ANNOUNCING THE 2021 SDAFF AWARD WINNERS
November 6, 2021
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Still from Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was A Simple Man, 2021 winner of the SDAFF Grand Jury Prize.
The 22nd San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) announced the winners of its competition categories at the SDAFF Awards Gala, held virtually on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Top honors went to I Was A Simple Man for the Grand Jury Prize, Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust for Best Documentary Feature, and 7 Days for Best Narrative Feature.
See below for the full list of winners.
Asian American Juried Competition
Jurors include Peter X Feng, Keisha N. Knight, Phuong Le, and Meena Nanji
Grand Jury Prize
I Was a Simple Man
Directed by Christopher Makoto YogiBest Documentary Feature
Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Directed by Ann KanekoBest Narrative Feature
7 Days
Directed by Roshan SethiBest Documentary Short
An Uninterrupted View of the Sea
Directed by Mika YatsuhashiBest Narrative Short
Americanized
Directed by Erica EngBest Experimental Short
Rumi and His Roses
Directed by Navid SinakiSpecial Jury Mention
To Live Here
Directed by Melanie Dang Ho
International Juried Competition
Jurors include Martin Edralin, Kristine Estorninos, Maggie Lee
Best International Short
Lemongrass Girl
Directed by Pom Bunsermvicha
