2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition

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The winners of the 2016 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition were selected from over 550 entries from around the world.

Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition by year

Mariya

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best Documentary: Gold Award

Mariya Karimjee was a teenager in Texas when she first confronted her mother about the genital cutting she'd undergone as a child in Pakistan.

Why Do I Stay?

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best Documentary: Bronze Award

When Rainy was 17, she met a producer named Courtney Stein from WNYC’s Radio Rookies.

Journey

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award

A spare and gripping account of one family's journey fleeing violence in Afghanistan.

The Double

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best Documentary in a Non-English Language Award

Thirteen years ago, in Viborg, Denmark, lived two young men with the same name: Thomas Andersen.

A Sentencing Hearing

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best News Feature Award

On August 1, 2015 Glendale Police Officer Eric Guse received a call about a carjacking that would change his life.

Dead Mom Talking

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Best New Artist Award

"If you want to talk to me when I'm dead, go to the bench."

Violación de un Sueño: Jornada Nocturna

Winner of the 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition Directors' Choice Award

Thousands of office janitors work at night, cleaning up our work spaces after we go home. Many are immigrants – some undocumented – and many are women. With these conditions, they are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.