Mixed Match

Mixed Match
Mixed Match
Directed by	Jeff Chiba Stearns
Written by	Jeff Chiba Stearns
Produced by	Ruth Vincent, Jeff Chiba Stearns
Cinematography	Jeff Chiba Stearns
Edited by	Jeff Chiba Stearns
Music by	Genevieve Vincent
Production; company	Meditating Bunny Studio
Release date	October 2016 (Vancouver International Film Festival);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Mixed Match is a 2016 animated/live-action documentary film directed by Canadian director Jeff Chiba Stearns. The documentary explores the challenges multi-ethnic blood disease patients face when trying to find a bone marrow match for transplant.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Awards

2016 Audience Choice Award, Best Overall Feature: 20th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival^[2]
2016 National Bank People's Choice Award, Best Overall Feature: 20th Vancouver Asian Film Festival^[3]
2016 Runner-up – Audience Award: 17th San Diego Asian Film Festival
2017 Best of the Northwest Feature Award: 19th Spokane International Film Festival
2017 Audience Award – Documentary: 35th CAAMFest
2017 Audience Award – North American Documentary Feature: 33rd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2017 Grand Jury Award – Best Documentary Feature Film: 13th Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
2017 Audience Award – Documentary & Special Jury Mention: 13th 16th Asian American Film Festival of Dallas
2017 Audience Award – Documentary Feature: 10th Austin Asian American Film Festival

Nominations

2017 Nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2011 ^{[citation needed]}
2017 Nominated for Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2017
2017 Nominated for Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2017
2017 Nominated for Best Sound in a Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2017
2017 Nominated for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2017
2017 Nominated for Best Direction in a Feature Length Documentary: Leo Awards 2017^[4]