Awards
- 2012 No Borders IFP Participant, Hellion
- 2012 Best Short Film, Cine Chicks Film Festival, Hellion
- 2012 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Recipient, Black Metal
- 2012 Best Live Action Short, BAMKids, Love Bug
- 2012 Best Live Action Short, Children's Film Festival Seattle, Love Bug
- 2011 IFP Emerging Narrative Participant, Nikki is a Punk Rocker
- 2011 Best Short, Festival Internacional de Cine Para Ninos, Love Bug
- 2010 2nd Place Jury Prize, Chicago's Children's Film Festival, Love Bug
- 2010 Best Florida Short Film, Jacksonville Film Festival, Love Bug
- 2010 Semi-Finalist, Austin Film Festival, Never Date a Teen Idol
- 2010 Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival, Audience Award, Love Bug
- 2009 Austin Film Festival Audience Award, Love Bug
- 2009 Official Participant in the Tribeca All Access Program, The Spider in the Bathtub
- 2007 Austin Chronicle Cover Story
- 2007 Austin Breakout Filmmaker, Austin American Statesman
- 2007 Heroes in the Fight Award, jumping off bridges
- 2007 Prism Commendation for Mental Health in a Film, jumping off bridges
- 2005 IFP Rough Cuts Lab Participant, jumping off bridges
- 2005 Texas Filmmaker’s Production Fund Recipient, jumping off bridges
- 2004 Grand Prize at Rhode Island International Film Festival, Brain Brawl
- Semi-Finalist in the 2002 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab for Jumping Off Bridges (screenplay)
- Finalist in the 2002 Chesterfield Writing Fellowship for Jumping Off Bridges (screenplay)
- 2001 Audience award at Film Fest New Haven for Cicadas
- 2000 Audience award at Austin Heart of Film Festival for Cicadas
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