The Best Videojournalism Stories of 2009 ... Celebrating excellence in video, journalism and storytelling. View

After decades of caring for her invalid younger sister at home, Clarice 'Classie' Morant, 104, moved into her sister's death bed the next night, taking her place in needing care. (WP) View

A videojournalist documents his experience of being a donor in an eight-person kidney exchange so his ailing father can receive a transplant. (WP) View

A Washington, D.C. pastor and his church offer gay African Americans a message of acceptance and responsibility. (WP) View

Gail Ertel's 16-year-old granddaughter asked her to take care of her autistic and virtually blind daughter, McKenzie. (WP) View

Through direct discussions -- and drumming -- personal disputes are amicably settled outside of court at a community conference center. (WP) View

Leshelle Hicks thought she was moving into Joseph's House to die. Instead, the AIDS patient learned how to live. (WP) View

Role-playing psychotherapist Barry Spodak creates mentally unbalanced characters to train law enforcement agents who protect politicians and VIPs. (WP) View

A quasi-military academy run by the National Guard gives at-risk teens a second chance at graduation. (WP) View

Stark survival stories abound amidst the rubble of Sichuan Province's devastating 7.9 temblor that killed 60,000 and left millions homeless. Emmy nominee.(WP) View

At the intersection of the U.S. and Mexico, a travelog of two countries embroiled in ever-escalating issues of migration and drug violence. (WP) View

From oysters to skipjacks, a way of life is fast becoming endangered. What's being done to clean up the Bay and rescue the community? (Wash. Post) View