Awards

Insight Award for Excellence
National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists, USA

Best Documentary
The Genie Awards, 2005

Genesis Award for Outstanding Documentary Film
United States Humane Society

Audience Award for Best Feature Length Film
Ecocinema International Film Festival, Rhodes

Best Feature Documentary
Environmental Media Association Awards

Reel Room Audience Award for Best Documentary
Sydney Film Festival

Joris Ivens Special Jury Award
International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam

NFB Best Documentary Award
Calgary International Film Festival

Best Feature Length Documentary
Ecocinema International Film Festival, Rhodes

Top Ten Films of the Year
Toronto International Film Festival Group

Best Documentary Program or Series - History/Biography/Social/Political
Leo Award

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series
Leo Award

Best Screenwriting in a Documentary Program or Series
Leo Award

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
Leo Award

Best Overall Sound in a Documentary Program or Series
Leo Award

Best Sound Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
Leo Award

Best Documentary (1st runner-up)
Seattle International Film Festival

Special Jury Mention
Montreal New Film And Video Festival

Audience Award, World Cinema, Documentary
Sundance Film Festival

Audience Award
Philadelphia International Film Festival

Audience Award
Vancouver International Film Festival

Audience Award
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

Audience Award
FIC Brasilia International Film Festival

Audience Award (1st runner-up)
Calgary International Film Festival

Audience Award (1st runner-up)
Toronto International Film Festival