Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2025 Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Music Documentary Film Festival Awards!

The Spirit of Independent Filmmaking Award:
Director Bert Blotto – Hello! My Name is Blotto

1st Time Filmmaker Award:
40 Watts from Nowhere – Sue Carpenter

The Social Impact Award:
To My Rescue: It Was the S1W’s (A Public Enemy Story) – Janol Ture

The International Film Award:
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

The Long Island Filmmaker Award:
John Rose, Building the Beatles

Best Short: Coming Home:
The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland

Best Director:
Robert Schwartzman, Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary

Best Feature:
Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary

The Audience Award for Best Short: The Bronx Boys: The Evolution of B-Boy Culture

The Audience Award for Best Feature:
To My Rescue: It Was the S1W’s (A Public Enemy Story)

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Presenting Sponsor:
Catholic Health

Festival Sponsors:
Northville
PSEG
Claire Friedlander Family Foundation
Optimum
Aline Wealth Management
The EGC Group

Questions? Contact us directly at info@limusichalloffame.org