Awards
RogerEbert.com
Best Movies of 2024
Best Documentaries of 2024
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Los Angeles Press Club 2024
National Arts & Entertainment Awards
Documentary or Special Program, Feature
Telly Awards 2025
Biography Bronze Award
BROADCASTS
PBS SOCAL, Featured Film “Women’s History Month,” March, 2024.
PBS National Market, March 2024.
The World Channel, March 15/16, 2024.
PBS SOCAL, March, 2025.
The World Channel, March, 2025.
NON-THEATRICAL SCREENINGS
Brand Library and Arts Center, Glendale, CA, May 16, 2024.
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, “Empowerment: Bella + Maxine,
Lankershim Arts Center, N. Hollywood, CA April 29, 2024.
Alvas and Dance Resource Center (DRC), Alvas Showroom, San Pedro, CA, April 28, 2024.
STREAMING
PBS.ORG, PBS APP, 3/24 – 3/27.
THEATRICAL SCREENINGS
Laemmle Royal Theater, Los Angeles, CA,
November 10 – 16, 2024
Akbank Sanat,
“International Dance Films,
“Istanbul, Turkey,
April 27, 2024.
Los Angeles Press Club 2024
​Southern California Journalism Awards
Entertainment Personality Profile
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Best Feature Documentary
Dance Camera West (Los Angeles Premiere)
Festival Internacional Cine de América (Mexican Premiere)
Hot Springs International Women’s Festival (Arkansas Premiere)
Montgomery International Film Festival (Delaware Premiere)
Nepal Cultural International Film Festival (South Asian Premiere)
Worldwide Independent Cinema Awards (Edinburgh Premiere)
Worldwide Women's Film Festival (Arizona Premiere)
Best Documentary Feature Director
Canterbury International Film Festival (English Premiere)
Scotland International Festival of Cinema/Vanguard Award
Shenzhen International Film Festival (China Premiere)
Exceptional Showcase of the Arts
Madrid International Film Festival (World Premiere)
Nice International Film Festival
Best Cinematography for a Documentary
Madrid International Film Festival (World Premiere)
Performance/Art Gold Remi Award
56th Houston International Film Festival
Award of Excellence
WRPN Women's International Film Festival
Docs Without Borders
Exceptional Merit
Docs Without Borders
Honorable Mention
Paris International Film Festival (French Premiere)
Grand Rapids Film Festival (Michigan Premiere)
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