'' Artists and Orphans : A True Drama '' ( known in Russian as '' Артисты и сироты : Настоящая драма '' ) is a 2001 documentary documenting a group of American artists traveling to the Republic of Georgia for an art festival , and their subsequent effort to provide humanitarian aid to a group of local orphans . Directed , produced , and written by filmmaker Lianne Klapper McNally , upon its debut in 2001 , the '' Daily Nexus '' described it as " heart-wrenching and eventually heart-warming , " as well as " short , gritty and brilliantly scored . " The film won Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival , and it was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 74th Academy Awards . '' Artists and Orphans '' had won multiple film festival awards by 2002 , debuting on television several months later through WE tv
74th Academy Awards
74th Academy Awards
Artists and Orphans: A True Drama