Best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs
AWARD YEAR: 2013
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2013
RECIPIENT: Ric Esther Bienstock, Felix Golubev, Simcha Jacobovici, Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham
AFFILIATION: Associated Producers Ltd. for HBO Documentary Films
HONORED WORK: Tales from the Organ Trade
In the finest tradition of Edward R. Murrow, this documentary challenges everything you thought you knew about the illegal trade in kidneys and the international campaign to stop it. Through interviews with donors, recipients, go-betweens, doctors and prosecutors from North America to Israel and Eastern Europe to the Philippines, the filmmakers provide a rare look at how an illegally acquired kidney reaches a sick person and how both desperation and good will drive the trade.
Citation for Excellence:
Olly Lambert
WGBH – Frontline
“Syria Behind the Lines”