Academy Awards, USA
| 2021 |
Nominee Oscar |
Best Documentary Short Subject Hunger Ward (2020) |
| 2019 |
Nominee Oscar |
Best Documentary Short Subject Lifeboat (2018) |
Anchorage International Film Festival
| 2021 |
Winner Best Documentary |
Best Documentary (Short) Hunger Ward (2020) |
Arlington International Film Festival
| 2019 |
Winner Best of Festival |
Best of Festival Short Lifeboat (2018) |
BendFilm Festival
| 2018 |
Winner Special Jury Prize |
Documentary Short Lifeboat (2018) |
Burbank International Film Festival
| 2011 |
Nominee Best Documentary |
Feature Documentary Finding Face (2009)
|
Crested Butte Film Festival
| 2018 |
Winner ActNow Award |
Lifeboat (2018)
|
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
| 2020 |
Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award |
Best Short Documentary Hunger Ward (2020)
|
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
| 2016 |
Winner Short Documentary Award |
50 feet from Syria (2015)
|
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
| 2018 |
Nominee Best Feature |
Documentary 101 Seconds (2018) |
Frontdoc International Documentary Festival
| 2021 |
Nominee Jury Prize |
Best Mid-Length Documentary Hunger Ward (2020) |
Hamptons International Film Festival
| 2018 |
Nominee Golden Starfish Award |
Documentary Short Lifeboat (2018) |
International Documentary Association
| 2018 |
Nominee IDA Award |
Best Short Lifeboat (2018)
|
MINT (Montana International) Film Festival
| 2021 |
Winner Best Documentary Feature |
Documentary Short Hunger Ward (2020) |
Portland International Film Festival
| 2019 |
Winner Audience Award |
Best Documentary Short Lifeboat (2018) |
San Diego Asian Film Festival
| 2010 |
Winner Jury Award |
Best Documentary Feature Finding Face (2009) |
Social Impact Media Awards, US
| 2021 |
Winner Social Impact Media Award |
Best Director Short Documentary Hunger Ward (2020) |
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
| 2018 |
Winner Jury Prize |
Documentary Short Lifeboat (2018) |
Traverse City Film Festival
| 2018 |
Winner Short Film Award |
Special Mention Lifeboat (2018) |
VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
| 2011 |
Winner Special Jury Prize |
Human Rights Finding Face (2009) |
Woodstock Film Festival
| 2018 |
Winner Jury Prize |
Best Short Documentary Lifeboat (2018) |
