Sundance jury honors 'Padre,' 'Manda Bala'

January 28, 2007 The Sundance Film Festival grand jury honored Christopher Zalla's illegal immigration drama "Padre Nuestro" and Jason Kohn's Brazilian corruption documentary "Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)" with its top prizes Saturday night. Grace is Gone" landed 29-year-old writer Strouse the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and Heloisa Passos was honored for documentary excellence in cinematography for "Manda Bala. "I've been a nervous wreck the entire time I've been here," said "Manda Bala" director Kohn after delivering an exuberant, four-letter-word-filled speech at the awards and leaving a message for his onetime boss, documentary director Errol Morris.

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