ENVISION FILM AWARDS
DANCE IS ACTIVISM FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection – ’21
MEDSCAPE / COVIDLAND – MEDSCAPE/WEBMD Publication – ’21
LONDON INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE AWARDS – Official Selection – ’20
INDIE SHORTS AWARDS MIAMI – Official Selection – ’20
MEDSCAPE / WEBMD MEDIA SERIES – Publication – ’20
MEDSCAPE / WEB MD FILM COMMISSION – Publication – ’20
INDIEFEST HUMANITARIAN AWARD – Award of Distinction’20
SAN DIEGO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection’20
AWARENESS FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection’19
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection’19
URBAN FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection’19
(IN)JUSTICE FOR ALL FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection/Special Recognition’19
CAPITOL CITY BLACK FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’19
SAN FRANCISCO DANCE FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’19
COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL – Feature Selection ’19
DAVINCI INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS – Finalist ’19
FILM INVASION LOS ANGELES – Official Selection ’19
FORT WORTH INDIE FILM SHOWCASE – Best Documentary ’19
LOWER EAST SIDE FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’19
DOCS WITHOUT BOARDERS – Outstanding Excellence ’19
LATTITUDE FILM AWARDS, LONDON – Bronze Winner ’19
NEW HAVEN DOCS – Official Selection ’19
LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS – Festival Winner ’19
QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL – Festival Winner ’19
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’17
URBAN MEDIAMAKERS FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’17
ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’17
IMPACT DOCS AWARD – Documentary Filmmaking – ’17
CINEMA LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection – ’17
MANCHESTER LIFTOFF ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection’17
STORYMODE FILM FESTIVAL – Best Documentary ’17
CASE – Circle of Excellence Award ’17
ACCOLADE AWARD – Documentary Filmmaking ’17
BEST SHORT AWARD – Documentary Filmmaking ’17
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection – ’16
CASE AWARD – Educational Filmmaking – ’16
ACCOLADE AWARD OF MERIT – Documentary Filmmaking – ’09
BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’09’
HOUSTON WORLDFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Platinum Remi Award ’07
SILVERLAKE FILM FESTIVAL, Los Angeles – Official Selection’07
SONY/ VIDEOMAKER SHORT FILM COMPETITION – First Prize Winner – ’07
SOUTHERN FILM FESTIVAL – Official Selection ’07
YALE CABARET, WEST – Official Selection ’07
GOLDEN STAR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES, CA – Official Selection
SOUTHERN FILM FESTIVAL-Official Selection ’07
TOP 20 SCREENPLAY – KEY WEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
TOP SCREENPLAY – TELLURIDE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (INDIEFEST
3RD PLACE – NEW CENTURY WRITERS AWARD
DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL – Development Presentation ’14
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH – Development Presentation ’14
CENTER’S FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) – Grand Rounds ’13
HARVARD SCHOOL OF LAW – Excerpt Presentation ’13
UNITED NATIONS -/ NEXUS GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT – Excerpt Presentation ’13
US CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING – Excerpt Presentation 13
Recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts – Excellence in Instruction
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY – STUDENT AWARDS & HONORS
U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Scholarship – Winner – 2020
Lift Off Film Awards – Official Selection – 2019
Womens Film Festival – Official Selection – 2020
Lift Off Film Awards – Official Selection – 2019
New Filmmakers NY Film Festival – Official Selection – 2018
NESN’S Next Producer (5 Students) – 2018
New York Times – Publication – 2017
NESN’S Next Producer – Finalist – 2017
Yale School of Drama – 5 CCSU Film Alumnus receive commissions to film – 2017
Accepted – New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts – MFA, Film Program, 2016
Chain NYC Film Festival – Winner – Documentary Short- 2015
Trinity Film Festival – Official Selection- 2015
Health Justice Connecticut – 1st Place Winner – 2014
BolderLife Film Festival – Official Selection- 2013
New England Film and Music Festival – 2013
Trinity Film Festival – Best Director – 2013
Yobi Film Competition – Top 5 Finalist – 2013
Speechless Film Festival – Official Selection – 2013
One Lens Film Festival – Official Selection – Los Angeles, CA – 2013
WINNER BEST EDITING – RE-IMAGE 2012 – Student Catagory
Las Vegas Film Festival – Student Film Catagory – 2012
15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival – 2012
WSWC PSA Competition 2nd Place – 2012
New York International Film Festival – 2012
Indie Flix Online Film Festival – 2012
The Second District – Filming Pilot. – 2011
WSWC PSA Competition 2nd Place – 2011
Gov’s Complete Count Committee – State Census Campaign – 2010
WSWC PSA Competition 1st Place – 2010
