
The Search
The Search is a 24-minute film that explores Estela de Carlotto’s search for her long-lost grandchild thirty-seven years after her daughter was kidnapped and murdered during the Argentinean “Dirty War.”
Role: Director/Editor/DP
Release date: 2016 / Runtime: 24 min
Website: www.thesearchdocumentary.com
Twitter: @thesearchdoc













Awards & Recognition:
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Student Academy Awards Finalist
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Best Short Documentary - Amnesty International Film Festival - Au Cinéma pour les Droits Humains
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Ruth Landfield Award - Fargo Film Festival
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Best Student Documentary - Fargo Film Festival
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Best Student Documentary at DOCUTAH Film Festival
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SPJ NorCal - Excellence in Journalism - Student Special Project Award
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Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts - Best Student Documentary
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Berkeley Film Foundation Student Grant
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Susan Rasky Award for Journalistic Excellence
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Edwin Bayley Prize for Excellence in Government or Political Reporting
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Denver Film Festival - Honorable mention
Official Festival Selection:
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Sarasota Film Festival
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Festival cinéma Amnesty International Au Cinéma pour les Droits Humains
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39th Denver Film Festival
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33rd Chicago Latino Film Festival
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DOCUTAH International Film Festival (Best Student Documentary)
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Fargo Film Festival
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MIRA - Latin American Independent Filmfestival
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Bogotá Short Film Festival
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San Diego Latino Film Festival
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Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival
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San Francisco Latino Film Festival
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Boston Latino Film Festival