Kimberlee Acquaro
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Kimberlee Acquaro is an American filmmaker and photojournalist.[1]
Her short documentary God Sleeps in Rwanda was nominated for an Oscar and won the Emmy award for Best Documentary[2][3][4]
God Sleeps in Rwanda was shown at the United Nations Association Film Festival,[5] Woodrow Wilson Center,[6] and Women, Power and Politics Film Festival.[7]
Awards
Emmy Award for Best Documentary[2]
- International Reporting Project Fellow[8]
- 2001 Pew Fellowship in International Journalism[9][10]
- 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship[11]
- SilverDocs Jury Award and Audience Award[12]
- Aspen ShortsFest Audience Award[12]
- Palm Springs ShortsFest Audience Award[13]
- Urban Vibe Film Festival - Best Documentary Short[14]
Filmography
- 100 Years (2010)[15]
- Women and Power[16]
- God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)[17]
Works
- "Out of Madness, A Matriarchy", Mother Jones, January/February 2003
References
- ↑ http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/kimberlee/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/news_28th_winners_rev_ii.pdf
- ↑ http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-present/78nominees.html
- ↑ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5243604
- ↑ http://www.unaff.org/2005/f_god.html
- ↑ http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1417/&fuseaction=topics.event_summary&event_id=98204
- ↑ http://asianamericanmedia.org/blog/caam-events/2008/06/01/co-presentation-women-wielding-cameras-film-festival/
- ↑ http://www.internationalreportingproject.org/fellows-editors/
- ↑ http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm639.shtml
- ↑ http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=35198
- ↑ http://www.gf.org/fellows/16716-kimberlee-acquaro
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.meteorfilms.org/Reviews/Awards%20and%20Honors%20PDF/SILVERDOCS%20award.pdf
- ↑ http://www.psfilmfest.org/archive/shortfestawards.aspx
- ↑ http://www.blackfilm.com/20060623/features/urbanworld.shtml
- ↑ http://100yearsproject.org/Filmmakers.html
- ↑ http://www.944.com/nightsites/gallery/cartier-celebrates-women-and-power-with-jennifer-siebel-newsom/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2042880/
External links
- "Kimberlee Acquaro", Tavis Smiley, February 17, 2006
- "Women of Rwanda Take Charge; A Day in the Life of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf", Inside Africa, CNN, October 14, 2006
- Satya, June/July 2006
- Kimberlee Acquaro at Women Make Movies
