Festivals and Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

  • Aruba International Film Festival – World Premiere (June 2010)
  • Native Spirit Festival London (U.K., Oct. 2010)
  • San Diego Asian Film Festival – North American Premiere (Oct. 2010)
  • Alexandria Film Festival (Nov. 2010)
  • Gasparilla International Film Festival (Mar. 2011)
  • Riverside International Film Festival (Apr. 2011)
  • DisOrient Asian American Film Festival (Apr. 2011)
  • CLOSING FILM – Urban Nomad Film Festival (Taiwan, May 2011)
  • Dreamspeakers Film Festival (Canada, June 2011)
  • Biindigaate Film Festival (Canada, Sep. 2011)
  • Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival (Oct. 2011)
  • Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (Canada, Nov. 2011)
  • Cape Winelands Film Festival (South Africa, Mar. 2012)
  • Wairoa Maori Film Festival (New Zealand, May 2012)
  • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (July 2012)
  • Culture Unplugged “We Speak, Here” Online Film Festival (July-Dec 2012)

AWARDS

  • Best of Category Award for “Indigenous & Native Peoples Film” – Montana CINE International Film Festival (Oct. 2010)
  • Spirit of Place Award for “Best Use of Traditional Music” – Orlando Latin-American Film & Heritage Festival (Feb. 2011)
  • Spirit of Place Award for “Best Cultural Awareness Message” – Orlando Latin-American Film & Heritage Festival (Feb. 2011)
  • Spirit of Place Award for “Best Human Rights Message” – Orlando Latin-American Film & Heritage Festival (Feb. 2011)
  • Best International Indigenous Film – Wairoa Maori Film Festival (New Zealand, June 2012)
  • Golden Drum for “Best Film” – Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (July 2012)
  • Honorable Mention – Indigenous Filmmakers Showcase – Social Change Film Festival (Nov 2012)