2024 Honorable Mentions

Things Behind the Sun, Directed by Giran Findlay [Canada]

“Things Behind the Sun” follows a week in the life of a teenaged tennis player, struggling to balance practice with his home life as an important tournament approaches.


The Great British Gymnast, Directed by James Donnelly and Liam Richards [United Kingdom]

A sports awareness documentary that follows the journey of a former gymnast who quit the sport twenty years ago and is now back in the game at the age of forty, ready to prove that age should not define the sport by competing at the British Championships 2023 in hopes of winning a Gold Medal whilst also breaking the barriers and stereotypes by competing in women’s artistic styles, challenging the stigma that men cannot compete in this category.


NYU Violets: NCAA Bound, Directed by Betsy Schultz

Follow the NYU Women’s Soccer team in their journey to the NCAA tournament during the Fall 2023 semester.


The Break, Directed by Christopher Kosakowski

When an incident occurs in the midst of a highly competitive cross country race, a top athlete must make an impossible decision.


Alex Gray, Directed by Matthew Warter

Watch as world-class big wave surfer, Alex Gray, rises above the tide and takes on a challenge bigger than the waves he surfs.