Awards

  • 2024 Feature Documentary, Dreamer of Dreams Film Festival, London, ENGLAND

  • 2023 Best Feature Documentary, Berlin Indie Film Festival, GERMANY

  • 2022 Best Feature Documentary, Buffalo International Film Festival

  • 2022 Award of Merit, Special Mention: Documentary, Accolades Global Film Competition

  • 2022 Award of Merit, Special Mention: Experimental, Accolades Global Film Competition

  • 2015 Award of Excellence, Accolade Global Film Competition

  • 2014 CINE Special Jury Award, Narrative Short Film

  • 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award, Narrative Short Film

  • 2013 Best of the Fest: Grand Remi Award—Experimental Film, Worldfest–Houston Film Festival

  • 2012 Best Narrative Film, Columbus International Film Festival

  • 2010 Platinum Remi Award Winner—Experimental Film, Worldfest–Houston Film Festival

  • 2009 Best Narrative Film Award, Columbus International Film Festival

  • 2009 Best Experimental Film, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (Award Qualifier for consideration of an Oscar nomination)

  • 2009 Faculty Jury Award—Best Narrative Film, University Film & Video Association Annual Conference

  • 2009 Best of the Fest, Chicago International REEL Short Film Festival

  • 2006 Best of 25 Years of Black Maria Film Festival, Museum of Modern Art, New York City

  • 2003 Best Short—Audience Award, New Haven Film Festival

  • 2003 Best Editing—Rhode Island International Film Festival

  • 2003 Director’s Citation Award—22nd Annual Black Maria Film Festival

  • 2001 Pew Fellowship of the Art, Media Arts

  • 2001 Pennsylvania Fellowship for the Arts, Film and Media

  • 2000 Best Documentary Short Film, Cleveland International Film Festival (Award Qualifier for consideration of an Oscar nomination)

  • 2000 Honorable Mention, Big Muddy Film Festival

  • 2000 Bronze Award-Experimental Film, Worldfest–Houston Film Festival

  • 2000 Cannes Film Festival, France, “Emerging Filmmakers” showcase

  • 2000 Best Documentary, Nextframe Film Festival

  • 2000 Best Editing, Nextframe Film Festival

  • 2000 Best Documentary, City Paper’s Philadelphia Independent Film Contest

  • 2000 Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film Festival

  • 2000 Gold Award—Documentary, New York Expo of Short Films, New York City

  • 2000 Best Documentary Short, CineWomen New York

  • 2000 Director’s Choice Award, Black Maria Film and Video Festival

  • 1999 Silver Apple Award, National Educational Media Network, Oakland, CA

  • 1999 Best Documentary Feature (Nomination), American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco

  • 1999 Best Documentary Feature (Nomination), Dreamspeakers Film Festival, Edmonton, Canada

  • 1999 Best Documentary Feature, University of Film & Video Association Annual Conference

  • 1995 Bronze Apple Award Documentary, National Educational Media Network, Oakland, CA