Community Film Event

The ISN Launches the “Community Choice Film Selection”

ISN members from all over the world submitted high-quality films to the 2021 edition of the ISN Community Film Event, recounting compelling stories of patients and healthcare professionals affected by kidney diseases.
Only a limited number of films could be selected to compete for the 2021 award. Many stories deserving of a wider audience only just missed out on becoming finalists.
The ISN is therefore delighted to launch the “2022 Community Choice Film Selection,” an extension of the ISN Film Event presenting an additional selection of engaging narratives and providing another opportunity for the films to raise awareness and gain recognition.

Watch this selection online, get inspired by the stories, and vote for your favorite film. The 2022 Community Choice Film Selection winner will automatically become a finalist of the 2022 ISN Community Film Event. Online voting will close on December 6, 2021.

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The ISN Community Film Event: Share Your Kidney Care Story

Stories are as important as the people telling them. Throughout the years, the ISN has presented dozens of challenging but inspirational accounts of people affected by kidney diseases told with compassion and courage.

Now in its fourth edition, the ISN Community Film Event is an opportunity to raise awareness, stimulate a conversation, and engage an audience on kidney health issues.

Submissions are now open.

Transform your experience into a narrative of seven minutes or less and share your story with the ISN Community.

The ISN Community Film Event is hosted during the annual World Congress of Nephrology. Learn more about the 2022 competition and how to submit your story on the WCN’22 website.

Get Inspired by Previous Winners and Finalists

2021

“2021 ISN Film Community Best Film” winner

Life Beyond the Transplant
Submitted by: R. Pecoits Filho (Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, DOOPS Program, Ann Arbor, United States), R. Pine (Santa Casa de Curitiba Hospital, Nefrology, Curitiba, Brazil)

“WKD 2021 Best Film” winner

The Mountain in His Blood
Submitted by: J. Cledes (Fondation AUB SANTE, Nephrology – Dialysis, Saint-Gregoire, France), F. Hure (Fondation AUB Santé, Nephrology-Dialysis, Rennes, France)

Finalist

Aham Kushalini
Submitted by: S. Thukral and D.S. Ray (RTIICS, Nephrology, Kolkata, India)

Finalist

A Successful Story of an Underpriviledged Female Haemodialysis Patient
Submitted by: T.S. Kashem (Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Nephrology, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Finalist

A Struggle for a Normal Life
Submitted by: C. Vieira ( Hospital Ernesto Dornelles, Nephrology, Porto Alegre, Brazil), J.D. Pereira, M.A. Sivino  and C. Schlee (Hospital Ernesto Dornelles, Hospital Ernesto Dornelles, Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Finalist

Stop chronic kidney disease in rural areas
Submitted by: O. John (The George Institute for Global Health, Research and Development, New Delhi, India)

Finalist

Mehwish – Challenging the Challenges (Story of a Dialysis Patient)
Submitted by: B. Jamil (Tabba Kidney Institute- Karachi- Pakistan., Nephrology, Karachi, Pakistan)

2020

Winner

Hope is a Walking Dream
Director: Bhargavi Paruchuri (Vijayawada, India)

ISN Community Film Finalist - Dialysis, is this the end? Finalist

Dialysis; Is it the End?
Director: Abdelrahman Ahmad Alkholy (Assiut University, Internal Medicine Department- Nephrology Unit, Assiut, Egypt)

ISN Community Film Finalist - African Transplant Story Finalist

Hope – An African Transplant Story
Director: Warle Maina ( Ideas Unplugged and The Nairobi Hospital, Kenya
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ISN Community Film Finalist- Maternal Love Finalist

Maternal Love
Director: The National Kidney Foundation, Malaysia

ISN Community Film Finalist - Pre-dialysis Education Value Finalist

Pre-dialysis Education Value
Director: Shaikha Ali (Sand Artist Mr Luc and Medical City Ajman Nephrology, Ajman, United Arab Emirates)

ISN Community Film finalist - the one inside Finalist

The One Inside
Director: Tuta Pine

2019

ISN Community Film Winner - Dialysis Journey of a Sarawakian Winner

Dialysis Journey of a Sarawakian
(Director: Dr. Phui Vui Eng, Sarawak General Hospital, Nephrology unit, Kuching, Malaysia)

ISN Community Film Finalist - Hope conquers all Finalist

Hope Conquers All
Director: B. Berisha, College AAB, Masive Communication, Prishtina, Kosovo

ISN Community Film Finalist - Riding the Tide of Dialysis Finalist

Riding the Tide of Dialysis
Director: P. Kopperschmidt, Fresenius Medical Care D GmbH, Global Research & Development, Schweinfurt, Germany

ISN Community Film Finalist - Art in HD Finalist

Art in Hemodialysis
Directors:
A. Baptista, Pro-Rim Foundation, Marketing Department, Joinville, Brazil
J. dos Santos, Pro-Rim Foundation, Marketing Department, Joinville, Brazil
F. Nerbass Ph.D., Pro-Rim Foundation, Research Department, Joinville, Brazil
V. Calice-Silva Ph.D., Pro-Rim Foundation, Research Department, Joinville, Brazil
D. Schmitz, Mottiva Movies, Marketing, Joinville, Brazil
M.A. Vieira, Pro-Rim Foundation, Foundation’s Chair, Joinville, Brazil

ISN Community Film Finalist - Patients Included Finalist

#PatientsIncluded
Director: N. Scholes-Robertson, Centre for Kidney Research, Beat-CKD, Armidale, Australia

ISN Commmunity Film - Dialysis Night Fever Highlight Film

Dialysis Night Fever – Stayin’ Alive
Directors:
R. Smith, Top End Health Services, Renal Services, Nightcliff, Australia
P. Lawton, Menzies School of Health Research, Wellbeing & Preventable Chronic Diseases, Darwin, Australia

More videos submitted on the ISN YouTube Channel.