FINDING THE CORNERSTONE, THE WALLACE RAYFIELD STORY.  Charlotte (NC) Black Film Festival, June 2021, Nominated Best in the Documentary Category.

APRIL’S HERO, Best of Festival, Broadcast Education Association, Festival of Media Arts, King Foundation, April 2013, Mixed Video -Teacher/Student Co-Production

APRIL’S HERO, Faculty Chair’s Award, Best of Festival, Broadcast Education Association, Festival of Media Arts, King Foundation, April 2013, Mixed Video -Teacher/Student Co-Production

APRIL’S HERO, The Texas Black Film Festival, Dallas, TX, February 2012, Best Short Documentary Nominee

NOT MY SON,  2010 Urban Film Award, Museum of Urban Art, Birmingham, AL

NOT MY SON, International Black Film Festival of Nashville , October 2010, Director’s Choice for Socially Relevant Subject

NOT MY SON, Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival, Norfolk, VA, Documentary Finalist, October 2010

NOT MY SON, KoronisFest, UAB Public School of Health Communication, Documentary Finalist, September 2010

NOT MY SON, Urban Suburban Film Festival Philadelphia, June 2010, Best Feature Documentary

DOG DAYS, 2008 Houston WorldFest Film Festival, Gold Remi

ERIC ESSIX: AT HOME, 2007 George Lindsey Film Festival, University of North Alabama, Winner Faculty.

TRYING TIMES: PERRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, Unity Awards In Media 2005, Lincoln University of Missouri.

STILL HOLDING ON: THE MUSIC OF DOROTHY LOVE COATES AND THE ORIGINAL GOSPEL HARMONETTES,  2000 Emmy,National Academy of Arts and Sciences.

STILL HOLDING ON: THE MUSIC OF DOROTHY LOVE COATES AND THE ORIGINAL GOSPEL HARMONETTES,  1999 Prized Pieces, International Film and Video Award, The National Black Programming Consortium.

STILL HOLDING ON: THE MUSIC OF DOROTHY LOVE COATES AND THE ORIGINAL GOSPEL HARMONETTES, 1999  Finalist Award, The New York Festival

THE ALABAMA EXPERIENCE, Silver Award, 1995 Worldfest Houston Film Festival.

THE LOWNDES COUNTY FREEDOM PARTY, 1994 Birmingham International Educational Film Festival, Bronze Award, Best of Category Winner, Political Science.

THE SOUNDS OF FAITH, 1990 National Educational Telecommunications Association Award, Certificate of Merit.