, Travel/Culture/Arts, Cinematography (sub-category)
Norway
Expedition Ayiti
Director Richard Serrao
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
In the wine dark sea
Director Chrisa Giorgi
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
It's Beautiful
Director Miko Nincic
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
Jade Doskow, Photographer Of Lost Utopias
Director Philip Shane
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
Jean-Marc Brignot and the things of Sado
Director Francoise Desbois
in Travel/Culture/Arts
France
Mutanuka and Syasiya
Directors Michael Baird, Engel Mulder
in Travel/Culture/Arts
Netherlands
Song Of Little Saigon (Work In Progress)
Director James Rael
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
The Clown Without A Mask
Director Oskar Dektyar
in Travel/Culture/Arts, Editing (sub-category)
United States
THE GODDESS IN THE POOL
Directors GERARDO KORN , MARTIN SERRA
in Travel/Culture/Arts
The Life We Make
Directors Dylan Stryznski, Padrick Ritch
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States
The Magic of Auchendarroch
Director Carolyn Corkindale
in Human Spirit, Travel/Culture/Arts, Original Score (sub-category)
Australia
Voices of Karamushi
Director Daisuke Bundo
in Travel/Culture/Arts
Japan
We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Directors Marianne "Mimi" George, Heuionalani Wyeth, Jacob Penchansky
in Travel/Culture/Arts
United States

YOUTH


I Rock
Directors Reni Walker, Nadine Anglin
in Youth Issues
Canada
Lockdown Lunch Club
Director Déwun Owusu
in Youth Issues
South Africa
One for the Other
Director Snehasish Sarkar
in Youth Issues

WILDLIFE - NATURE

ANIMALS

Ars Natura (Vimeo Link)
Director Hans Leysieffer
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals, Cinematography (sub-category)
Switzerland
Catching Giants (1x60)
Director Ashley Scott Davison
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States
Great White Encounters
Director Jason Perryman
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United Kingdom
Island of the hippos
Director Carlos Pérez Romero
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Spain
Khacchad:Mule
Director Michael Brown
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United Kingdom
OCEAN SOULS
Director PHILIP HAMILTON
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United Kingdom
Twilight of the river king
Directors David Álvarez , Jorge Álvarez Chachero
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Spain