by anthropologist Margaret Mead in her research, fieldwork, films, and writings. Each year the award is given to a filmmaker whose feature documentary offers a new perspective on a culture or community remote from the majority of our audiences' experience as well as displays artistic excellence and originality in storytelling technique. U.S., North American, or World Premiere documentaries (60 minutes or longer) are eligible for the Award. This award has a cash prize. 2010 Winner: Marc Francis/Nick Francis for When China Met Africa 2011 Winner: Yuanchen Liu for To the Light 2012 Winner: Adam Isenberg for A Life Without Words Traveling Festival The Margaret Mead Traveling Film & Video Festival presents highlights of the Festival that takes place in November. Each year titles are selected from the annual Mead Festival to participate in this year-long program which brings innovative non-fiction work to communities throughout the United States and abroad. 2012 Mead Festival 18 Days in Egypt by Jigar Mehta and Yasmin Elayat Bad Weather by Giovanni Giommi - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Bay of All Saints Bury the Hatchet by Aaron Walker Buzkashi! Children of Srikandi A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet George Stoney Tribute: How the Myth Was Made Grab Himself He Cooks by Valérie Berteau and Philippe Witjes - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee The Human Tower by Ram Devineni and Cano Rojas - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Jai Bhim Comrade Keep Me Upright (Tiens moi droite) by Zoé Chantre - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee A Life Without Words (Una Vida Sin Palabras) by Adam Isenberg - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee The Light in Her Eyes Manapanmirr, in Christmas Spirit by Miyarrka Media - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Maori Boy Genius by Pietra Brettkelly - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Mead Arcade Meanwhile in Mamelodi by Benjamin Kahlmeyer Nagaland: The Last of the Headhunters by Patrick Morell - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Re-Seeing the Century: The Expedition on Film Sun Kissed Sweet Dreams The Other Half of Tomorrow by Sadia Shepard and Samina Quraeshi - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Through Navajo Eyes Tropicália Tundra Book. A Tale of Vukvukla, the Little Rock (Kniga Tundry. Povest' o Vukvukaye - malen'kom kamne) Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos (Atuaqsiniq Inuit Tunninginnik) Wheat and Tares (Het Kaf en Het Koren) by Stefan Wittekamp and Suzanne Arts - Mead Filmmaker Award Nominee Whose Story Is It? Story Lounge 2011