UPDATE:
Scroll down to read more on our four nominations for Best Short Documentary of the Year 2019.
You can read our original coverage of each film and watch the films for yourself at the “Watch Now” button below each title.
When filmmaker CK Goldiing sets himself the challenge of hugging 61 people, what starts as a freakish social experiment transforms into a powerful, uplifiting ode to the people of Sheffield. Time and time again CK is blown away by the uncomplicated and selfless character of the strangers he accosts, culminating in a truly moving pen-ultimate scene that is sure to bring out a few tears.
Don’t be put off by the budget production value, the quality of this film shines through.
Free to watch
“It’s better than the World Cup, it’s better than the Champions League… it’s the Epinetzo Africa Cup of Nations”
As the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Egypt, the Parisian suburb town of Évry was rocking to the insatiable beat of it’s viral twin, the Epinetzo Cup of Nations. With the backing and support of one of France’s most successful rappers, Niska, and countless footballing superstars such as Didier Drogba, Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, Riyad Mahrez and Benjamin Mendy, the tournament has exploded in popularity on social media and french news channels.
Free to watch
Kamal’s mission is simple: to reunite lost children with their parents. He runs the Lost and Found booth in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, the world’s biggest. Amidst all the chaos, trauma and loss, Kamal is the camp’s guardian angel, bringing joy and peace back to families that have been torn apart.
Academy Award winner Orlando von Einsiedel (“The White Helmets”, “Virunga") teamed up with National Geographic and Grain Media to tell his heroic story.
Free to watch
"Defaced" is the world's first film on the culture of face tattoos. Why did you get one? How do people react when they see it? What does your mum think?
Face tats are part of a growing subculture in Paris and Director Hugo Bembi teamed up with Yard to get the bigger picture.
Free to watch
