Stand Up To Cancer

A big congratulations - and thank you - to the winners of SU2C's film challenge. We invited filmmakers all over America to focus their cameras on cancer, and the results were incredibly inspiring. Entries were judged by a panel of Hollywood luminaries including Laura Ziskin, Lauren Shuler Donner, Sherry Lansing, Greg Mottola, Julie Taymor and Robert Greenwald; their three favorites are, in ascending order:

Third place: Dance by Amanda Boggs

Amanda Boggs is the creative force behind the choreography, direction and editing of this video. In this short, dance inspires people to come together and stand up to cancer.

Second place: No Next by Justin Rubin

In second place is a short that demonstrates the power of memory. "This film tells the tragic, unimaginable, and magical loss of my brother and sister to Glioblastoma Multiforme, the deadliest form of brain tumor," writes Justin Rubin. Check it out to learn what he means by "no next."

First place: Magical Cure by Jesse Ash

Jesse Ash's deceptively simple images (co-animated by Ryan Dennie) offer a child's perspective on loss. "Sometimes I dream of a magical cure," says the narrator. With SU2C's help, maybe that dream will come true one day.

A huge thanks, again, to all the talented filmmakers who submitted their work to SU2C, and congratulations to all our winners!