Official selections, festival wins and special recognitions from national and international festivals.
2023–2021
◆American Public Health Film Festival Official Selection · 2023
◆Reading Film Festival Official Selection · 2022
◆Hollywood ShortFest Official Selection · 2022
◆Cine Paris Film Festival Official Selection · 2022
◆Fine Arts Film Festival Official Selection · 2021
◆Dance Is Activism Film Festival Official Selection · 2021
2020–2019
◆London International Motion Picture Awards Official Selection · 2020
◆Indie Shorts Awards Miami Official Selection · 2020
◆San Diego Black Film Festival Official Selection · 2020
◆Awareness Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
◆International Social Change Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
◆Urban Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
◆(In)Justice for All Film Festival Official Selection / Special Recognition · 2019
◆Capitol City Black Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
◆San Francisco Dance Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
2019 FESTIVAL RUN
◆Community Arts Festival Feature Selection · 2019
◆DaVinci International Film Awards Finalist · 2019
◆Film Invasion Los Angeles Official Selection · 2019
◆Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase Best Documentary · 2019
◆Lower East Side Film Festival Official Selection · 2019
◆Docs Without Borders Film Festival Outstanding Excellence · 2019
◆Latitude Film Awards, London Bronze Winner · 2019
◆New Haven Docs Official Selection · 2019
◆Los Angeles Film Awards Festival Winner · 2019
◆Queens World Film Festival Festival Winner · 2019
2017 & EARLIER
◆American Public Health Film Festival Official Selection · 2017 / 2016
◆Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Official Selection · 2017
◆Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival Official Selection · 2017
◆Cinema Los Angeles Film Festival Official Selection · 2017
◆Manchester Lift-Off Online Film Festival Official Selection · 2017
◆StoryMode Film Festival Best Documentary · 2017
◆Boston International Film Festival Official Selection · 2009
◆Houston WorldFest International Film Festival Platinum Remi Award · 2007
◆Silverlake Film Festival Official Selection · 2007
◆Southern Film Festival Official Selection · 2007
◆Yale Cabaret West Official Selection · 2007
◆Golden Star Short Film Festival Official Selection
STUDENT & ALUMNI AWARDS
Festival honors, industry recognition, major media opportunities and professional milestones achieved by students and alumni.
2026–2023
◆Student Emmy Award Honorable Mention · Single Storyteller · 2026
◆Sundance Film Festival Directing Award · U.S. Dramatic · 2025
◆Sundance Film Festival Official Selection · U.S. Dramatic · 2023
2021–2018
◆The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Film students and alumni produce · 2021
◆Campus MovieFest Jury Award Winner · 2021
◆Grammy Award Winner Collaboration Film students and alumni produce · 2021
◆U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Scholarship Winner · 2020
◆Women’s Film Festival Official Selection · 2020
◆Lift-Off Film Awards Official Selection · 2019
◆Lii Oj Film Awards Official Selection · 2019
◆New Filmmakers NY Film Festival Official Selection · 2018
◆NESN’s Next Producer 5 students · Official Selection · 2018
2017–2014
◆The New York Times Publication · 2017
◆NESN’s Next Producer Finalist · 2017
◆Yale School of Drama 5 CCSU film alumni receive commissions to film · 2017
◆New York University — Tisch School of the Arts Accepted · 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
2013–2010
◆BolderLife Film Festival Official Selection · 2013
◆New England Film and Music Festival Official Selection · 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
◆RE-IMAGE Winner · Best Editing · Student Category · 2012
◆Las Vegas Film Festival Student Film Category · Official Selection · 2012
◆15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival Official Selection · 2012
◆WSWC PSA Competition 2nd Place Winner · 2012
◆New York International Film Festival Official Selection · 2012
◆Indie Flix Online Film Festival Official Selection · 2012
◆The Second District Filming pilot · 2011
◆WSWC PSA Competition 2nd Place · Official Selection · 2011
◆Governor’s Complete Count Committee State Census Campaign · 2010
◆WSWC PSA Competition 1st Place · 2010
STATE OF EMERGENCY
The No Judgment Zone
🏆 Emmy® Winner
🏆 ASBPE National Award
A revealing portrait of emergency care, where medical teams confront crisis without judgment and meet patients at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives.