Filmmaking Awards & Nominations
Selected festival laurels awarded.
My films have screened at festivals across America, Canada, India, Italy, Sweden & Portugal.
I am an auteur filmmaker. I operate in the spirit of DIY— the “Robert Rodriguez School of Filmmaking,” not beholden to any gatekeepers.
This means I helm several aspects of the production. All films listed below were written, directed, and edited by me.
9 wins, 12 nominations, and 7 official selections to date.
Watch my updated reels here!
Wins
Genre/Best Picture Awards
An Intro to Thribing — Best Long-Form Comedy, Stareable Festival, Tribeca, New York
Nominations
Genre/Best Picture Awards
Intrusive Thoughts — Best Animated Short, IndieX Film Festival, LA
An Intro to Thribing — Best Short Film, Golden Valley Cinefest, India
An Intro to Thribing — Outstanding Short Film, Tagore International Film Festival, India
Safety Space — Outstanding Short Film, Tagore International Film Festival, India
Craft/Technical Awards
An Intro to Thribing — Best in Editing, Stareable Festival, Tribeca, NY
Safety Space — Best Digital Effects, International Independent Film Awards, LA
Performance Awards
An Intro to Thribing — Best Actor, Tagore International Film Festival, India
Safety Space — Best Picture, New York Film Awards
Safety Space — Best Sci-Fi, Alt Film Festival, Toronto
Intrusive Thoughts — Best Short Film, Couch Fest, Ontario
An Intro to Thribing — Best Drama, Couch Fest, Ontario
An Intro to Thribing — Best Web & New Media, Indie Short Fest
Safety Space — Best Experimental Film Award, Prisma Film Awards, Rome
Safety Space — Semi-Finalist, Sweden Film Awards, Sweden
Craft/Technical Awards
Intrusive Thoughts — Best Sound Editing, IndieX Film Festival
Safety Space — Best VFX, IndieX Film Festival, LA
Performance Awards
An Intro to Thribing — Best Cast, Alt Film Festival, Toronto
Official Selections
Safety Space — Official Selection, Indie Short Fest, LA
An Introduction to Thribing — Official Selection, Indie Short Fest, LA
Intrusive Thoughts — Official Selection, Indie Shorts Fest, LA
Fantasy Screenplay — Official Selection, Bad Film Fest, NY
Intrusive Thoughts — Official Selection, The Film Collective, Pennsylvania
Safety Space — Official Selection, New Cinema, Lisbon
Intrusive Thoughts — Official Selection, New Cinema, Lisbon
Selected Certificates
Giving My Acceptance Speech at Stareable Fest
Prior to working at Stareable, I won the Best Long-Form Comedy and Best in Editing awards at their 2020 festival. This GIF is from the virtual awards ceremony.
Guest Speaker and Panelist on The Shutterstock “Creative Solutions” Panel & Long-Form Comedy Q&A
RUFF CUTS II Screening
Screening my performance art piece and music video, The Slab, a youth anthem in response to school shootings, honoring the brave children who helmed the March for Our Lives movement.
“Creative Solutions” Program Graphic
Parsons Show Booth
Exhibited the earliest visions and iterations of what would be refined into my first collection of Award-Winning films. I also presented graphic novel prototypes, exploring mixed-media storytelling, which helped prepare me for my role a few years later as the Narrative Designer of AdWorld.
