AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
FILM SELECTIONS/RECOGNITIONS
"Mango House” (feature-length film), Executive Producer, Director, Director of Cinematographer, Lead Editor,
www.mangohousemovie.com.
Official Selections/Honors/Nominations/Selected Screenings
- Phoenix Film Festival
- Kansas City Film Fest International
- Wyoming International Film Festival
- DOCUTAH International Film Festival
- Maryland Film Festival
- Breckenridge Film Festival
- Immigration Film Festival
- Silicon Valley International Film Festival
- Gila Valley Film Festival (*Best Direction in a Documentary Feature)
- Silver State Film Festival (*Best Cinematography Documentary Feature Film)
- Lyons International Film Festival (*Best Documentary Feature)
- Orlando International Film Festival
- Golden State Film Festival
- I, Immigrant Film Festival (Winner, Best Film, top film out of 449 submissions)
- Docs without Borders
- Social Justice Film Festival
- Mystic Film Festival
- Columbia Film Festival
- The North Carolina Film Festival
- Louisville's International Festival of FilmLouisville's International Festival of Film
- American Golden Picture
- The North Carolina Film Festival
- Rhode Island International Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- Dumbo Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- AEJMC Creative Competition, First Place
- BEA Festival of Media Arts, Award of Excellence
“The Hardest Day” (feature-length film), Executive Producer, Director, Co-cinematographer, Lead Editor and Web Manager, www.thehardestdayfilm.com.
Official Selections/Honors/Nominations/Selected Screenings
- Florida Aquarium Screening (keynote speaker/event at International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care
- Phoenix Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ
- American Documentary & Animation Film Festival
- BEA Festival of Media Arts, Award of Excellence
- Silicon Valley International Film Festival
- Media Adventures International Film Festival
- Seattle Film Festival
- Santa Monica International Film Festival (*Honorable Mention)
- Louisville’s International Festival of Film
- Dunedin International Film Festival
- American Golden Picture film festival/Best Documentary Long
- Miami Independent Film Festival, Miami, FL
- Mystic Film Festival
- Niagara Falls International Film Festival
- East Lansing Film Festival Lake Michigan Film Competition
- Lyons International Film Festival
- Montreal Independent Film Festival
- Franklin International Indie Film Festival
- Silver State Film Festival (*Best Director Award)
- Blue Ridge Film Festival
- Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival
- Palm Beach Film Festival
- Indie Spirit Film Festival
- Dumbo Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- Rhode Island International Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- VisCom Conference acceptance
- Tufts University and Cornell University acquired it into their permanent library archives
“Seeing Through,” Executive Producer, lead cinematographer, co-editor
Official Selections/Honors/Screenings
- Buddhist Short Film Festival, New York, NY
- VisCom: The Visual Communication Conference
- SF IndieFest – San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival
- Finalist, Independent Shorts Awards, Hollywood, CA
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Experimental Short
- Toronto Geekfest Film Festival, Toronto, ON
- Winner, Best VR Documentary
- Nominee, Best Short Doc
- Nominee, Best Experiential Film
- Transcendental Cinema Film Series, Union College, NY (screening)
“Como Fue,” (student film), On-location film consultant, coach, videographer
Official Selections/screening
- Hollywood Florida Film Festival
- New York International Immigration Film Festival
- The Impact DOCS Awards
- Charlotte Film Festival
- Docs Without Borders Film Festival
- Lyons International Film Festival
- Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
- Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival
- Miami Independent Film Festival
- Documentary West (Denver)
- International Independent Documentary Awards 2017 (Winner)
- Denver Press Club (screening)
“55 Days,” Co-director (student film produced in graduate school)
Official Selections/recognition
- GI Film Festival Selection (*Best of Fest selection)
- Academy Awards semi-finalist student documentary category