The 2020 DocLands Honors Award is presented to five-time Academy Award® nominee Freida Lee Mock for her determination in bringing to light the stories behind some of the most remarkable American artists, politicians, humanitarians, and social justice activists. From Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember; Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner; ANI-TA – Speaking Truth to Power; G-Dog; and Return With Honor, to her 1995 Academy Award-winning documentary feature Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and her most recent film RUTH: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words, Mock’s intimate, yet powerful cinematic biographies allow us to experience extraordinary lives, often from contrasting walks of life.
Frieda Lee Mock, partner in the Los Angeles-based Sanders and Mock Productions and co-founder of the nonprofit American Film Foundation, was the first Governor elected to the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and served as Chair and Co-chair of the DGA Documentary Awards selection Committee for 6 years. She graduated from UC Berkeley in history and English and did graduate work in law and history.
DocLands Documentary Film Festival | October 2020