Filmmaker Kelly Bakos has been honored with the Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Achievement from IndieFEST for her film A HERD OF ORPHANS, which shows the profound impacts of ivory poaching on African elephants.
Each year IndieFEST bestows the Humanitarian Award to filmmakers who are committed to making a difference in the world and to give recognition to those illustrious filmmakers whose craft and message inspire audiences to make a difference. A HERD OF ORPHANS was hand selected from hundreds of entries as a film that represents both the spirit of humanitarianism combined with quality filmmaking craft. Previous high-profile winners of this important award include Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson for “Love Thy Nature” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Generosity of Eye.”
Rick Prickett, who chairs The IndieFEST Film Awards, has this to say about the Humanitarian winners: “It takes great talent to tackle the world’s most pressing issues with film and do a great job. It takes an even greater heart.”