The Documentary

Case for Kindness is a feature length documentary film featuring: Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Ben Affleck, Tim Shriver, philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, Luis Miranda, Daniel Lubetsky and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

This groundbreaking humanitarian documentary is a journey around the United States in an effort to better understand the importance of kindness and its impact on our culture and society. Through interviews with scientific experts, world and thought leaders, we delve deeper into the science behind kindness from its evolutionary beginnings to its modern day impact. Along the way we highlight inspiring acts of kindness changing communities and perceptions around the county.

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Film Festivals

Napa Film Awards – Best Director
Chicago Cinema Awards – Official Selection
Australia Film Awards – Official Selection
New York International Film Awards – Quarter Finalist
Golden Lion Best Film Awards – Best Documentary, Best Producer, Best Director, Best Editor, Best Cinematography
Paris Film Awards – Silver Award: Producer, Honorable Mention for Best Documentary
Rhode Island International Film Festival – semi-finalist
Maui Film Festival – official selection
New York Movie Awards – Best Producer, Honorable Mention for Feature Documentary
Chicago Cinema Awards – Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Trailer
London Movie Awards – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Producer

Barcelona International Film Festival – Official Selection for February 2023. (IN PERSON)
Golden Fern Film Awards – Best Director, Outstanding Achievement Award – Documentary Film
Rome Movie Awards – official selection
Liverpool Independent Awards – official Selection
New York Cinematography Awards – Best USA Film, Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Vancouver Independent Film Festival – semi-finalist
Nashville independent Filmmakers Festival – semi-finalist
Los Angeles Cinematography Awards – Best Producer, Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematographer, Best Editing
Mexico Film Festival Awards – Best Documentary
Florence Film Awards – Best Feature Documentary, Best Producer, Silver Award – Best Feature Director
Milan Gold Awards – Gold Award Feature Documentary, Gold Award Producer
Hollywood Gold Awards – Gold Award Feature Documentary, Gold Award Director Feature Film, Gold Award Producer, Gold Award Editing, Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Istanbul Film Awards – Best Documentary, Best Editing
Rome International Movie Awards – Best Documentary, Best Trailer, Best Producer, Best Director (USA), Best Cinematography (USA)
Liberty Film Awards – Best American Documentary
Best Film Awards – Best Feature Documentary
CARE Awards – Grand Jury Award
Boulder International Film Festival – Official selection. March 2-5 2023
Santa Monica Film Festival
Official Selection
New York International Film Awards – Best Documentary
Hollywood Gold Awards – Best Feature Documentary, Best Director Feature Film, Gold Award for Editing, Honorable Mention – Cinematography
Montreal Independent Film Festival – Best Documentary
Calgary Independent Film FestivalOfficial Selection
Liverpool Independent Awards – Best Documentary Director, Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Talent of the Year – Ben Affleck
Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festivals – Best Feature, Best Director, Best Producer
Vancouver Independent Film Festival – Best Director
Los Angeles Film Awards – Best Documentary, Best Picture, Best Director
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival – Best Director in a Feature Film
Melbourne Independent Film Festival – official selection. Judging later
Rome International Movie Awards – Best Documentary, Best trailer, Best Producer, Best Director, Best Cinematography
Palm Springs International Film Awards – Best Feature Documentary, Best Producer
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival – Best Director
Red Movie Awards – Official Selection
Indie Filmmaker Awards – Grand Jury Award: Best Feature Film, Best Director Documentary Feature Film
Washington Film Awards – Best Documentary
Chicago Filmmakers Awards – Best Feature Documentary
Dallas Movie Awards – Best Producer
International Gold Awards – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Producer
Beverly Hills Film Festival – Official Selection
San Diego Movie Awards – Best Director Documentary Feature
Montreal Movie Awards – Best Feature Documentary

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