Community Film Event - International Society of Nephrology

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.

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Now in its 5th 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 2023 competition and how to submit your story on the WCN’23 website.

Get Inspired by Previous Winners and Finalists

2022

	“2022 ISN Film Community Best Film” winner For Some the Wait Never Ends J. Meyyappan (Senior Resident, Nephrology, Lucknow, India), N. Prasad, V. Vamsidhar, S. Sabarinath (Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Nephrology, Lucknow, India)
	“2022 WKD Best Film” winner Ilan Lavi Donates a Kidney – And Gets a Happiness Transplant Submitted by:W. Wasser (Leumit Health Care, Department of Nephrology, Jerusalem, Israel)
	Alport Story: From Personal Isolation to International Collaboration for Kidney Care Submitted by:S. Gear (Alport UK, Patient- Patient Advocacy Group, Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Lenno (Manchester University, Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Manchester, United Kingdom), S. Clarke (Alport UK, Patient- Filmmaker and Action Sports Enthusiast, Reading, United Kingdom), P. Walker (Alport UK, Patient, London, United Kingdom), J. Zhang (China Alport Patient Organisation, Patient, Shanghai, China), V. Fronterè (Associazione Sindrome di Alport- A.S.A.L Onlus, Patient, Siena, Italy), A. Zealey Smith (Alport UK, Patient, Southampton, United Kingdom), N.R.H. Hassan (Alport UK, Patient, Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Jardin (Alport Syndrome Foundation, Patient, New York, United States) Y. Cai (China Alport Patient Organisation, Patient, Beijing, China)
	Together We Can Change Lives Submitted by:M. Canales (Fundacion Luz y Vida, NGO, Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
	Anthony’s Story. Nocturnal Dialysis: This Game-Changing-Service Puts Patients at The Centre of Their Care, Supporting Them to Access Treatment When and How it Suits Them Submitted by:J. Skewes, S. Gleeson, S. Morris, S. Govindarajulu, (Queensland Health, Darling Downs Kidney Service- Toowoomba Hospital- Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Toowoomba, Australia) B. Judd (Queensland Health, CEQ. Engage- Clinical Excellence Queensland, Brisbane, Australia), C. Mears, A. Salisbury (Queensland Health, Advancing Kidney Care 2026- Clinical Excellence Queensland, Brisbane, Australia)
	Pregnancy in Dialysis Story Submitted by:J. Santacruz (Clinica de los Riñones Menydial, Nephrology- dialysis, Quito, Ecuador), C. Santacruz (Clinica de los Riñones Menydial, Nephrology- dialysis, Quito, Ecuador,Clínica de los Riñones Menydial, Nephrology, Quito, Ecuador)
	Kidney Transplantation: New Life New Hope Submitted by:F. Nobi, T.S. Kashem, N.A.S. Begum, S.U.Z. Arefin, H.U. Rashid, S. Nomany (Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Nephrology and Transplantation, Dhaka, Bangladesh).

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)
	Finalist Dialysis; Is it the End? Director: Abdelrahman Ahmad Alkholy (Assiut University, Internal Medicine Department- Nephrology Unit, Assiut, Egypt)
	Finalist Hope – An African Transplant Story Director: Warle Maina ( Ideas Unplugged and The Nairobi Hospital, Kenya embedded video link
	Finalist Maternal Love Director: The National Kidney Foundation, Malaysia
	Finalist Pre-dialysis Education Value Director: Shaikha Ali (Sand Artist Mr Luc and Medical City Ajman Nephrology, Ajman, United Arab Emirates)
	Finalist The One Inside Director: Tuta Pine

2019

	Winner Dialysis Journey of a Sarawakian (Director: Dr. Phui Vui Eng, Sarawak General Hospital, Nephrology unit, Kuching, Malaysia)
	Finalist Hope Conquers All Director: B. Berisha, College AAB, Masive Communication, Prishtina, Kosovo
	Finalist Riding the Tide of Dialysis Director: P. Kopperschmidt, Fresenius Medical Care D GmbH, Global Research & Development, Schweinfurt, Germany
	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
	Finalist #PatientsIncluded Director: N. Scholes-Robertson, Centre for Kidney Research, Beat-CKD, Armidale, Australia
	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

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 closed on December 6, 2021.