30 festivals / 25 awards :
Chicago Award at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival
Runner-up Audience Award at the 22nd Anchorage International Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature at the 31st Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles
Audience Choice Award at the 23rd Beverly Hills Film Festival
Best Foreign Documentary at the 31st Arizona International Film Festival
Best International Documentary Feature at the 11th Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition & Awards
Best World Documentary 18th Harlem International Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature at the 21st Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
Award of Excellence Special Mention : Documentary Feature 20th Accolade Global Film Competition
Best Documentary at the 42nd Breck Film Festival in Colorado
Best of the Fest at the 14th Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in Ohio
Best Documentary at the Oak Park Black Film Festival in Sacramento
Best Documentary Feature at 13th Gary International Black Film Festival
Best Editing at 19th Angel Film Awards Monaco International Film Festival
Best Visual Effects and Animated Sequences 19th Angel Film Awards Monaco International Film Festival
Best Producer at 19th Angel Film Awards Monaco International Film Festival
Best Film 19th Angel Film Awards Monaco International Film Festival
Diamond Globe Award for Best Documentary at the 11th International New York Film Festival
Special Jury Award Best Documentary at the 23rd Frozen River Film Festival, Minnesota
Best Documentary Honorable Mention at the 22nd Riverside International Film Festival
Best Documentary at the 11th Nice International Film Festival
Best Director International Feature Documentary 11th Seattle Film Festival, Washington
Award of Excellence Special Mention Feature Documentary 15th IndieFEST Film Awards, California
Award of Excellence: History / Biographical 15th IndieFEST Film Awards, California
Award of Excellence: Direction 15th IndieFEST Film Awards, California
Award of Excellence Special Mention 9th Impact DOCS Awards
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