Tribeca Film Festival Heineken Audience Award Honors 'The Rocket,' 'Bridegroom'

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Winner of the Best First Feature Award for the movie 'The Rocket' director Kim Mordaunt (L) and producer Sylvia Wilcynski pose ahead of a press conference after the awards ceremony of the 63rd Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin on February 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Winner of the Best First Feature Award for the movie 'The Rocket' director Kim Mordaunt (L) and producer Sylvia Wilcynski pose ahead of a press conference after the awards ceremony of the 63rd Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin on February 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

The Tribeca Film Festival honored two films on Saturday night, awarding "The Rocket" and "Bridegroom" with the Heineken Audience Awards.

The festival's audience cast votes for two Heineken Audience Awards, with "The Rocket" nabbing the award for narrative film, and "Bridegroom" taking home the award for documentary film.

Directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, "Bridegroom" is a documentary focusing on the fight for marriage equality in California, as seen through one couple, Shane Bitney Crone and Tom Bridegroom. Led by Kim Mordaunt, "The Rocket" tells the story of a young man living in Laos, trying to change his luck.

“Our audiences have chosen two films that testify to the power of the human spirit and hope for change,” Director of Programming Genna Terranova said in a release. “Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality in the U.S. or a boy struggling against all odds in war torn Laos, audiences were clearly moved by these two inspiring stories.”

The award-winning films will screen at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday.

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