Sundance Episodic Lab Finalist

Independent SPIRIT Award Nominee

Cinema Research Institute Fellowship

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship- Honorable Mention

NYU Dr. King Peace Prize

Corrigan Fellowship

National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Projects for the Public Nominee

 American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - Quarterfinalist 

Teshome Gabriel Award

Big Bear Film Festival Screenwriting Award

Black Harvest Film Festival Official Selection