FESTIVALS & awards

THE OFF-BRANDS (PROOF OF CONCEPT & FEATURE - 2024)

Awards:
2023 - 2024 South Carolina Film Commission - Indie Grants Recipient

Nominations/Finalists:
2023 National Black Arts Horizon Award for Emerging Artist Finalist
2023 Film Impact Georgia Grant Finalist

THE LIFTED (SHORT FILM – 2022)

Awards:
Pan African Film Festival (John Singleton EmbRACE Initiative Winner)
Micheaux Film Festival (Outstanding Comedic Short)

Nominations/Finalists:
Micheaux Film Festival - Panavision Award: Outstanding Short
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Editing Short
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Comedic Writing Short
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Comedic Directing Short
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Comedic Actress (Giselle Gant as Sharon)
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Comedic Actress (Markina Brown as Carol)
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Comedic Short
Micheaux Film Festival - Outstanding Action/Adventure

Official Selections:
Official Selection - Pan African Film Festival
Official Selection - Micheaux Film Festival
Official Selection - Black Girls Rock! Festival
Official Selection - Black Harvest Film Festival
Official Selection - Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series

ROBYN HOOD (SHORT FILM – 2021)

Syndication:
REVOLT - Short & Fresh Series (Halloween Episode)

Official Selections:
Official Selection - Micheaux Film Festival
Official Selection - Screamfest Film Festival

RIVERMENT (SHORT FILM - 2018)

Syndication:
Comcast NBCUniversal - Black Experience on Xfinity
AspireTV - Urban Indie Film Block Ep. 207
REVOLT - Short & Fresh Series
Tubi - The Screening Room w/ Vivica Fox
KweliTV

Awards:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – National Capital Chapter (Student Emmy – Fiction Long-Form)
Artemis Women In Action Film Festival (New York Film Academy – Full Tuition Scholarship)
Artemis Women In Action Film Festival (Best Student Short – Pro-Action)
American Visions Awards: Media That Matters (Sony Award – Best Graduate Thesis)
BronzeLens Film Festival (Best Student Film)
Charlotte Film Festival (Social Justice Award)
March On Washington Film Festival (Cassandra Butts Award)
March On Washington Film Festival (GRAND PRIZE – Best Student Narrative)
Chesapeake Film Festival (Best Emerging Filmmaker)
DC Black Film Festival (Best Student Short Film)
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (Outstanding Narrative Short)
Las Vegas Black Film Festival (Best Cinematography)
Black Harvest Film Festival (Honorable Mention – Best Short Film Audience Award)
Television, Internet & Video Association (Silver Award)
Denton Black Film Festival (Best College Short)

Nominations/Finalists:
2019 Horizon Award Semi-Finalist
Pan African Film Festival – Best Narrative Short
Tally Shorts Film Festival – Tally Shorts Favorite Award
Denton Black Film Festival – Finalist Competitive Award
Las Vegas Black Film Festival – Best Short Film; Best Drama
Screencraft Film Fund Semifinalist (Spring 2017)
WeScreenplay Shorts Finalist (Winter 2017)
Reelpitch Challenge Finalist
Northern Virginia Film Festival – Artist Circle
Flicker’s Road Island International Film Festival Finalist

Official Selections:
Official Selection – Black Warrior Film Festival
Official Selection – Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
Official Selection – The Color of Conversation Film Series
Official Selection – BlackStar Film Festival
Official Selection – Afrikana Independent Film Festival
Official Selection – BronzeLens Film Festival
Official Selection – Charlotte Film Festival
Official Selection – March On Washington Film Festival
Official Selection – Chesapeake Film Festival
Official Selection – DC Black Film Festival
Official Selection – Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
Official Selection – Las Vegas Black Film Festival
Official Selection – Black Harvest Film Festival
Official Selection – NC Black Film Festival
Official Selection – Deltas of Charlotte Legacy of Black Women Film Showcase
Official Selection – Tally Shorts Film Festival
Official Selection – Beaufort International Film Festival
Official Selection – Toronto Black Film Festival
Official Selection – Parallel Film Collective Film Series
Official Selection – Pan African Film Festival
Official Selection – National Black Film Festival
Official Selection – Maryland International Film Festival
Official Selection – Artemis Women In Action Film Festival
Official Selection – Orlando Urban Film Festival
Official Selection – Indiana Black Expo Film Festival
Official Selection – Roxbury International Film Festival
Official Selection – Newark International Film Festival
Official Selection – Columbus Black International Film Festival
Official Selection – Diaspora Festival of Black Independent Film
Official Selection – New York Latino Film Festival
Official Selection – Denton Black Film Festival

LIFE’S CHECKLIST (SHORT FILM – 2015)

Awards:
North Carolina Black Film Festival (Student Short Category)
Orlando Urban Film Festival (Women In Film Best Short Film)
Soul 4Reel Film Festival (Best Local Film)
Urban Mediamakers Festival (Student Short Category)

Official Selections:
Parallel Film Collective Screening
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

Nominations/Finalists:
San Francisco Black Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
Las Vegas Black Film Festival – Best Student Short Film
American Visions Awards: Media That Matters – Best Graduate Short Film

QUARTER CENTURY WEBSERIES (2013 – 2016)

Syndication:
KweliTV
BlackOakTV
Youtube
Awards:
American Visions Awards: Media That Matters (Best Webseries)

Nominations/Finalists:
American Visions Awards: Media That Matters (Best Editing)
American Visions Awards: Media That Matters (Best Mash-Up)