Biography
Awards 20 wins & 4 nominations 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival Won, Best Feature Film Audience Choice for No More Goodbyes Rio Vista Universal (production company) 2022 Vegas Movie Awards Won, Vegas Movie Award Best 1st Time Director / Feature for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Won, Vegas Movie Award Best Ensemble Cast for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Won, Vegas Movie Award Best Romance for Rekindling Christmas (2020) 2022 WorldFest Houston Won, Silver Award Best Feature - Family & Children for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2022 Wyoming International Film Festival Nominated, Jury Award Best Narrative Feature Film for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Cannes World Film Festival Won, Monthly Award Best Nature/Wildlife for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) Story Telling Magic, Rio Vista Universal 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominated, Daytime Emmy Outstanding Short Form Daytime Fiction Program for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Florence Film Awards Won, Florence Film Award Best Short Documentary for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) Story Telling Magic, Rio Vista Universal, a.film AKA Productions Won, Honorable Mention First Time Director for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal Won, Florence Film Award Best Director Feature Film for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal Won, Florence Film Award Best VFX for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal Won, Florence Film Award Best Producer for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal Won, Florence Film Award Best Feature Film for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Hollywood Gold Awards Won, Silver Award Feature Film for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 London Movie Awards Won, November Award Best Picture for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival Won, Grand Prize Best Short Documentary for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) Story Telling Magic, Rio Vista Universal, a.film AKA Productions Won, Audience Choice Best Short Documentary for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) Story Telling Magic, Rio Vista Universal, a.film AKA Productions 2021 Milan Gold Awards Won, November Gold Award Best Picture for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 New York Movie Awards Won, November Award Best Feature Film for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Paris Film Awards Won, November Award Best Picture for Rekindling Christmas (2020) Rio Vista Universal 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival Nominated, Jury Award Best Short Film for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) 2021 Vienna International Film Awards (VIFA) Nominated, Vienna International Film Award Best short documentary for Land of the Free: In the Shadows (2020) Story Telling Magic, Rio Vista Universal, a.film AKA Productions 2010 IndieFEST Film Awards Won, Award of Excellence Best Trailer for Back from the Dead (2013) Rio Vista Universal
AFIN recognition
- AFIN 2024 Winner Best Documentary Short Subject LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Verified by AFIN
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Australia Selected filmography beyond AFIN
Primarily credited in directing across their wider career, per TMDB.
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Rekindling Christmas Director1h 43m2020 Annika Marshall is a single mother who has a heart broken every single time she's been in love. Christmas doesn't hold the same meaning for her anymore after all that she's been through and all she wants is to make it through the season without having a complete meltdown.
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Land of the Free: Animal Trafficking Redefined Director · Writer2020 An investigative documentary follows the journey of discovery of an "average Joe" into some of the darkest secrets of animal trafficking, operating within legal loopholes.
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No More Goodbyes Director After his foster mother dies, sixteen-year-old Mark goes on the run with his foster brother Tristan, a young boy with Autism and PTSD in order for them to stay together and not become separated by the system. However, Mark finds out that keeping him and his brother together is going to be harder than it looks ...
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