Camden International Film Festival announces 22nd edition award winners

The 22nd Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced its award winners. The documentary ‘Dependence’, directed by Grace Harper Brighouse, received the Harrell Award. Developed through the Points North Fellowship, the film explores the filmmaker’s relationship with her father regarding his Oxycontin addiction.

Other notable winners include ‘Revolutionaries Never Die’, directed by Mohanad Yaqubi, which earned the Cinematic Vision Award. Additionally, Hassen Ferhani’s ‘Alea Jacarandas’ received a Special Mention from the jury for its portrayal of a writer and his city.

The festival, which focuses on non-fiction and documentary filmmaking, concluded its edition in mid-coast Maine.