1998 Academy Award Entrant
This film pipped many others to be among an elite group to secure entry into the 1998 Academy Awards for Best Documentary.
The winner of the 1998 Oscar for Best Feature Documentary was The Long Way Home – Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank,.
The other finalists were:
- 4 Little Girls – Spike Lee and Sam Pollard
- Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life – Michael Paxton
- Colors Straight Up – Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter
- Waco: The Rules of Engagement – Dan Gifford and William Gazecki
Human Rights Award
This award was unquestionably one of the highlights of the film’s critical acclaim. Winning a human rights award that acknowledged the depth and yet simplicity of the storyline and the impact it had on people of all cultures world wide, was humbling.
Beirut Film Festival
Daizy was humbled to be invited to return to Lebanon and have her film featured at the first Beirut Film Festival after the end of the 15 year civil war. Her film was warmly received and praised for its personal and compelling story that incorporated most elements of Lebanon’s diverse religious and political viewpoints.
Museum of Sydney
Daizy Gedeon, was invited to present a lecture to students, staff and visitors at the Museum of Sydney to provide greater insight on the impact of migration on children and all individuals and the difficulties people are confronted with when trying to integrate into a culture and way of life, totally foreign to what they had previously known.