AWARDS
Best Narrative 2019 – Black Star Film Festival – "Sega"
Black Lives Black Stories Matter Showcase 2015 – Diversity in Cannes – "Black Card"
Best Feature Film 2014 – Chicago International Film Festival – "The Alley Cat"
Best International Feature 2012 – Tucson Out in the Desert FIlm Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking 2012 – Honolulu International Film Festival – "American Florence"
Gold Remi Prize 2011 – WorldFest Houston Film Festival – "Compare Commercial - Black Phonecard"
Filmmaking Award of Recognition 2011 – IMCED – "Tierra Madre"
Best Feature Children's Advocacy 2010 – United Nations endorsed Artivist Film Festival – "Kids of the Majestic"
Best Narrative Feature 2010 – Reeling Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Special Jury Award 2010 – Morelia International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Best Feature Film 2010 – Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Foreign Feature Outstanding Achievement 2010 – Williamsburg International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Best Feature Film 2010 – Cinesul Ibero-American Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Golden Palm 2010 – Mexico International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Feature Film Honorable Mention 2010 – New Jersey International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking 2010 – Honolulu International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Gold Prize TV Commercial 2010 – Ava Awards – "Compare Commercial - Black Phonecard"
Platinum Prize Campaign 2010 – Ava Awards – "Compare Commercial - Black Phonecard"
Gold Prize Low Budget 2010 – MarCom Awards – "Compare Commercial - Black Phonecard"
Platinum Prize Campaign 2010 – MarCom Awards – "Compare Commercial - Black Phonecard"
Directing Insight Awards of Recognition 2009 – The National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists – "Kids of the Majestic"
Writing Insight Awards of Recognition 2009 – The National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists – "Kids of the Majestic"
Audience Award 2009 – Milano International Film Festival – "Picture Me"
Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature 2007 – Slamdance Film Festival – "Tijuana Makes Me Happy"
Indie Max Award 2007 – San Antonio Film Festival – "Tijuana Makes Me Happy"
Audience Award for Best Documentary 2004 – Brooklyn International Film Festival – "Arakimentari"
Best Music Score 2004 – Brooklyn International Film Festival – "Arakimentari"
Runner Up Director 2003 – International Festival of Cinema and Technology – "The Laughter of God"
Best Actor 2003 – International Festival of Cinema and Technology – "The Laughter of God"
Best Cinematography 2003 – International Festival of Cinema and Technology – "The Laughter of God"
NOMINATIONS
Best Cinematography 2013 – St Tropez International Film Festival – "The Warrior and the Savior"
Grand Prix Longs Métrages 2011 – Chéries Chéris Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Prix du Jury 2011 – Chéries Chéris Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Ulises Carrión Special Jury Award 2011 – Mix Mexico Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
German Independence Audience Award 2010 – Oldenburg International Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
Pink Peach Award 2010 – Atlanta Film Festival – "Tierra Madre"
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Instituto Cervantes, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, October 10, 2012
Instituto Cervantes, Sidney, Australia, June 20 - 29, 2012
Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival with Instituto Cervantes, Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 15, 2012
Cinémarges, Bordeaux, France, March 29 - April 1, 2012
Tucson Out in the Desert Film Festival – Best International Feature, Tucson, AZ, February 17 - 26, 2012
Cinéma du Parc, New Mexican Film Week, Montréal, Canada, February 3 - 9, 2012
AndaLesGai Film Festival, Sevilla, Spain, November 25 - December 4, 2011
Cine Movilh, Providencia, Chile, November 8 - 20, 2011
Chéries-Chéris, Forum des Images, Forum des Halles, Paris, France, October 7 - 14, 2011
Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, Caribbean, September 21 - October 4, 2011
Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal, September 16 - 24, 2011
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, TX, September 6 - 12, 2011
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Canada, August 11 - 21, 2011
Casa del Lago, Mexico City, Mexico, May 21 - 29, 2011
Toronto International Film Festival: Inside Out, Canada, May 19 - 29, 2011
MIX Mexico Film Festival, Mexico, May 12 - 27, 2011
Turin GLBT Film Festival, Italy, April 28 - May 4, 2011
Cinemarosa, Queens Museum of Art, NY, April 17, 2011
