PASSION POINT FILM GALLERY
Second Winds
Second Winds premiered in West Hollywood with celebrity host Jesse Tyler Ferguson. It is featured on LA Times’ Short Docs and Documentary+.
“Second Winds” is a short documentary film that captures the powerful, deeply personal journeys of three individuals living with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a type of blood cancer. Each unique and dynamic story reveals how facing a life-changing diagnosis can bring renewed clarity and purpose, sparking a commitment to live more fully, stay active, and embrace what truly matters.
The Theory of Spice
“The Theory of Spice” was the first brand-funded film to be featured on the LA Times Short Docs platform and is an Official Selection at BrandStorytelling: a sanctioned Sundance Film Festival event.
The Yogi Foundation and Straight from the Source Studios present "The Theory of Spice"—a series of short films about the people and places that create our favorite flavors, narrated by Grammy-winners Jon Batiste and Rizo, and featuring an original song from Gaby Moreno.
Grand Prize
The North Face Presents: TRANGO
Trango’s world premiere took place in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival and was the Grand Prize winner at the 2025 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.
Renowned skiers Christina Lusti and Jim Morrison, together with their team, embark on the first-ever ski descent of the formidable Great Trango Tower.
Best Brand Film - Single
Dear Future Me
“Dear Future Me” earned national coverage on the TODAY Show, Kelly Clarkson Show, and Teen Vogue.
At a New Jersey middle school, a decades-long tradition of students writing letters to their future selves unfolds on film for the first time, capturing the surprising, emotional, and deeply personal reflections that surface.
Winner: Brand Film - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Big Idea
“The Big Idea” was an official selection at 18 festivals including Tribeca X and Brand Storytelling, winner of 11 industry awards and was featured in Conde Nast’s Glamour Magazine.
The Big Idea follows the lives of three innovators who are brilliant, bold, and united by the desire to use technology, science and engineering to create radical, systemic change.
GOLD: Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awareness & Media: Film/TV/Show
Not the Science Type
“Not The Science Type” premiered during the Tribeca Film Festival, screened at 19 festivals and earned 8 major industry awards for brand films.
Featuring four trailblazing female scientists who defy stereotypes and overcome discrimination, this documentary shines a light on bias in STEM while inspiring the next generation to imagine—and achieve—a more equitable future.
Gold Winner - Personal Care
In The Sun
“In The Sun” premiered during the Tribeca Film Festival, reached 14M+ YouTube views, and was part of an education program for 2,000+ middle and high schools.
From Executive Producer Kerry Washington, this film follows the stories of seven families, and the lifelong impact of sun exposure, dispelling myths about skin cancer and showing how people of every age and skin tone can stay safe in the sun.
Winner: Best Healthcare Film
The Park Bench
Directed by Academy Award nominated director Rob Edwards, “The Park Bench” earned over 11 million views and reached a wide audience through distribution on Roku, Twitch, and other major streaming platforms.
In this animated film a young girl discovers strength and hope through the friendship of a small, injured duck in this tender story of love, resilience, and healing.
Official Selection
Wake Up
Directed by Emmy Award Winner Olivia Wilde and starring Golden Globe nominee Margaret Qualley, “Wake Up” premiered during the Sundance Film Festival and was featured in People Magazine.
After waking up with no memory in a Manhattan hospital, a woman wanders the city in bewildered wonder—desperately trying to connect with strangers absorbed by their screens in an increasingly disconnected digital world.
Best Branded Series
Generation Impact: The Coder
Part of HP’s award-winning "Generation Impact" series, "The Coder" was featured as a Voices of Change in Seventeen Magazine and won the Audience Award and Grown Ups Award at New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Inspired by personal experience, 13-year old Jay Jay Patton built an app that helps children send photos and letters to incarcerated parents and created Unlock Academy, to give young people of color valuable coding skills.
Best Visual Effects
IN HER ELEMENT
Produced by Hello Sunshine and directed by Emmy winner Kate Kunath, “In Her Element” featured host Meena Harris and astronaut Aisha Bowe.
“In Her Element” is a documentary short about the next generation of women in technology, highlighting three revolutionary women who are inspiring others to join them in breaking boundaries.
Best Docu-Series
HISTORY OF MEMORY
“History of Memory” won both PR Week’s Brand Film Awards and the Webby Awards.
A docu-series showing how one photograph can change someone’s life.