Screenings & Awards

“13 Driver’s Licenses” (short documentary, 2022)

At the premiere of the German version, Neue Filmbühne Lichtenfels, Lichtenfels, Germany, August 17, 2023

Official Selections, Film Festivals

• Thomas Edison Film Festival (Canadian Screen Award qualifying), touring season 2024: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ; Dryden Theater, Rochester, NY; Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA; Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY; Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee, NJ; Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, NJ; 1st Night Morris, Morristown, NJ; and universities including: Syracuse, Princeton, University of Delaware, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, Towson, Ramapo College, and the University of Colorado at Boulder 
• 2024 Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, May 5 – 26, 2024
• International Academy Arthouse Fest (IMDb accredited film fest), Spain, April 15, 2024
• Close:Up San Francisco Short Film Festival, San Francisco, USA, March 28-30 2024
• Dialog Film Festival, Köln, Germany, February 18, 2024
• Tribeca Indie Generation Film Festival 2024/Wild Filmmaker Festival, New York, NY, USA, January 19, 2024
• Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards (SAMPA), Stockholm, Sweden, December 29, 2023
• Italian Cultural Capital Festival (IMDb accredited film fest, Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival), Brescia, Bergamo, and Milan, Italy, December 23, 2023
• Dances with Films (a top 10 indie film festival in North America, top 10 most reviewed film festival), New York, USA, November 30 – December 3, 2023
• Cannes World Art Festival, Cannes, France, November 5, 2023
• Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, October 23-29, 2023
• UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco & Stanford, California, USA, October 19 – 29, 2023
• Better World Film Festival, Museum Lichtspiele, Munich, Germany, October 15, 2023
• Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival, La Jolla, California, USA, October 12 – 14, 2023
• Liber Films International Festival, Athens, Greece, October, 2023
• Milan Gold Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Milan, Italy, September 29, 2023
• Hercules Independent Film Festival, Andalucía, Spain, September 24, 2023
• Best Shorts Competition (IMDb accredited film fest), La Jolla, California, September 18, 2023
• 8 & HalFilm Awards/Winners Special Event in Toronto Third Edition (IMDb accredited film fest), Toronto, Canada, September 15, 2023
• Tabriz Cinema Awards, International Cinema Community, Istanbul, Turkey, September 11 – 17, 2023
• Frida Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Paris, France, September 9, 2023
• Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Moscow, Russia, September 3 – 10, 2023
• 8 & HalFilm Awards/Winners Special Event in Venice (IMDb accredited film fest), Venice, Italy, August 30 – September 9, 2023
• Shoham Film Festival (in honor of Jacob Raipurker), Israel, September 3, 2023
• World Indie Film Awards, Abruzzo, Italy, August 20, 2023
• Rome Movie Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Rome, Italy, August 13, 2023
• London Movie Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), London, England, August 5, 2023
• Sweet Democracy Film Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Cannes, France, July 14, 2023
• Frida Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Paris, France, July 14, 2023
• 8 & HalFilm Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Rome, Italy, July 12, 2023
• Paris Film Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Paris, France, July 5, 2023
• Florence Film Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Florence, Italy, July 5, 2023
• International Film & Script Festival Lotus, Athens, Greece, June 10, 2023
• Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, May 31, 2023
• Accolade Global Film Competition (IMDb accredited film fest), La Jolla, California, USA, May 30, 2023
• Mayavaram International Film Festival, Mayiladunthurai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 28, 2023
• Heart of Europe International Monthly Film Festival, Košice, Slovakia, May 23, 2023
• Macaw International Film Festival, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 20, 2023
• Best Indie Film Award (Top 70 most reviewed festival in the UK, IMDb accredited film fest), London, England, May 10, 2023
• RiverRun International Film Festival (Academy Award qualifying & IMDb accredited film fest), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, April 13 – 22, 2023
• Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), İstanbul, Turkey, April 17, 2023
• Anatolia International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, April 12, 2023
• Brussels Capital Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Brussels, Belgium
• Iconic Images Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Goštauto, Vilnius, Lithuania, March 30, 2023
• Symbiotic Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2023
• Ukrainian Dream Film Festival, Cinema Orpheus, Odessa, Ukraine, February 11 – 12, 2023
• Eastern Europe Film Festival, Strada Vasile Conta, Crainova, Județul Dolj
  Romania, February 2, 2023

