SQFF25 Jury
Awards Categories
SQFF is unique in that our award winners are chosen by both our Inside Jury—composed of incarcerated filmmakers—and our Industry Jury.
Our special awards honor individuals and works that make a lasting impact and celebrate the transformative power of film.
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BEST FEATURE
Films exploring the prison/incarcerated experience.
Open to all filmmakers
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Submissions limited to system impacted filmmakers
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Submissions limited to system impacted filmmakers
BEST DOCUMENTARY & NARRATIVE PITCH
Submissions limited to currently incarcerated writers
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ELLIOT THE G.O.A.T. • IMPACT & INNOVATION AWARD
THE BRUCE SINOFSKY CHANGEMAKER AWARD
INSIDE JURY
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Oscar Acosta
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Eric Allen
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Mike Callahan
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Roberto DeTrinidad
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Clark Gerhartsreiter
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Harold Meeks
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Kevin Sawyer
INDUSTRY JURY
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Ghenga Akinnagbe
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Nnamdi Asomugha
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Richard Cabral
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Chad Coleman
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Rachel Dretzin
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Tony Gerber
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Chester Gordon
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Mark Anthony Green
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Clarence Maclin
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Esai Morales
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Debra Moore Muñoz
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Tia Nomore
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Christina Oh
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Emil Pinnock
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Isaiah Saxon
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Kyra Sedgwick
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Celine Song
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Claudia Weill
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Jesse Williams
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Vanessa Williams
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