Anna Hints' "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" earned the latest in its series of accolades last week when the Estonian documentary tied Matthew Heineman's "American Symphony" for Best Documentary Feature at the New York-based Alliance of Women Film Journalists' (AWFJ) 2023 EDA Awards.
"Women's voices play a crucial role in 'Smoke Sauna Sisterhood,' which is why I'm so glad that women film critics so powerfully acknowledge our film," Hints said according to a press release, dedicating the newly won award precisely to women's voices – that they be more robustly represented than before across various parts of the film industry, including in film criticism, on festival juries and in film industry policy.