St Barth Film Festival, French West Indies, April 12 - 17, 2011
Sacramento Film Festival, CA, April 9 - 17, 2011
New City Private Screening, Tijuana, Mexico, March 11, 2011
Lesbian Looks Film Series, UA Institute, Tucson, AZ, February 18, 2011
Merlinka Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, February 6 - 10, 2011
Zinegoak Film Festival, Bilbao, Spain, January 22 - 30, 2011
IMCED - Recognition Award, Morelia, Mexico, January 18, 2011
DIVA Film Festival, Valparaiso, Chile, January 11 - 15, 2011
Costa Rica International Film Festival, Montezuma, November 18 - 21, 2010
Lone Star International Film Festival, Fort Worth, TX, November 10 - 14, 2010
Fan Cine Gay, Mexico, November 7 - 15, 2010
MUAC, Mexico, November 12 - 14, 2010
Oaxaca Independent Film Festival, Mexico, November 5 - 13, 2010
Chicago Reeling Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature, IL, November 4 - 13
Les Gai Cine Madrid, Madrid, Spain, October 28 - November 7, 2010
Cinematógrafo del Chopo, Mexico, November 5 - 7, 2010
The Cineteca Nacional, Mexico, October 31, 2010
Cinépolis Theaters, Mexico, October 16 - November 4, 2010
Morelia International Film Festival – Special Jury Award, Mexico, October 16 - 24, 2010
Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – Best Feature Film, Spain, October 15 - 24, 2010
Williamsburg International Film Festival – Outstanding Achievement, Brooklyn, NY, September 23 - 26, 2010
Mexican Film Institute, Mexico City, Mexico, September 20 - 24, 2010
Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany, September 15 - 19, 2010
Nomadic Tendencies, St Petersburg, FL, September 3 - 12, 2010
Strasbourg International Film Festival, France, August 20 - 29, 2010
Cinesul Ibero-American Film Festival – Best Feature Film, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17 - 27, 2010
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Frameline 34, CA, June 17 - 27, 2010
San Antonio Film Festival, TX, June 23 - 27, 2010
New Jersey International Film Festival – Honorable Mention, New Jersey Media Arts Center, NJ, June 12, 2010
Mexico International Film Festival – Golden Palm, Rosarito, Mexico, May 21 - 23, 2010
Honolulu International Film Festival – Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Hawaii, April 25, 2010
Riverside International Film Festival, CA, April 21 - 23, 2010
Atlanta Film Festival, Landmark Theatres, GA, April 17 - 20, 2010
Casa de la Cultura Obrera – International Woman's Day, Tijuana, Mexico, March 8, 2010
San Diego Latino Film Festival, CA, March 11 - 20, 2010
Muestra de Cine Fronterizo, CECUT, Tijuana, Mexico, 2010
OFFICIAL SELECTION
United Nations endorsed Artivist Film Festival – Best Feature Children's Advocacy
Tribeca Cinemas, NY, December 11, 2010
The Egyptian Theater, Hollywood, CA, November 30 - December 4, 2010
The National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists – Directing & Writing Insight Awards of Recognition, Venice, CA, 2009
San Antonio Film Festival, TX, June 26, 2009
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Goethe Institute, Roxie Theater, San Francisco, Aug 17th, 2008
El Festivalito, Guatemala, Jun 28th, 2008
Indie 2007, São Paulo, Brazil, Nov 29th - Dec 6th, 2007
NewFilmmakers, Anthology Film Archive, New York, NY, Nov 14th, 2007
Lone Star International Film Festival, Fort Worth, TX, Nov 7th - 11th, 2007
Festival Cultural de la Ciudad de Tijuana, Mexico, Oct 30th - Nov 3rd, 2007
Indie World Film Festival, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct 5th - 11th, 2007
Festival de Cine de Bogota, Colombia, Oct 3rd - 11th, 2007
Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany, Sep 12th - 16th, 2007
Temecula Valley Int'l Film and Music Festival, CA, Sep 12th - 16th, 2007
True West Cinema Festival, Boise, ID, Aug 9th -12th, 2007
San Antonio Film Festival – Indie Max Award, TX, Jun 22nd - 24th, 2007
Blue Mountain Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, Jun 1st - 3rd, 2007
DiBa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, May 17th - 27th, 2007
Arizona International Film Festival, Tucson, AZ, Apr 20th - 29th, 2007
Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta, GA, Apr 19th - 28th, 2007
Poland Film Festival, Cracow, Poland, Apr 19th-22nd, 2007
Cine Las Americas, Austin, TX, Apr 16th - 26th, 2007
IFC Center, New York, NY, Feb 13th, 2007
Slamdance Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, Park City, UT, Janu 18th - 27th, 2007
XXI Cine Latino de Trieste, Italy, Oct 24th - 29th, 2006
Baja California Film Festival, CECUT, Tijuana, Mexico, Sep 19th - 24th, 2006
Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego, CA, Jun 15th, 2006
Cine Mexico Film Festival, The Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ, Feb 18th, 2006
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, CA, Oct 21st - 30th, 2005
Cannes Film Market, France, May 12th - 15th 2005
