RAY OF LIGHT AWARDS: THE WINNERS
Category: Ray of Light Award
The Twelve
In November 2017, twelve wisdom keepers from across the globe gathered at the United Nations in New York for a unique ritual of unity and healing, held on an ancestral point of energy beneath the UN building.
This powerful documentary gives voice to ancient traditions, sharing vital messages for our times of crisis.
Each Elder offers long-forgotten insights into our deep connection with Nature and with one another, reminding us what it truly means to be human.
The Twelve is more than a documentary — it is a call to action and an invitation to co-create a new paradigm of harmony, love, and awareness.
About the author
The Twelve was co-directed by Sophie Monpeyssen, Olivier Girard, and Lucy Martens, key figures at Le Ciel Foundation who launched the documentary as part of their vision for conscious storytelling and global harmony .
Together, they crafted the film to amplify ancestral wisdom traditions and inspire collective action toward a more sustainable, compassionate future—a mission that lives on through their holistic platform and ongoing initiatives.
Category: Ray of Light Award
The Heart Revolution
What if your heart is not just a pump, but the key to understanding what it truly means to be human?
The Heart Revolution is a poetic science documentary that unveils groundbreaking discoveries about the human heart — from our first heartbeat in the womb to our final breath. It explores how the heart plays a profound and often overlooked role throughout every stage of life.
Challenging mainstream science and transhumanist ideals, this film invites us to rediscover the heart as the source of emotion, intuition, and connection — and perhaps the path to a new kind of human evolution: the Age of Enhartment.
About the author
Directed by Benedikt Just, a seeker and multidisciplinary artist, The Heart Revolution reflects his lifelong quest to understand life beyond intellect. His work aims to redefine emotions and awaken the true power of the human heart.
Category: Gaia Award
Unmuted
One in three women globally will experience gender‑based violence. UNMUTED follows eight courageous women from across the world as they reclaim their agency and rebuild their lives against overwhelming odds.
Hosted by Constance Wu, Marie Avgeropoulos and Torrey DeVitto, the series delves into harrowing issues like child marriage, female genital mutilation and acid attacks—while spotlighting the innovative, community‑based solutions championed by NGOs and grassroots activists. Selected by the 2024 Clinton
Global Initiative and named a Realscreen MIPTV Pick, this powerful three‑part documentary is both an urgent exposé and a testament to resilience, healing and hope .
About the Creators
Dena Hysell‑Cornejo serves as director and showrunner of UNMUTED. She is a multidisciplinary filmmaker whose work spans award‑winning documentaries screened at major festivals, and who leads impactful storytelling initiatives at Without Exception Films ().
Milena Warns produced the series, bringing a unique background in non‑profit fundraising and operations to power both the film’s creation and its global impact campaign ().
Category: Next Generations Award
PARALLEL
Two children. Two worlds. One grows up immersed in digital space, the other in physical reality. Parallel is a minimalist, thought-provoking short film that contrasts virtual upbringing with lived human experience — tracing the lives of two individuals from childhood into adulthood.
With poetic imagery and sparse dialogue, the film raises powerful questions about identity, connection, and the meaning of reality in the age of technology.
Through its quiet tension, Parallel invites viewers to reflect on what it means to grow up—and what we risk losing when our worlds stop overlapping.
About the Director
Majid Farzolahi is an Iranian filmmaker whose work explores existential and social themes through visual minimalism. His short films, including The Morgue, The Girl and the Street, and Ecstasy, have screened at numerous international festivals and received multiple awards.
Category: Youth award
Entrophy
When a physics professor attempts to teach entropy, his lecture hall turns uncanny as reality bends in unexpected ways.
Entropy is a 14‑minute Persian-language short comedy that transforms familiar classroom routines into surreal disturbances, reflecting on human adaptability in the face of entropy’s inevitability. Co-directed by Bamdad Aghajani and Arian Navabi, the film blends science with absurdist humor to explore how we confront cosmic chaos in everyday life.
Winner of the “Best Comedy (Short)” award at LA Festival of Cinema and honored across student film circuits—such as VGIK and Nahal—it’s a playful yet profound invitation to re-examine the laws that govern us .
About the Directors
Bamdad Aghajani, born in Tehran and the son of poets, studied directing at Tehran University of Art. His sophomore short (Entropy 2022) garnered multiple student awards and funding for his next project ().
Arian Navabi, born in 2001, brings a background in mathematical physics and computer engineering. He co-directed and edited Entropy, which won “Best Short Film” at VGIK’s student festival in Moscow ().
Category: Music Award
Acknowledged to: Coco Francavilla
Category: Legacy Award
Huni Kuin - Brazilian Amazon Tribe
Kogis – Indigenous Wisdom Keepers of Colombia
Category: Ibiza Award
CHRISTIAN JOCKNICK - JUNTOS FARM - IBIZA AWARD WINNER
Guisante - Casal Xerinola - Ibiza Award Winner