Great honour for the documentary ‘One Hundred and Four (German title: “Einhundertvier”)’: The film is on the official list of qualifying documentaries for the 97th Academy Awards 2025, clearing the first hurdle on the way to a possible Oscar nomination in the prestigious “Documentary Feature Film ’ category.
A total of 169 documentary films are eligible for this category. In order to progress to the next voting rounds, all films must fulfil the requirements – including the necessary cinema release or winning a qualifying film festival award. Submissions as an official entry in the “International Feature Film ’ category are also eligible for the documentary film category.
The members of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will vote on which 15 documentary films will make it onto the shortlist. This will be announced on Tuesday, 17 December 2024.
‘One Hundred and Four’ therefore has the chance to qualify as one of the 15 finalists and possibly even be nominated for an Oscar. The entire list of qualifying documentary films can be viewed here. We keep our fingers crossed for the entire team of ‘ Einhundervier ’ for the upcoming selection rounds on the way to the Oscars 2025!
Summary
As the Libyan coast guard approaches the German lifeboat Eleonore, the 104 refugees on board become extremely agitated and the routine rescue operation has to be speeded up. The way a sea rescue can unfold is beyond imagination. The real-time documentary ‘One Hundred and Four’ brings this dramatic situation closer. The film shows how painfully long it takes to rescue 104 people from a sinking rubber dinghy. Person by person, step by step, the action is accompanied by several parallel cameras. The situation comes to a head when the Libyan coast guard appears. The rescued and the crew spend days at sea, as no Mediterranean country allows them to dock. It is only after a severe storm that the ship reaches a European port.
More information about the documentary: One Hundred Four
More information about the film label: NONFY Documentaries
