CPOY 72 Documentary Short Video
A single documentary short with flexible run time of up to 30 minutes that uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) in pursuit of enriching and enhancing the understanding of the subject. This is not open to a collection of stories or multi-chaptered websites. Documentary storytelling is grounded in truth, and docu-dramas, re-enactments, or television news reports are not allowed. This category is open to individuals or to groups of up to 5 students, but the content, production, and presentation must be done without the input and guidance of outside professionals. May be a single component of category 15, Online Multimedia Storytelling, but it may not be entered in any other category.
* Detailed project credits must be submitted with each entry
Gold: A Part of Mom
Leena Helenius was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, at the age of 35. The tumor was removed, and Leena lived a relatively normal life for three years, until the doctors noticed that the cancer had relapsed and metastasized to her lungs. Leena is undergoing treatments again, but because the cancer has spread, it’s now an incurable disease. We tend to associate cancer with old age. However, Leena was in the middle of a thriving career and the mother of a 4-year old boy. This short documentary explores what it’s like to struggle with a disease like cancer, when you’ve just begun to build your life.
