HBFF 2021 Nominations and Winners
Best Actress Short Film
– The Unexpected by Monica Ethier as Victoria Miller * Winner
– Checkout Time by Jasmine Shanise as Amy Hanter
– Maija by Mwambo Martha as Namondo
– The Trial of Miss Mudimbe by Boma Cookey-Gam as Sarah Mudimbe
– Catharsis by Genia Lear Morgan as Black Woman Mourn
Best Actor Short Film
– Talk by Troy Crossfield as The Business Man
– Fly by Justice Thelot as Eric
– The Unexpected by Iforaah Bugeme as Jake Miller
– Sins of the Father by Markees Christmas as Freddie * Winner
– A Walk to Solance by Marvin Pierre as Bishop
Best Actress Feature Film
– Because We Are by Myriam Nikiema as Lia Franklin
– The Blue Rose by Tijuana Layne as The Woman
– Memoirs of a Black Girl by Khair Tyler as Aisha * Winner
Best Actor Feature Film
– Hell or Tide Water by Jerry Mack as David Hanley
– Because We Are by Emidio Lopes as Jacob * Winner
– Red Pill by Adesola Osakalumi as Bobby
Best Picture Short Film
– Maija directed by Nkanya Nkwai * Winner
– Sins of the Father directed by Doug Jordan
– Wooden Sword directed by Behzad Alavi, Sousan Salamat
Best Canadian Short Film
– A Walk to Solace directed by Adrian Campbell
– Drive by Screenplay produced by Scott C. Newman, Victor Bohm; directed by Scott C. Newman
– Fly produced by Adam Mbowe
– H.E.N.R.I. produced by Ryan Singh, Andrea Grant, Katarzyna Kochany, Sebastian Singh, Ava Singh;
directed by Katarzyna Kochany
– Sins of a Father produced and directed by Doug Jordan
– Talk produced by Brandon Christopher; directed by Trivelle Simpson * Winner
– The Trial of Miss Mudimbe produced by Omatta Udalor; directed by Melanee Murray-Hunt
– The Unexpected produced by John M Nyce, Chris M Nyce; directed by John Nyce, Mark Nyce
– You Don’t Belong Here produced by Caroline Puzinas, Magang Sule; directed by Magang Sule
Best Directing Short Film
– Catharsis by Lawrence “LAW” Watford
– Checkout Time by Calvin Walker * Winner
– Maija by Nkanya Nkwai
– Sins of the Father by Doug Jordan
– You Don’t Belong Here by Magang Sule
Best American Short Film
– Catharsis produced by Lawrence “LAW” Watford, Mario Concepcion Jackson, Genia Lear Morgan,
Bobby DeJesus; directed by Lawrence “LAW” Watford * Winner
– Checkout Time produced by Corey Pratt, Taylor Love; directed by Calvin Walker
– Harriet: The Black Swan in the Year of Covid-19 produced and directed by Klair Ethridge
– Sins of the Father produced and directed by Doug Jordan
– Stolen Moments on the 8th Flo’ directed by Aisha Raison
Best Foreign Short Film
– Living Proof directed by Mawande Kheswa
– Maija produced by Karl Njuma, Safindah Karl, Darryn Kamari, Nene Fembe Bokoe Mbeng;
directed by Nkanya Nkwai * Winner
– One Nice Day produced by Sousan Salamat, Behzad Alavi, directed by Sousan Salamat
– Wooden Sword produced by Sousan Salamat, Behzad Alavi, directed by Sousan Salamat
Best Documentary
– Along for the Ride produced by Simonee Chichester
– Feisty Fighter – The Marnesba Tackett Story produced by Lillian Glass, George Artope * Winner
– The Flying Stars produced by Ngardy Conteh George, Katarina Soukup, Allan Tong
– Legacy Voices produced by Akil McKenzie
– Memento: A South Africa Artventure produced by Ryan Singh
– The North Star: Finding Black Mecca produced by Angel Panag, Godfred Adjei, Torrin Blades
– W’at Abowt Us produced by Andrew Terry Pasieka, Shelley Jarrett, Nakeisha Geddes
Best Editing Feature Film
– Because We Are by St Christopher Bailey
– Hell or Tide Water by Scott C. Newman * Winner
– Memoirs of a Black Girl by Eileen Slavin
– Red Pill by Miniji Kang
– The Blue Rose by Valesca Rostand Cerski
Best Editing Short Film
– H.E.N.R.I. by Ryan Singh, CS Coulter, Brian Bray * Winner
– A Walk to Solace by Adrian Campbell
– Sins of the Father by Doug Jordan
– Checkout Time by Corey Pratt
– Catharsis by Lawrence “LAW” Watford
Best Feature Film
– Because We Are produced by St Christopher Bailey, Justin Bailey, Adrian Wallace; directed by
St Christopher Bailey
– The Blue Rose produced and directed by Tijuana Layne
– Hell or Tide Water produced and directed by Scott C. Newman
– Memoirs of a Black Girl produced by Thato Rantao Mwosa, Jessica Estelle Huggins, Cindy Severino;
directed by Thato Rantao Mwosa * Winner
– Red Pill produced by Katie Rosin, Paul Hsu, Tonya Pinkins; directed by Tonya Pinkins
Best Directing Feature Film
– Hell or Tide Water by Scott C. Newman
– Memoirs of a Black Girl by Thato Rantao Mwosa
– Red Pill by Tonya Pinkins * Winner
– The Blue Rose by Tijuana Layne
Best Picture Feature Film
– Hell or Tide Water directed by Scott C. Newman
– Memoirs of a Black Girl directed by Thato Rantao Mwosa
– Red Pill directed by Tonya Pinkins * Winner