34 35 “AFRICA’S EXPLODING PLASTIC NIGHTMARE” – Society of Environmental Journalists: First Honorable Mention, 2021 nomination “This entry illuminates how international companies continue to dump the environmental problem of plastic bags, bottles and other single-use items onto people in Africa, India and other countries who can least afford to deal with the problem. Even readers who know our relationship to plastic isn’t healthy will be jolted by Sharon Lerner’s deeply reported story. She reveals the web of connections between international corporations, and the practices of U.S. and international recycling programs that have made other places our dumping ground. But this bad behavior may not be able to continue. Lerner closes her story with the revelation that an international agreement may force places like the United States to come to grips with the real cost of our use of plastic.” – JUDGE PANEL, SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS AWARDS FOR REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMEN T The acclaim earned by Field of Vision for projects released and recognized in 2020 is a fierce exercise in representation; each award is an opportunity to amplify previously unheard voices and stories, a platform from which to champion and celebrate powerful, unconventional, and paradigm-shifting narratives. AMERICAN FACTORY – Academy Award: Best Documentary Feature, 2020 win – BAFTA: Best Documentary, 2020 nomination – Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, 2020 win – Emmy Award: Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Director for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, 2020 win – Emmy Award: Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing of a Nonfiction Program, 2020 nomination – Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Documentary Feature, 2020 win – Peabody Awards: Documentary, 2020 nomination MLK/FBI – Critics Choice Documentary Awards: Best Archival Documentary, 2020 win – Critics Choice Documentary Awards: Best Political Documentary, 2020 win – IDA Documentary Awards: Best Director, 2020 nomination – IDA Documentary Awards: Best Feature, 2020 nomination – IDA Documentary Awards: ABC News VideoSource Award, 2020 nomination – San Diego International Film Festival: Best Documentary, 2020 win – Santa Fe International Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature, 2020 win DO NOT SPLIT – AFI Docs Film Festival: Special Jury Prize, 2020 win – DOC NYC: Special Jury Recognition for Courage under Fire, 2020 win – DOC NYC: Special Jury Recognition, 2020 short list