Margaret Mead Film Festival

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2025 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Awards

On Sunday, May 4, Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir received the 2025 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award for their film Brink of Dreams

Director Orkhan Agazade received a special jury mention for The Return of the Projectionist

Mead 2025 also presented its second annual Audience Award—which is selected by festival attendees—to Sasha Wortzel for River of Grass

Festival Information

The three-day celebration took place from Friday, May 2–Sunday, May 4, and presented storytelling and documentary films from diverse voices near and far. 

Awards Information

Generous support for the Margaret Mead Film Festival has been provided by The Mead Trust.

A portion of the Margaret Mead Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

The Margaret Mead Film Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.