Awards

Chai Vasarhelyi

Achievement Award from the Creative Visions Foundation (2008)

MERU

Winner, U.S. Documentary Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival (2015)
Oscar Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature (2015)
Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Documentary (2015)
DGA Award Nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary (2015)
PGA Award Nomination for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures (2016)
Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Prize Winner (2016)
Cinema Eye Honors Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (2016)
Cinema Eye Honors Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Production (2016)
Cinema Eye Honors Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score (2016)

Incorruptible

Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction Award Winner (2015)
Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award for Best Feature Documentary (2015)
One World Film Festival Václav Havel Jury Award (2015)

Touba

Winner, Special Jury Prize for Best Cinematography, SXSW (2013)
Official Selection, DOC NYC Film Festival (2013)

Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love

Official Selection, Telluride Film Festival (2008)
Special Presentation, Toronto International Film Festival (2008)
Winner, Special Jury Prize, Middle East International Film Festival (2008)
Winner, Audience Award, DC International Film Festival (2009)
Winner, Audience Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival (2008)
Winner, Impact of Music Award, Nashville Film Festival (2009)
Winner, Audience Award, Bahamas International Film Festival (2008)
Winner, Spirit of Freedom Award, Bahamas International Film Festival (2008)
Finalist, Pare Lorentz Award, International Documentary Association (2009)

A Normal Life

Winner, Best Documentary Award, Tribeca Film Festival (2003)
Official Selection, Woodstock Film Festival (2003)
Recontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal (2003)
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (2003)
Carnegie Council on Foreign Relations, New York City (2003)