Honors
EMMY AWARDS (Regional) - Four Heartland Emmy Awards, 2023
NETA Public Television Award 2023 - Best Documentary Series
NETA Public Television Award 2021- Best Cultural Documentary
IDA Award Nominee - Best Music Documentary, “When I Rise”
5 Emmy Awards - Lone Star Chapter - Documentary Series, Various Categories
2017 Webby Award — RTDocs (Rooster Teeth)
Best Feature, Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, “What Was Ours”
NETA Public Television Award 2020 - Education Resources Award
Social Justice Award, Santa Barbara Film Festival, “When I Rise”
Cleveland International Film Festival — Nesnadny + Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition, “Waiting for the Punchline”
Best Documentary and Jury Prize, Indianapolis Film Festival, ‘When I Rise”
Best Documentary — American Indian Film Festival, “What Was Ours”
Grand Jury Prize, Wild and Scenic Film Festival, “Fighting Goliath”
Western Heritage Award — Best Documentary, “What Was Ours”
2017 SXSW Faces of Austin — Semi-Finalist Judge Award, “Century of Change”
Best Feature — SWAIA Santa Fe, “What Was Ours”
Best of Class — SWAIA Santa Fe, “What Was Ours”
Audience Choice Award, Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival, “Fighting Goliath”
The Golden Sun Award, Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival, “Fighting Goliath”
Best Editing and Best Documentary, World Cinema Festival, UK (Kent), “When I Rise”
Grand Jury Prize, Red Rock Film Festival, “When I Rise”
Audience Award, Best Documentary Short, Red Rock Film Festival, “Fighting Goliath”
Silver Hugo Television Award, Chicago International Film Festival, “Last Best Hope”, “When I Rise”
People’s Choice Award, Texas Independent Filmmakers Festival, “When I Rise”
(1) Lone Star Emmy Nomination, “The Hunt” (Short)
Big Sky Award, Best Film About the American West - Nomination, “What Was Ours”
Order of Knight of the Crown (Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne, Ridder in de Kroonorde) - Kingdom of Belgium