Awards and Distinctions in:

1. •Film
   

2. •Art
   

3. •Design
   

4. •Leadership
   

Film

The Tribe

1. ‣Best Documentary, Westchester Film Festival, May, 2008
   

2. ‣Best Short Documentary, Cleveland Int’l Film Festival March 2008
   

3. ‣#1 Downloaded Short Film on iTunes Oct 26th, 2007
   

4. ‣International Jewish Topics, Argentina Jewish Film Festival Oct. 07
   

5. ‣Best Documentary: New York Shorts Fest Oct 07
   

6. ‣Best Documentary, LA ShortsFest Sept 07
   

7. ‣First Prize, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival April 07
   

8. ‣Pioneer Award, Warsaw Film Festival May 07
   

9. ‣Grand Jury Prize: Best Short Documentary, Florida Film Festival, April 07
   

10. ‣Golden Star Award, Best Short Documentary, Mar. ‘07
    

11. ‣Best Documentary Short, Nashville Film Festival ’06
    

12. ‣Best Historical Documentary, San Francisco Women's Film Festival ’06
    

13. ‣Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival ’06
    

14. ‣Audience Award, Ann Arbor Int’l Film Festival ’06
    

15. ‣Indiewire's Sundance Critics' Choice Award ’06
    

Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness

1. ‣Best Documentary Short, Moab Film Festival ‘03
   

2. ‣Juror's Citation, Black Maria Film Festival ‘03
   

3. ‣Finalist, USA Film Festival, National Short Film & Video Competition ‘03
   

4. ‣Affiliate Award, Excellence Award from Planned Parenthood Federation ‘03
   

5. ‣Nominee for SF Int’l Film Festival Golden Gate Award, Official Selection ‘03
   

6. ‣Honorable Mention, Best Women's Short Category, Cleveland Int’l Film Festival ’03
   

Other Films:

1. ‣Best Experimental Film, “Hunter & Pandora,” Cinequest Film Festival ‘92
   

2. ‣Eisner Award, Highest Award in Art by the Chancellor’s Committee, UCBerkeley ’92
   

  

Art/Design

1. ‣Artist-in-Residence, Headland Center for the Arts Fall ’06
   

2. ‣First Place in Art Contest for Mill Valley Fire Prevention contest 4th grade –won a bicycle
   

3. ‣HOW International Design Award for Webby Awards Invitation ’01
   

4. ‣American Graphic Design Award for Webby Awards Invitation ’99
   

Leadership

1. ‣Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute ‘07
   

2. ‣The Victoria Award for Ethical Leadership, The Woodhull Institute, NY ’06
   

3. ‣Activist Award on behalf of Women’s Rights, Ritz Carleton, Given by Planned Parenthood GG ‘04
   

4. ‣Named one of Newsweek Magazine’s "Women Shaping the 21st Century" ‘01
   

5. ‣Shining Star Award recipient, American Women in Radio and Television ‘00
   

6. ‣Valedictorian Speaker, Interdisciplinary Department. UC Berkeley ‘92
   

7. ‣Student Ambassador in the People to People program: Traveled to USSR ‘88
   

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS OF WORK

2008

1. ✦  Art Installation: Smashing, The Contemporary Jewish Museum
   

2. ✦  Short Film Festival of India, Chennai & Guwahati, India
   

3. ✦  Iowa Independent Film Festival, Mason City, IA
   

4. ✦  IndieSpirit Film Festival, Colorado Springs, CO
   

5. ✦  Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH
   

6. ✦  West Chester Film Festival, Columbia, SC
   

7. ✦  Tallahassee Film Festival, Tallahassee, FL
   

8. ✦  Jewish Film Festival Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   

9. ✦  Southside Film Festival, Bethlehem, PA
   

10. ✦  Long Beach Jewish Film Festival, Long Beach, CA
    

11. ✦  Louisville Jewish Film Festival, Louisville, KY
    

12. ✦  DIY Film Festival, LA,CA
    

13. ✦  Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
    

14. ✦  Women's Film Festival of Vermont, Brattleboro, VT
    

15. ✦  Benefits Women's Crisi Center of Brattleboro, VT
    

16. ✦  Farthest North Jewish Film Festival, Fairbanks, AK
    

17. ✦  SC Jewish Film Festival, Columbia, SC
    

18. ✦  Very Short Movies Festival, LA, CA
    

2007

1. ‣Rotterdam International Film Festival
   

2. ‣Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
   

3. ‣Portland Jewish Film Festival
   

4. ‣Sacramento Jewish Film Festival
   

5. ‣Broward County Jewish Film Festival
   

6. ‣Pacific Jewish Film Festival
   

7. ‣92nd St Y in New York
   

8. ‣Fusion Film Festival NYU
   

9. ‣Pittsburgh Jewis-Israeli Film Festival
   

10. ‣Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival
    

11. ‣Hartford Jewish Film Festival
    

12. ‣Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival
    

13. ‣Columbus Jewish Film Festival
    

14. ‣Seattle Jewish Film Festival
    

15. ‣Houston Jewish Film Festival
    

16. ‣Florida Film Festival
    

17. ‣NYU Fusion Festival
    

18. ‣Dayton Jewish Film Festival
    

19. ‣Ashland International Film Festival
    

20. ‣Wildsound Film Festival
    

21. ‣Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
    

22. ‣Warsaw International Film Festival "Jewish Motifs"
    

