"For Excellence in Filmmaking we award a Special Jury mention to Girl Unbound: The War to Be Her, for its brave, humorous, and inspired depiction of Maria, a world class squash player and her rock star family who live on their own terms and challenge misconceptions of feminism and Islam in the Muslim and Western worlds. This film illustrates Maria's nonbinary journey, her quest for athletic excellence and her desire to show all girls everywhere that, 'Fear is taught. That you are born free and you are born brave.'"