Dear Friends,

This holiday season, enjoy inspiring short films from the 19th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival with your friends and family. Congratulations to all the winners and the heroes they celebrate. View all winning films online.

We hope you will continue to share your hero stories, art, films and music with our global learning community during the coming year.

Grateful for your ongoing support of The MY HERO Project.

Best wishes,



The MY HERO Team

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Family-friendly short films for holiday viewing.

Down the Road

by Care Dogalli USC, USA

2023 Best of Fest, Relationships First and Humanitarian Award Winner

It Takes a Lemon

by Corey J. Gilbert, USA

2023 Best of Fest Narrative, For a Young Audience and Narrative Award Winner

Gratitude Revealed

Louis Schwartzberg

2023 MY HERO Media Award Winner

Martin Smatana

Year of Good News (Book)

2023 MY HERO Global Educator Award Winner

WAR

By Mahyar Zaheri (Iran)

Ron Kovic Peace Prize Winner

Ministry of Surf

By Collins & Keith Reagan (USA)

Dan Eldon Activist Award and People’s Choice Award

Care Dorghalli

by University of Southern California

Emerging Artist Award

Watch Dorghalli's award-winning film Down the Road

The Kite

By Martin Smatana (Czech Republic)

For a Young Audience Animation and Stop Motion Animation Awards

A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story

By Righteous Conversations Project (USA)

Eva Haller Women Transforming Media & High School Animation Awards

The Descent

(password - descent)

By Tatiana Collet-Apraxine (UK)

Immersive Storytelling Award

The Emerald Edge: Cedar’s Story

By Chad Horn (Canada)

Immersive Storytelling 360

The Art of Discovery

Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award

By Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd (USA)

Finding Home

by Ethan Dumper (USA)

WOJ Youth Reporter Award & High School Documentary Awards

Oasis: The Projection of your own Identity

By Amiko Muscat – BAYCAT  (USA)

WOJ Youth Reporter Award High School & High School Profiles Awards

Fanny Lou Hamer – A Civil Rights Unsung Hero

By Elia Grace Defore (USA)

WOJ Youth Reporter Award Middle School Documentary

Goddesses

By Morgan Maassen (USA)

Sing for Hope Music Video

Non Violence

By Sinbob, Mendy Kanu (Sierra Leone)

Sing for Hope Music Video

The Hill We Climb – Poem by Amanda Gorman

by Destiny Brown (USA)

Mattie Stepanek Student Poetic Film Prize

Find a complete list of 2023 winners and view all winning films

on The MY HERO Project website.

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