We Are Visible – Film Awards, Competitions, and Festivals
‘We Are Visible,’ my first feature-length film about people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome all across the globe was accepted into smaller film competitions and awards. Look how well my documentary did.
Los Angeles Film Awards September 2019
We Are Visible made it into the official selection of the LA Film Awards and was then chosen as one of the 60 best films for the semifinals. And in the end, it even won an honorable mention in the category “Film (Feature) Student.”
Festigious Film Awards September 2019
We Are Visible made it into the official selection of the Festigious Awards and was then chosen as one of the 40 best films for the semifinals. And in the end, it even won an honorable mention in the category “Film (Feature) Student.”
New York Film Awards September 2019
We Are Visible made it into the official selection of the New York Film Awards and won an award as best student film.
Oniros Film Awards October 2019
We Are Visible made it into the finals of the Oniros Film Awards and won an honorable mention for its main theme.
Florence Film Awards October 2019
We Are Visible made it into the finals of the Florence Film Awards and won an honorable mention in the category Best Feature Documentary.
European Cinematography Awards (ECA) October 2019
‘We Are Visible’ gets into the semifinals of the ECA in October.
Druk International Film Festival November 2019
We Are Visible made it into the finals of Druk International Film Festival and won two outstanding achievement awards in the categories best student film and disability issue.
Tagore International Film Festival November 2019
We Are Visible made it into the finals of Tagore International Film Festival and won an award in the category disability issue.
Anaheim International Film Festival November 2019
We Are Visible made it into the semi-finals of Anaheim International Film Festival.
Accolade Film Competition November 2019
We Are Visible won an award of merit for its original score and five awards of recognition in the categories Disability Issues (Student), Health / Medicine / Science (Student), Documentary Feature (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student), Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising (Student) at Accolade Film Competition.
Trailer Film Festival – January 2020
‘We Are Visible’ makes it into the semifinals of the Trailer Film Festival.
Impact Doc Film Awards – January 2020
‘We Are Visible’ wins Awards of Merit in four categories (student): Documentary Feature, Disability Issues, Health / Medicine / Science, Original Score (Composed by Markus-Frederik Bohn).
Docs without borders film festival – March 2020
‘We Are Visible’ wins a award of Exceptional Merit in the category “Health” and an Award of Excellence in the category “Research”
Courage Film Festival – March 2020
‘We Are Visible’ is a semifinalist.
LA Student Film Awards November 2020
Semifinalist
Meraki Film Festival 2021
Changing Face IFF – 2021
Champion Salon Film Festival – 2021
Honorable Mention
Commffest Toronto 2021
Official Selection
MADA Award Commffest
Panel discussion and film screening of my film We Are Visible at the Canadian Commffest.
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Karina Sturm
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Karina Sturm
What a beautiful and touching documentary! Thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable in order to share the perspectives of many individuals who have EDS. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job of allowing us to see inside and feel some of what it feels like living with this invisible disease. I am a nurse, and getting to peek inside the emotional journey allows me to be a better nurse. In addition, after a more than 20 year journey my extended family finally has our first Vascular EDS diagnosis. Finally! It’s scary, and it’s a relief! And, I just want you to know your story is helping me as I and my family learn to understand and cope with EDS. Thank you. You should be very proud of this documentary.
Thank you so much, Rebecca! I know what you mean by “it’s a relief and scary”. I felt the same way when I got my EDS diagnosis. I was so happy that finally, doctors would take me seriously, but at the same time, I was worried how my future would look like. Nurses like you is what we need! Thanks so much for sharing your story with me and for watching my film.
Best,
Karina