Awards

• Jury’s Choice Award, Thomas Edison Film Festival (Canadian Screen Award qualifying), touring season 2024
• Best Short Documentary, International Academy Arthouse Fest (IMDb accredited film fest), Spain, April 15, 2024
• Best European Documentary & Best Human Rights Indie Project, Tribeca Indie Generation Film Festival 2024/Wild Filmmaker Festival, New York, NY, USA, January 19, 2024
• Honorable Mention, Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards (SAMPA), Stockholm, Sweden, December 29, 2023
• Best Documentary Film, Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards (SAMPA), Stockholm, Sweden, December 29, 2023
• Honorable Mention, Italian Cultural Capital Festival (IMDb accredited film fest, Top 100 Best Acclaimed Festivals), Brescia, Bergamo, and Milan, Italy, November 30, 2023
• Best Documentary Short, International Network Film Festival, November 15, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, Cannes World Art Festival, Cannes, France, November 5, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, Liber Films International Festival, Athens, Greece, October, 2023
• Sunrise Trophy, Better World Film Festival, Museum Lichtspiele, Munich, Germany, October 15, 2023
• Silver Award: Short Documentary, Milan Gold Awards, Milan, Italy, September 29, 2023
• Award of Excellence Special Mention, Best Shorts Competition (IMDb accredited film fest), La Jolla, California, September 18, 2023
• Best Documentary Short, 8 & HalFilm Awards/Winners Special Event in Toronto Third Edition (IMDb accredited film fest), Toronto, Canada, September 15, 2023
• Best Documentary, Tabriz Cinema Awards, International Cinema Community, Istanbul, Turkey, September 11 – 17, 2023
• Best Human Rights Film, Frida Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), “Chaplin in Paris” Second Edition, Paris, France, September 9, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, Frida Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), “Chaplin in Paris” Second Edition, Paris, France, September 9, 2023
• Best Human Rights Documentary Award, 8 & HalFilm Awards/Winners Special Event in Venice (IMDb accredited film fest), Venice, Italy, August 30 – September 9, 2023
• Best Documentary Short, World Indie Film Awards, Abruzzo, Italy, August 20, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, Rome Movie Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Rome, Italy, August 13, 2023
• Gold Award: Short Documentary, London Movie Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), London, England, August 5, 2023
• Best Human Rights Documentary, Sweet Democracy Film Awards, Cannes, France, July 14, 2023
• Best Original Story, Frida Film Festival, Paris, France, July 14, 2023
• Best Editing, Frida Film Festival (M. Trevino & Ryoya Terao), Paris, France, July 14, 2023
• Best Documentary Short, 8 & HalFilm Awards, Rome, Italy, July 12, 2023
• Gold Award: Short Documentary, Florence Film Awards, Florence, Italy, July 5, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, Paris Film Awards, Paris, France, July 5, 2023
• Best Short Documentary, International Film & Script Festival Lotus, Athens, Greece, June 10, 2023
• Best Documentary Film, Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, May 31, 2023
• Award of Merit, Special Mention: Jewish, Accolade Global Film Competition, La Jolla, California, USA, May 30, 2023
• Award of Merit, Cinematography (Mark Raker), Accolade Global Film Competition, La Jolla, California, USA, May 30, 2023
• Best Documentary Short Film, Mayavaram International Film Festival, Mayiladunthurai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 28, 2023
• Best Documentary Short Film, Heart of Europe International Monthly Film Festival, Košice, Slovakia, May 23, 2023
• Special Jury Award, Best Documentary Short Film, Macaw International Film Festival, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 20, 2023
• Best Documentary, Brussels Capital Film Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2023
• Best Documentary, Ukrainian Dream Film Festival, Odessa, Ukraine, February 11 – 12, 2023
• Special Award, Best Documentary, Eastern Europe Film Festival, Crainova, Județul Dolj, Romania, February 2, 2023

Others

• Finalist, Humanitarian Award, 2023 Accolade Global Film Competition, La Jolla, California, USA
• Semi-Finalist, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, London, England, December 21, 2023
• Nominee, Best Documentary, Shoham Film Festival (in honor of Jacob Raipurker), Israel, September 3, 2023
• Semi-finalist, Brussels World Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium
• Semi-finalist, Stockholm short Festival, Stockholm, Sweden, July 17, 2023
• Semi-finalist, Best Short Documentary, Vancouver Movie Awards, Vancouver, Canada, June 29, 2023
• Semi-finalist, Berlin Short Awards (IMDb accredited film fest), Berlin, Germany, June 9, 2023
• Finalist, Arizona Short Film Festival, June 9, 2023
• Finalist, Near Nazareth Festival, Givat Ha-More, Afula, Israel, June 5 – 7, 2023
• Semi-finalist, Tokyo Shorts Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2023
• Semi-finalist, Paris International Short Festival (IMDb accredited film fest), Paris, France, April 28, 2023

Countries of Screenings/Selections Thus Far

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.

In-Progress, Film Festival Selections

Semi-Finalist, Vienna Indie Short Festival, Vienna, Austria

Quarter-finalist, Follow The Arrow International Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary

Semi-Finalist, Istanbul Movie Awards, Istanbul, Turkey

Finalist, New York International Film Awards™ – NYIFA, Best Documentary Short, New York, New York, USA

Semi-finalist, Best Short Documentary, Art Giraffe International Film Festival, Nice, France

Selected, Best Short Documentary & Best Educational Film, Portuguese Lemur International Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal

Finalist, Documentary, Bestlov Film Festival, Italy

Quarter-finalist, Best Short Documentary, Red Fox International Film Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia

Quarter-finalist, Best Short Documentary, Best Editing (M. Trevino & Ryoya Terao), and Best Original Score (David B. Smith), Belgrade International Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia

Educational & Cultural Screenings etc.

RiverRun International Film Festival, Films with Class 2024 season, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Autumn Screenings, Neue Filmbühne Lichtenfels, Lichtenfels, Germany, September 17, October 8, November 9, 2023

Special Screening (invitation only) and in-person Q & A with film production team, Neue Filmbühne Lichtenfels, Lichtenfels, Germany, August 17, 2023

Special Screening (ceremony, presentation by Lisa Salko, and screening), Yad Vashem -The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Jerusalem, Israel, July 13, 2023

RiverRun International Film Festival, Films with Class (in-Person, Reynolds Place Theatre), Winston–Salem, North Carolina, USA, April 17 – 20, 2023

• Carter G. Woodson School, grades 6 – 12
• Downtown School, grades 6 & 7
• Walkertown Middle School, grade 7

RiverRun International Film Festival, Films with Class (virtual), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, April 13 –22, 2023

• Arts Based Middle School, grades 7 & 8
• Career Center (High School), various classes