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Awards and Honors
Film Awards

Freeheld (Director, Cinematographer, 2007):
Academy Award®: Short Documentary
Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking
Seattle Film Festival: Special Jury Prize
Boston Independent Film Festival: Audience Award
NewFest NYC Film Festival: Best Short Documentary
Outfest LA Film Festival: Audience Award
Spokane GLBT Film Festival: John Deen Award
Spokane GLBT Film Festival: Audience Award
Denver Film Society: Social Justice Award
Palm Springs Shortfest: Best Documentary
Palm Springs Shortfest: Audience Award
Connecticut G&L Film Festival: Audience Award
Long Island GLBT Film Festival: Audience Award
Zinegoak Film Festival: Best Documentary
Reeling Film Festival: Audience Award
IDA Award: Nomination Best Short Documentary

Shelter Dogs (Director, Cinematographer, 2003):
Director's View Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize
Newport International Film Festival: Audience Award
Northampton Independent Film Festival: Best of the Fest
Orinda Film Festival: Audience Award
American Library Association (ALA) Award

The Collector of Bedford Street (Contributing Camera, 2002):
Academy Award Nomination, Best Documentary Short
Aspen Short Film Festival: Best Documentary, Audience Award and The Horizon Award
Heartland Festival: Crystal Heart Award
Florida Film Festival: Audience Award (Favorite Short Film) and Florida Forever Film Award
USA Film Festival: The Family Award
Silver Street Film and Video Festival: Best Documentary
The Black Maria Festival: Director's Choice Award
Council on Foundations: Henry Hampton Award
Ojai Film Festival: Theme Award
Big Bear Lake Festival: Jury Prize for Best Documentary

Grist for the Mill (Director, Co-Editor, 1999):
Westchester Film Festival: Best Short Documentary

Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children (Co-Producer, Principal Camera, 1998):
Alfred I. DuPont Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism
National Council on Family Relations Media Award: First Place
International Family Film Festival: First Place
Educational Media Awards: Silver Apple

Almost Home (Director, Camera, and Editor, 1995):
Educational Media Awards: Silver Apple
Access Awards: Best Educational Video
Main Street Festival: Special Recognition
South Bronx Film Festival: Special Recognition
Movies on a Shoestring: Certificate of Merit

Out of My Mind (Principal Camera, 1995):
IDA/David Wolper Award, Best Documentary
Heart of America Award
Golden Apple Award
Black Maria Film Festival: Citation

Grants Awarded (as Director)

FREEHELD

Adrienne Shelly Foundation
Astraea Foundation
AT&T Matching Funds
Bastian Foundation
Chicken and Egg Pictures
Eastman Fund
Fledgling Fund
Frameline Finishing Funds
Lowcountry Women's Fund
New York State Council on the Arts
Sue Stevens Foundation
Women in Film Finishing Funds
Anonymous Foundations (two, at request)
Many generous individuals

SHELTER DOGS

Anncox Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust
New York State Council on the Arts
PETsMART Charities, Inc.
Anonymous Foundation (one, at request)
Many generous individuals

GRIST FOR THE MILL

American Express Matching Funds
Lazard Freres Matching Funds
Women in Film Finishing Funds


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