November 21, 2025

NewsDoc Grad Paulina Ruiz Leycegui Nominated for College Television Award

2025 NewsDoc graduate, Paulina Ruiz Leycegui was just nominated for the College Television Award in Non Fiction, one of three nominations. The award is sponsored by the Television Academy Foundation, (Emmy Awards). This is recognition of the power of her thesis documentary, Unbroken Spirits, about a close-knit Indigenous Mexican family Uprooted by cartel violence. They struggle to preserve their traditions in a new home near Mexico City where schools are better and they are safe, but it tests their ties to their religion, culture. Paulina spent the summer shooting with the family in the mountains and city.