Salem Film Fest winner also an Iraq film

"The Hurt Locker" wasn't the only movie about Iraq to win big in recent days. Oscar's  Best Picture winner is joined by "Severe Clear" (left) a soldier's firsthand account of the Iraq invasion that win the Jury Prize at last week's Salem Film Festival. The documentary fest also saw its Audience Award split between two docs by female filmmakers: "No. 4 Street of Our Lady," by Judy Maltz, which tells the story of Francisca Halamajowa,  a Polish-Catholic woman who rescued 15 Jews during the Holocaust, and "Rough Aunties," by Kim Longinotto, a look at a group of women caring for the abused children of Durban, South Africa. The latter had its New England premiere at the fest, and both audience winners will have weeklong runs at Salem Cinema, TBA. "Severe Clear," directed by Kristian Fraga, has its theatrical premiere this week in New York and Los Angeles. No word on a local screening.

Comments

[groove68]

Watch Kim Longinotto's previous films as video on demand streams

http://www.realeyz.tv/search.php?search=kim+longinotto

[Doodle Bean]

I so much look forward to the day when journalists refer to filmmakers as 'filmmakers' regardless of the filmmaker's sex.

What would be wrong with stating that :... the Audience Award was split between two documentaries..."?

[Joel]

DB, I look forward to that day too, but at the moment it's still newsworthy - especially coming at the same time as the first ever female winner of the best director Oscar.