23. ‣Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival
    

24. ‣Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
    

25. ‣Oydentity Jewish Film Festival
    

26. ‣Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival
    

27. ‣Newport International Film Festival
    

28. ‣Staten Island Film Festival
    

29. ‣Sid Jacobson Jewish Film Festival
    

30. ‣Isabella International Film Week
    

31. ‣Rhode Island International Film Festival
    

32. ‣Palm Springs Festival of Short Films
    

33. ‣Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival
    

34. ‣International Jewish Film Festival Argentina
    

35. ‣Apple Store Theater Soho ‘07
    

36. ‣Yilan Green International Film Festival, Taiwan
    

37. ‣LA Shorts Fest
    

38. ‣Visionfest
    

39. ‣International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City
    

40. ‣Golden Lion Film Festival
    

41. ‣NYC Shorts Fest
    

42. ‣Arpa International Film Festival
    

43. ‣Jerusalem Internaitonal Film Festival
    

44. ‣Vienna Jewish Film Festival
    

45. ‣The Idea Festival, Screening & Lecture Sept. ‘07
    

46. ‣Apple Store San Francisco for Itunes Launch
    

2006

1. ‣Sundance Film Festival
   

2. ‣Apple Store Theater New York & San Francisco
   

3. ‣LA Premiere: Egyptian Theater
   

4. ‣Ann Arbor Film Festival
   

5. ‣Nashville Film Festival
   

6. ‣Tribeca Film Festival
   

7. ‣Black Maria Film Festival
   

8. ‣Nantucket Film Festival
   

9. ‣San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
   

10. ‣Silver Docs AFI/Discovery Channel
    

11. ‣Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
    

12. ‣Altered Barbie Exhibit
    

13. ‣Zurich Film Festival
    

14. ‣Heard Film Festival
    

15. ‣Temple Emanu-El
    

16. ‣Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
    

17. ‣Jackson jewish Film Festival
    

18. ‣United Nations Association Film Festival
    

19. ‣Jewish Film Festival of Lower Fairfield County
    

20. ‣UK Jewish Film Festival
    

21. ‣Boston Jewish Film Festival
    

22. ‣Jewish Film Week Vienna
    

23. ‣Amsterdam Jewish Film Festival
    

24. ‣St Louis Int'l Film Festival
    

25. ‣Jewish Art and Food Festival
    

26. ‣Foyle Film Festival
    

27. ‣Central Florida Jewish Film Festival
    

28. ‣Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
    

29. ‣Washington Jewish Film Festival
    

30. ‣Sonoma Jewish Film Festival
    

31. ‣Flickerfest International Film Festival
    

32. ‣Miami Jewish Film Festival
    

33. ‣Headland Center for the Arts, Presentation of my  films ‘06
    

34. ‣An evening of my films & discussion at 142 Throckmorton Theater ‘06 
    

2003 (Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness)

1. ‣Sundance Film Festival 2003
   

2. ‣Rotterdam International Film Festival 2003
   

3. ‣American Film Institute Film Festival 2002
   

4. ‣Aspen Shortsfest  2003
   

5. ‣Full Frame Documentary Film Festival   2003
   

6. ‣San Francisco International Film Festival 2003
   

7. ‣USA Film Festival 2003
   

8. ‣Nashville Film Festival 2003
   

9. ‣Atlanta Film Festival 2003
   

10. ‣Black Maria Film Festival, A touring Festival to museums across the country 2003
    

11. ‣SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival 2003
    

12. ‣Lunafest Film Festival 2003
    

13. ‣Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2003
    

14. ‣Ohio Independent Film Festival 2004
    

15. ‣Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival 2003
    

16. ‣The Florida Room Documentary Film Festival 2004
    

17. ‣Sonoma Film Festival 2004
    

18. ‣Cleveland Film Festival- 2004
    

19. ‣Portland International Film Festival 2004
    

20. ‣12th International Women's Film Festival FEMINALE Cologne, Germany Oct, 2004
    

21. ‣Urban Literature Film Festival 2004
    

22. ‣Visualize Film Festival 2004
    

SPECIAL SCREENINGS:

1. ‣“Film Feasts" –award winning shorts screening Ohio-Dec, 2004
   

2. ‣The Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences- Stanford 2004
   

3. ‣Berkeley Rep. Theater Berkeley, California 2004
   

4. ‣Parkway Theater, Oakland 2004
   

5. ‣IFP Los Angeles 2004
   

6. ‣Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF200
   

7. ‣Pacific Film Archive at UCBerkeley 2003
   

8. ‣Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF Ten Year Anniversary 2003
   

SPECIAL SCREENINGS: (continued)

1. ‣Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2003
   

2. ‣Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles- Political Documentary Run 2004
   

3. ‣Reproductive Rights March in DC2004
   

4. ‣Inclusion in “Best of Film Festival Shorts DVD.” Release in fall of 2004
   

5. ‣Queen’s Bench- San Francisco Women’s Lawyers 2003
   

6. ‣Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Gala (600 attendees) 2002
   

7. ‣Headland Center for the Arts, Film Machine Time 2002
   

8. ‣NYU Film School Director’s Series 2002
   

9. ‣San Francisco Opera House- Film Natural Connection 2001
   

10. ‣San Francisco Masconic Theater- Film Machine Time 2000
    

ACTIVIST OUTREACH:
1000 copies of the film on DVD were purchased by the non-profit film organization, The Film Connection.org (link http://www.filmconnection.org/) in spring, 2004. The film was handed out at the Reproductive Rights march in Washington DC April. Following the “book club,” model, thefilmconnection.org encouraged people to “Take the March Home,” by bringing the DVD home and holding screenings all across the country.

For the 30 year anniversary of Roe V. Wade in January 2003, we partnered with Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, to have the film screen at  over 25 Planned Parenthood Affiliates across the country simultaneously. Places included Alaska, 3 cities in Arizona, 5 citites in California, Florida, Georgia, Montana, Illinois Nebraska, NY, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia,  and 2 cities in Washington.

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