West & Midwest

Festivals / *Awards

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Due to COVID-19, many festivals were held virtually

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• Official Selection, Hollywood Int'l Diversity Film Festival  I  Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 2021 

• Official Selection, African American Film Marketplace and S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase  I                  Los Angeles, CA, October 23-November 29, 2020

• Official Selection, Twin Cities Black Film Festival  I  Minneapolis, MN, October 21-24, 2020

• Official Selection, Marina del Rey Film Festival  I  Marina del Rey, CA, October 9-15, 2020

• Official Selection, Social Justice Film Festival  I  Seattle, WA, October 1-11, 2020

• Official Selection, Culture & Diversity Film Festival  I  Los Angeles, CA, October 2-4, 2020

• Official Selection, Hollywood Women's Film Festival  I  Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 19-20, 2020 

• Official Selection, Queen Palm Int'l Film Festival  I  Palm Springs, CA, Sept. 18-20, 2020 

• Official Selection, Columbus Black Int'l Festival  I  Columbus, OH, Aug. 28-29, 2020 

• Official Selection, Los Angeles FEEDBACK Festival  I Los Angeles, CA, August 2020

• Official Selection, JustUs Film Festival  I  July 5, 2020 (Virtual)

• Official Selection, San Francisco Black Film Festival  I  San Francisco, CA, June 2020 

• Official Selection, Indie Short Fest  I  Los Angeles, CA, Festival dates TBA

• Official Selection, Pan African Film Festival  I  Los Angeles, CA, February 11-23, 2020

• *WINNER  Best Female Director, Vyre Film Festival I November 2020

• *WINNER  Social Awareness Award, Vyre Film Festival I November 2020

• *WINNER  Best California Filmmaker, Culture & Diversity Film Festival  I  October 2020

• *WINNER  Best Short Film, Award of Achievement, SoCal Film Awards  I  October 2020

• *WINNER  Best U.S. Social Justice Short Film, Hollywood Women's Film Festival I September 2020 

• *NOMINATED  Best Writer, Queen Palm International Film Festival I July 2020 

South

Festivals / *Awards

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Due to COVID-19, many festivals were held virtually

• Official Selection, Loyola University Feminist Film Festival  I  New Orleans, LA, November 10, 2020 

• Official Selection, Urban Mediamakers Festival  I  Norcross, GA, October 12-25, 2020 

• Official Selection, Hollywood South Urban Film Festival  I  Atlanta, GA, October 2-10, 2020 

• Official Selection, Raleigh Film & Art Festival  I  Raleigh, NC, Oct. 2-4, 2020 

• Official Selection, San Antonio Black Int'l Film Festival  I  San Antonio, TX, Oct. 1-4, 2020 

• Official Selection, Birmingham Southern College - Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity & Inclusion  I  Birmingham, AL, September 25-27, 2020 

• Official Selection, Morehouse College Human Rights Festival  I  Atlanta, GA, Sept. 24-26, 2020 

• Official Selection, Urban Film Festival  I  Miami, FL, September 4-9, 2020 

• Official Selection, Shreveport Urban Film Festival  I  Shreveport, LA, July 31-Aug. 1, 2020  

• Official Selection, Miami Independent Film Festival  I  Miami, FL, January 2020

• *GRAND JURY PRIZE  Winner, Best Short Film, Orlando Urban Film Festival  I  Orlando, FL

• *WINNER  Best-Women Produced Short Film, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival  I  Atlanta, GA

• *WINNER  Social Justice Award, Hollywood South Urban Festival  I  Atlanta, GA

• *WINNER  Best Short Feature, Morehouse College Human Rights Festival  I  Atlanta, GA

• *NOMINATED  Best U.S. Narrative Short, San Antonio Black Int'l l Film Festival  I  San Antonio, TX

Northeast

Festivals / *Awards

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Due to COVID-19, many festivals were held virtually

• Official Selection, Baltimore Int'l Black Film Festival  I  Baltimore, MD, October 28-December 7, 2020

• Official Selection, Love Wins Film Festival  I  Roslyn, NY, April 30, 2021

• Official Selection, Roxbury International Film Festival  I  Boston, MA, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2020

• *WINNER  Best Directorial Debut, Gold Star Movie Awards, Newark, NJ 

• *NOMINATED  Best Social Justice Film, New York International Film Awards 

• *NOMINATED  Best First Time Filmmaker, New York Movie Awards 

International

Festivals / *Awards

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Due to COVID-19, many festivals were held virtually

• Official Selection, British Urban Film Festival  I  London, UK, November 2020

• Official Selection, New Age Cinemas & Scripts Film Festival  I  Mumbai, India, November 19, 2020

• Official Selection, Austria International Film Festival  I  Vienna, Austria, November 27-28, 2020

• Official Selection, Ontario International Film Festival  I  Ontario, Canada, October 16-25, 2020

• Official Selection, WILDSound Festival, Virtual Cinema City  I  Toronto, Canada, August 11, 2020

• Official Selection, Accra Indie Filmfest  I  Accra, Ghana, July 20-July 26, 2020 

• *WINNER  Best First Filmmaker, Montreal Independent Film Festival I  Montreal, Canada, August 2020 

• *WINNER  Best Short, Top Indie Film Awards I  Tokyo, Japan, January 2020 

• *WINNER  Best Director, Top Indie Film Awards I  Tokyo, Japan, January 2020

• *NOMINATED  Best Cinematography, Top Indie Film Awards I  Tokyo, Japan, January 2020

• *NOMINATED  Best Writing, Top Indie Film Awards I  Tokyo, Japan, January 2020

• *NOMINATED  Best Editing, Top Indie Film Awards I  Tokyo, Japan, January 2020

• *NOMINATED / FINALIST  Best Indie Short, Prague Int'l Monthly Film Festival I  Prague, Czech Republic, September 2020