RECOGNITION (FILM & WRITING)
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WORLDS APART (tv pilot – sci-fi adventure drama)
Semifinalist (2022) FILMMATIC Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship (Season 5)
Semifinalist (2021) ScreenCraft Drama Competition
Semifinalist (2020) – ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
Semifinalist (2019) – Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Quarterfinalist (2022) ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition
Quarterfinalist (2022) CineStory Foundation – CineStory TV Retreat and Fellowship Competition
Quarterfinalist (2020) – ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition
Top 4% (2022) – All Screenplays on Coverfly
On THE RED LIST (2022) – Family Television (One Hour) Category on Coverfly
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THE NIGHT WATCHMAN (feature – dramatic crime thriller)
Top 5% (2022) – All Screenplays on Coverfly
On THE RED LIST (2021) – Top Rated Feature Screenplays on Coverfly
Top 20% (2013) – 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships
Top 20% / Second Rounder (2018) – Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Scored 7/10 – The Black List
Finalist (2017) – Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ Television Program
Semifinalist (2013) – Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Semifinalist (2017) – ScreenCraft Drama Feature Script Contest
Semifinalist (2018) – Roadmap Writers/Route One Entertainment Contest
Quarterfinalist (2021) – CineStory Retreat & Fellowship / TV Contest (TV pilot – BEASTS OF BURDEN)
Quarterfinalist (2020) – Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (TV pilot – BEASTS OF BURDEN)
Quarterfinalist (2020) – ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition (TV pilot – BEASTS OF BURDEN)
Quarterfinalist (2018) – ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Quarterfinalist (2017) – ScreenCraft Action/Thriller Screenplay Contest
Quarterfinalist (2015) – Stage 32 Feature Contest
Quarterfinalist (2014) – Chicago Screenwriter’s Network Contest
Top 10% (2013) – Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition
2nd Round (2012) – Cinequest Screenplay Competition
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CIRCLE OF THIEVES (tv pilot – social justice / crime drama)
Semifinalist (2021) – CineStory Retreat & Fellowship / TV Contest (Drama)
Quarterfinalist (2021) – Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Scored 6/10 – The Black List
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THE FORGOTTEN DOOR (feature – sci-fi adventure drama)
Quarterfinalist (2021) – ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
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RED MAZE (short – suspense thriller)
TV Premiere – Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network – People’s Network: Suspense Edition
Winner / Silver Remi Award – WorldFest Houston (Houston International Film Festival)
Winner / Best Horror Film – NCCC Film & Animation Festival
Winner / Audience Award – First Friday Film Festival (Kansas City)
Winner / Best Web Short – Woodengate Film Festival
Winner / Officially Groovy Film Award – Planet 9 Film Festival
Film Market Selection – Palm Springs International ShortFest
Finalist – Los Angeles CineFest
Finalist – Frostbite International Online Film Festival
Semifinalist – Anatomy: Crime – Horror International Film Festival
Semifinalist – San Mauro Torinese International Film Festival
Official Selection – Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Fest
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A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY (feature documentary)
Crystal Heart Award Winner – Heartland Film Festival
Audience Award Winner, Best Feature – Indianapolis International Film Festival
Hoosier Lens Award Winner, Best Indiana Film – Indianapolis International Film Festival
Best Documentary Finalist – International Family Film Festival
Grand Prize Finalist – Had To Be Made Film Festival
Honorable Mention – ReelHeART International Film Festival
Television Premiere – PBS
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE (feature documentary)
Television Premiere – PBS
Official Selection – Talking Pictures Film Festival
Selected For Screening – Chicago Cultural Center
Grant Funding Recipient – Illinois Arts Council
Residency Recipient – Ragdale Foundation
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DAYS END (Short)
World Premiere – Indianapolis International Film Festival
Finalist – The From Beyond Online Film Festival
Semifinalist – Highway 61 Film Festival
Official Selection – The Strange Film Awards
Official Selection – Blackbird Film Festival
Official Selection – Mac Horror Film Festival
Official Selection – Rhode Island Comic-Con Film Festival
Official Selection – Armageddon Expo Film Festival
Official Selection – Wasteland Film Festival
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CAUGHT IN THE LOOP (short documentary)
Gold Remi Award Winner – WorldFest Houston (Houston International Film Festival)
Audience Award Winner – Indiana Film & Video Festival
Indy Award Winner – Indiana Film & Video Festival
Official Selection – Dallas Video Festival
Official Selection – Other America Film Festival
Official Selection – Utah Student Film Festival
Television Premiere – Image Union (PBS)
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COMMUNITY FORUM (television program)
First Place Award – Hometown Video Festival
Honorable Mention Award – Hometown Video Festival
Honorable Mention Award – Hometown Video Festival
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LIVING ON THE BORDER IN MIDDLE AMERICA (television documentary)
Official Selection – Olympia Film Festival
Grant Funding Recipient – The Puffin Foundation
Television Premiere – Chicago Access Network Television
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ONE HUNDRED (experimental short film)
Honorable Mention Award – Athens International Film Festival
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EVIL IS TIMELESS (music video)
Premiere – MTV2 Europe
Best Video Award – Chicago Hip Hop Film Festival