1999 Gold Apple Winner
National Educational Media Network

1999 First Place, Short Documentary
Film Fest New Haven

1998 Gold Winner, Documentary Category
Student Academy Awards

1998 Graduate Student Film Grant Winner
Hamptons International Film Festival

1998 First Place Winner
Korean American Film Festival

1998 Best Film
Heart of America Awards, American Legion Auxiliary

1998 First Place Winner, Documentary Category
Marin County Film Festival

1998 Nominee
IDA/David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award

1998 Finalist
Hope & Dreams Film Festival

1998 Finalist
IFC2000 National Student Film Competition

1998 Certificate of Merit
Long Island Film Festival

1998 Honorable Mention, Short Documentary
Reel Frontier Arizona International Film Festival

1998 Finalist, Student Category
Philadelphia International Film Festival

1998 Honorable Mention
Brooklyn Film Festival

1998 Third Place Graduate Wasserman Award Winner,
Achievement in Documentary Craft Award,
Directing, Editing, and Original Score Craft Awards
First Run Film Festival Awards, New York University

1997 Warner Bros. Post Production Award