2012 Vimeo Awards (documentary category)

Amar is 14 and top of his class. Someday he'd like to be a professional cricketer, but for now he's the family's main breadwinner, working two jobs six and a half days a week on top of attending school in the afternoons. This short observational documentary is a simple journey with Amar through his daily life.

Credits:
Special thanks to Kerala Samajam Hindi School, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and Initiatives of Change http://www.iofc.org/
Filmed and Directed by Andrew Hinton http://vimeo.com/pilgrimfilms
Online Editor Saurabh Dalmiya
Audio Mix Farrell Lennon http://www.audiomonkey.tv

Finalists:


Aquadettes from California is a place. on Vimeo.
On Life, Death, and Synchronized Swimming
A film by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari


Living on Ice from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Filmed, edited and scored during North 3 - British polar explorer Ben Saunder's 2011 North Pole speed record attempt.
Music and Film by Temujin Doran
Additional footage by Andy Ward

And also:
Odysseus' Gambit from Alex Lora on Vimeo.  (not embedded)

Shortlist:



Underage from Danny Linsner on Vimeo.
A heartbreaking film telling the stories of underage male prostitutes in Thailand. 
Director: Danny Linsner & Ohm Phanphiroj
Photography: Ohm Phanphiroj
Cinematography: Danny Linsner


Born Into Coal from Catherine Spangler on Vimeo.
Coal queen pageant contestant Arianna Bailey competes for a crown to represent her family’s way of life. Former miner Goose Stewart lives with the memories of a mine explosion. One thing binds both families: coal.     coalalovestory.com
Camera, sound & editing by Catherine Orr and Catherine Spangler
Additional camera by Hadley Gustafson
Graphics by Sarah Riazati


Ray: A Life Underwater from Danny Cooke on Vimeo.
A rogue with an eye for salvage - and the ladies - an affectionate portrait of one man's deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts.
Like a modern-day pirate, 75-year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for treasure his whole life.
Produced and Directed by Amanda Bluglass www.amandabluglass.co.uk
Editor and Director of Photography: Danny Cooke www.dannycooke.co.uk www.twitter.com/dannycooke
Dive photography: Neil Hope www.divingimages.co.uk
Soundtrack: Tony Higgins www.tonyhiggins.org


Between Days from Nizar Pasalic on Vimeo.
An end of life love story.


THE WALL OF DEATH from benedict campbell on Vimeo.
One of the last remaining traditional family of daredevil wall riders to travel europe and the British Isles.



Diamond box from Rodrigo valenzuela on Vimeo.
Diamond box uses interviews from undocumented migrant workers to articulate the author’s past personal experiences as an illegal worker. He went to homedepot during the summer and paid them their hourly rate to tell him their stories.