Awards

Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, 2011 (Saving Face)
Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Short, 2009 (The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner)
Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Investigative Journalism, Long Form, 2010 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Short-listed for Academy Award for Best Documentary, 2008 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary – Tribeca Film Festival, 2003 (Chiefs)
Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary – American Film Institute Dallas Fest, 2008 (Iron Ladies of Liberia)
Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary – South by Southwest Film Festival, 2008 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Audience Award, Best Documentary – South by Southwest Film Festival, 2008 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Audience Award, Best Documentary – Denver Film Festival, 2008 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Audience Award, Best Documentary Short – Aspen Shortsfest, 2008 (Come Back to Sudan)
IDA Award Nomination, Best Documentary Short, 2010 (The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner)
Best Political Documentary – Banff Television Awards, 2008 (Iron Ladies of Liberia)
Special Jury Award, Best Documentary – Banff Television Awards, 2008 (Iron Ladies of Liberia)
Millennium Award – One World Television Festival 2008 (Iron Ladies of Liberia)
Silver Telly Award – 2011 (Why We Fly)
Cine Golden Eagle Masters Award – 2009 (The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner)
Cine Golden Eagle Masters Award – 2009 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Cine Golden Eagle Award – 2011 (Why We Fly)
Cine Golden Eagle Award – 2009 (The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner)
Cine Golden Eagle Award – 2009 (They Killed Sister Dorothy)
Cine Golden Eagle Award – 2008 (Come Back to Sudan)
Emmy Winner, Best Program Feature, Heartland Region, 2005 (Common Good: Down by the Riverside)
Emmy Winner, Best Target Audience Program, Heartland Region, 2005 (Common Good: Strong and Disabled)
Emmy Winner, Best Topical Documentary, Heartland Region, 2005 (Common Good: Living in the City)
Emmy Winner Best Cultural Documentary, Heartland Region, 2007 (Big Blue Bear)
Emmy Nomination, Best Current Issues Documentary, Heartland Region, 2010 (Come Back to Sudan)
Emmy Nomination, Best Current Issues Documentary, Heartland Region, 2004 (Reading Your Rights)