Community Film Event - International Society of Nephrology

The ISN Community Film Event: Share Your Kidney Care Story

How have your patients coped with a kidney disease diagnosis?
How does your medical team provide optimal care to kidney patients?

Your story makes a difference

In just 7 minutes or less, transform your experiences into a narrative to raise awareness and improve others’ understanding of the reality of living with kidney disease.

Sharing your story helps increase empathy and understanding of diversity: all stories are as uniquely valuable as those telling them.

The ISN Community Film Event enables you to tell your story by submitting a short film describing the impact of kidney diseases on patients and healthcare professionals in your community, or that provides education on renal topics.

Throughout the years, ISN has collected and shared many stories, often challenging to watch, but also filled with hope and inspiration as they are told with compassion, confidence, and courage. Don’t miss out on the chance to share your story!

The ISN Community Film Event is hosted during the annual World Congress of Nephrology. Learn more about the 2021 competition and how to submit your story via the WCN’21 website.

Get Inspired by Previous Winners and Finalists

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

More videos submitted on the ISN YouTube Channel.