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The film has screened for 4,000 people Peacock Theater at L.A. Live and for full-capacity audiences at The King Center Harvard University Aspen Ideas Festival U.S. Embassy – Islamabad, Pakistan

  • The Peacock Theater full to the back rows under the stage lights at the Watts premiere
    Peacock TheaterLos Angeles, CA · Oct 10 '25
  • A packed hall at The King Center's Beloved Community Global Summit
    The King CenterAtlanta, GA · Jan 15 '26
  • Filmmakers on stage at Coolidge Corner holding a banner of faces, the title on the screen behind them
    Coolidge CornerBoston, MA · Apr 7 '26
  • The Penn Theatre's marquee lit at night with the film's title
    The Penn TheatreDetroit, MI · Jun 10 '26
  • A full tent at the Aspen Ideas Festival during the panel
    Aspen Ideas FestivalAspen, CO · Jun 26–Jul 1 '25
  • A full room at the Resnick Aspen Action Forum screening
    Aspen Action ForumAspen, CO · Jul 22–25 '25
Cannes World Film Festival — Cannes, France · 1 award Best Mobile Phone Film (Feature)The IndieFEST Film Awards — La Jolla, United States · 5 awards Best of Show · Award of Excellence - Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising · Award of Excellence - Experimental · Award of Excellence - Liberation / Social Justice / Protest · Award of Excellence - Original ScoreAccolade Global Film Competition — La Jolla, United States · 6 awards Outstanding Achievement - Doc Feature · Award of Excellence - Editing · Award of Excellence - Film Feature · Award of Excellence - Liberation / Social Justice / Protest · Award of Excellence - Original Score · Award of Recognition - CinematographyLondon Independent Film Awards — London, United Kingdom · 2 awards Best Documentary · Best EditingWorld Premiere Film Awards — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Documentary FeatureBerlin Indie Film Festival — Berlin, Germany · 2 awards Best Mobile Feature Film · Best Director - DocumentarySan Diego Independent Cinema Awards — San Diego, United States · 1 award Best DirectorBerlin Kiez Film Festival — Berlin, Germany · 4 awards Best Cinematography · Best Music Score Feature Film · Best Gender Equality · Best First Time DirectorThe Impact DOCS Awards — La Jolla, California, United States · 1 award Outstanding Achievement - Documentary FeatureLuleå International Film Festival — Luleå, Sweden · 1 award Best Experimental FilmLatitude Film Awards — London, United Kingdom · 4 awards Silver Award: Documentary Feature · Silver Award: Editing · Silver Award: Original Score · Silver Award: TrailerLondon Vision Film Festival — London, United Kingdom · 6 awards Best Feature Experimental · Best Director Feature Experimental · Best Director Inspirational Film · Best Cinematography · Best Sound / Sound Design · Best ProducerMontreal Independent Film Festival — Montreal, Canada · 1 award Best Human Rights FilmSilver Screen Film Festival — Prague, Czech Republic · 10 awards Best Director Feature Documentary · Best Feature Experimental · Best Director Feature Experimental · Best Inspirational Film · Best Director Inspirational Film · Best Independent Film · Best Director Independent Film · Best Original Concept · Best Original Song · Best Sound DesignAmsterdam Movie Fest — Amsterdam, Netherlands · 1 award Best DirectorSeoul ShortFest — Seoul, South Korea · 1 award Best New FilmmakerBarcelona Planet Film Festival — Barcelona, Spain · 1 award Best Documentary Feature FilmLos Angeles Film and Documentary Awards — Los Angeles, United States · 4 awards Best First-Time Director (Feature Film) · Best American Director Feature Film · Best Minority and Diversity Documentary · Best Directorial Debut in a Documentary FilmDepth of Field International Film Festival — Rehoboth Beach, United States · 7 awards Award of Excellence - Documentary · Award of Excellence - Experimental · Award of Excellence - Human Spirit · Award of Excellence - Inspirational · Award of Excellence - Revolution and Reform · Award of Excellence - Social Issues · Award of Excellence - Underepresented Voices DocumentariesDocumentaries Without Borders International Film Festival — Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States · 5 awards Outstanding Excellence - Documentary · Outstanding Excellence - Docu Drama Feature · Outstanding Excellence - Human Spirit · Outstanding Excellence - Revolution and Reform · Outstanding Excellence - Social IssuesBetter Earth International Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 4 awards Mobile Film · Documentary · Best Editing · Best ProducerCalifornia Indies — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best Documentary FeatureChicago Indie Film Awards — Chicago, United States · 1 award Best ProducerLA Sun Film Fest — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best EditorPrague Underground Film Festival — Prague, Czech Republic · 1 award Best Documentary FeatureVegas Independent Film Awards — Las Vegas, United States · 1 award Best DirectorDenver Movie Awards — Denver, United States · 3 awards Best Editing · Best Producer · Best ExperimentalIndianapolis Independent Film Festival — Indianapolis, United States · 1 award Best Original ScoreCleveland Arthouse Film Awards — Cleveland, United States · 3 awards Best Original Score · Best Producer · Best First Time DirectorCalgary Indie Film Awards — Calgary, Canada · 1 award Best Social Justice FilmDetroit Independent Film Festival — Detroit, United States · 1 award Best Documentary FeatureVancouver Independent Movie Maker Awards — Vancouver, Canada · 1 award Best EditingLA Indies Fest — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best CinematographyPortland Movie Maker Awards — Portland, Oregon, United States · 2 awards Best Cinematography · Best Original SongHamburg Indie Film Festival — Hamburg, Germany · 1 award Best Feature DirectorSanta Ana Independent Film Awards — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best ProducerSwedish International Film Festival — Stockholm, Sweden · 1 award Best Original ScoreToronto Independent Film Festival of Cift — Toronto, Canada · 1 award Best Original Score in a feature filmAsian Independent Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 1 award Best ProducerAmerican Golden Picture International Film Festival — Jacksonville, United States · 5 awards Best Documentary Long · Best Directing · Best Editing · Best Composing · Best SoundCork Indie Film Awards — Cork, Ireland · 2 awards Best Director · Best CinematographyFlorence Film Awards — Florence, Italy · 8 awards Silver Award: Feature Documentary · Silver Award: Director · Gold Award: Original Score · Best Feature Documentary · Best Experimental Film · Gold Award: Director · Gold Award: Producer · Silver Award: Original ScoreHollywood Gold Awards — Los Angeles, United States · 4 awards Best Feature Documentary · Best Director · Best Producer · Best Original ScoreLondon Movie Awards — London, United Kingdom · 5 awards Gold Award: Original Score · Gold Award: Editing · Silver Award: Feature Documentary · Silver Award: Director · Best ProducerNew York Movie Awards — New York, United States · 4 awards Best Director · Best Original Score · Best Editing · Gold Award: Feature DocumentaryParis Film Awards — Paris, France · 4 awards Best Feature Documentary · Best Director · Best Original Score · Gold Award: ProducerSicilian Film Awards — Palermo, Italy · 2 awards Best Experimental Film · Best Cinematography and PhotographyWashington Film Awards — Washington, D.C., United States · 1 award Best Inspirational Film4th Dimension Independent Film Festival — Ubud, Indonesia · 1 award Best Documentary FilmIdeal International Film Festival — Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), India · 1 award Best Original ScoreSundarban International Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 6 awards Best Director · Best Film Score / BGM · Educational Film · Experimental Films · Mobile Film · Trailer / TeaserEdinburgh Film Awards — Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 2 awards Best Editing · Best Original ScoreLos Angeles Silver Screen Film Festival — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best American FilmSanta Monica International Filmmaker Awards — Santa Monica, United States · 1 award Best Directing (Feature long film)Indian Independent Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 1 award Best DocumentaryBelieve Psychology Film Festival — Pasadena, United States · 1 award Best ResiliencyMadonie Film Festival, Region of Sicily — Palermo, Italy · 1 award Best DocumentaryDenver Indie Film Festival — Denver, United States · 1 award Best DocumentaryMarina del Rey Film Festival — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Grand Prize - Best Documentary FeatureWorld International Movie Awards — Tlaxcala, Mexico · 1 award Best Documentary FeatureDublin International Film Awards — Dublin, Ireland · 1 award Best ProducerCrown Point International Film Festival — Chicago, United States · 1 award Best DocumentaryNiagara Canada International Film Festival — Niagara Falls, Canada · 1 award Best Experimental FilmNew York Independent Cinema Awards — New York, United States · 1 award Best TrailerCaravan International Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 2 awards Best Debut Filmmaker · Best Mobile FilmNashville International Cinema Awards — Nashville, United States · 1 award Best EditingSamhainBaucogna International Film Festival — Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal · 2 awards Best Feature Film Documentary · Best Documentary Feature Film DirectorFrames of New York — New York, United States · 2 awards Best Debut Film · Best American FilmToronto Arts & Entertainment Film Festival — Toronto, Canada · 1 award Experimental FilmHong Kong Indie Film Festival — Hong Kong, Hong Kong · 2 awards Best Editing in a Feature Film · Best Composer in a Feature FilmSan Francisco Int'l Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards — San Francisco, United States · 2 awards Best Feature Film · Best ActionDublin Movie Awards — Dublin, Ireland · 2 awards Best War Film · Best ProductionGolden Nugget International Film Festival — London, United Kingdom · 3 awards Best Feature Documentary · Best Feature Director · Best Feature Original ScoreSacramento Independent Film Festival — Sacramento, United States · 1 award Best Original ScoreBerlin Indie Awards — Berlin, Germany · 1 award Best Original ScoreBeyond Hollywood International Film Festival — Los Angeles, United States · 1 award Best DocumentaryOrlando Independent Film Festival — Orlando, United States · 1 award Best Social JusticeSanta Fe Movie Awards — Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · 2 awards Best Director · Best First-Time FilmmakerBetween the Blue and Green Film Festival — Worthing, United Kingdom · 1 award Feature Documentary AwardPickering International Film Festival — Pickering, Canada · 1 award First Time DirectorDreamz Catcher International Film Festival — Kolkata, India · 3 awards Best Documentary Films · Best Social Work / Inspirational Video/Film · Best Film Score - SoundtrackLove Peace and Freedom Film Festival — Naples, Italy · 2 awards Peace Movements · Male DirectorSan Diego International Film Awards — San Diego, United States · 1 award Best Original ScoreFilm Invasion L.A. — Los Angeles, United States · 2 awards Best In Fest – Best Feature Film · Audience Award – Feature FilmFlyswat Movie Awards — Standish, United Kingdom · 5 awards Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Most Original Concept · Gold Award: Most Innovative Production · Gold Award: Film of the YearHollywood Indie Festival — Hollywood, California, United States · 1 award Best Debut Filmmaker (Feature)MegaFlix Movie Awards — Standish, England, United Kingdom · 4 awards Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Soundtrack · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Best Mobile/Cellphone MovieBLOCKBUSTED — Standish, United Kingdom · 3 awards Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Soundtrack · Gold Award: Best Human Interest StoryAthens Indie Film Festival — Athens, Greece · 1 award Best Social Justice FilmFreeze Peach Film Festival — Standish, United Kingdom · 6 awards Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Best Director · Gold Award: Best Producer · Gold Award: Most Original Concept · Gold Award: Film of the YearFull Bloom Film Festival — Statesville, United States · 1 award Best of FestRichmond International Film Festival — Richmond, United States · 1 award Founders AwardSeattle International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards — Seattle, WA, United States · 1 award Best DocumentaryNational Independent Film Association - NIFA Awards — Appleton, Wisconsin, United States · 2 awards NIFA Best Documentary · NIFA Best Experimental Film
WATTS
18
Countries
94
Events
206
Awards
October 20262
National Independent Film Association - NIFA Awards 2
NIFA Best Documentary · NIFA Best Experimental Film
September 202619
Seattle International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards 1
Best Documentary
Detroit Black Film Festival
Strides for Peace — Gun Violence Prevention
Between the Blue and Green Film Festival 1
Feature Documentary Award
Richmond International Film Festival 1
Founders Award
Full Bloom Film Festival 1
Best of Fest
Freeze Peach Film Festival 6
Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Best Director · Gold Award: Best Producer · Gold Award: Most Original Concept · Gold Award: Film of the Year
Athens Indie Film Festival 1
Best Social Justice Film
Urban Film Festival
BLOCKBUSTED 3
Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Soundtrack · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story
MegaFlix Movie Awards 4
Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Soundtrack · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Best Mobile/Cellphone Movie
Hollywood Indie Festival 1
Best Debut Filmmaker (Feature)
August 202613
Flyswat Movie Awards 5
Gold Award: Best Documentary (Feature) · Gold Award: Best Human Interest Story · Gold Award: Most Original Concept · Gold Award: Most Innovative Production · Gold Award: Film of the Year
Film Invasion L.A. 2
Best In Fest – Best Feature Film · Audience Award – Feature Film
San Diego International Film Awards 1
Best Original Score
Black August Film Festival
Love Peace and Freedom Film Festival 2
Peace Movements · Male Director
U.S. State Department
Greenpoint Film Festival — Rollin Studios
Watts Centennial — Public Library
Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival 3
Best Documentary Films · Best Social Work / Inspirational Video/Film · Best Film Score - Soundtrack
July 202617
Pickering International Film Festival 1
First Time Director
Santa Fe Movie Awards 2
Best Director · Best First-Time Filmmaker
Orlando Independent Film Festival 1
Best Social Justice
Berlin Indie Awards 1
Best Original Score
Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival 1
Best Documentary
Monica Film Center — Oscar-qualifying run
Sacramento Independent Film Festival 1
Best Original Score
Golden Nugget International Film Festival 3
Best Feature Documentary · Best Feature Director · Best Feature Original Score
Dublin Movie Awards 2
Best War Film · Best Production
San Francisco Int'l Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards 2
Best Feature Film · Best Action
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival 2
Best Editing in a Feature Film · Best Composer in a Feature Film
Toronto Arts & Entertainment Film Festival 1
Experimental Film
June 202613
Frames of New York 2
Best Debut Film · Best American Film
Aspen Ideas Festival
Marina del Rey Film Festival 1
Grand Prize - Best Documentary Feature
SamhainBaucogna International Film Festival 2
Best Feature Film Documentary · Best Documentary Feature Film Director
Nashville International Cinema Awards 1
Best Editing
Caravan International Film Festival 2
Best Debut Filmmaker · Best Mobile Film
New York Independent Cinema Awards 1
Best Trailer
Arcus Center, Kalamazoo College
The Penn Theatre
Niagara Canada International Film Festival 1
Best Experimental Film
Crown Point International Film Festival 1
Best Documentary
Ann Arbor Black Film Festival
Dublin International Film Awards 1
Best Producer
World International Movie Awards 1
Best Documentary Feature
May 202652
Denver Indie Film Festival 1
Best Documentary
Madonie Film Festival, Region of Sicily 1
Best Documentary
Believe Psychology Film Festival 1
Best Resiliency
Indian Independent Film Festival 1
Best Documentary
Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards 1
Best Directing (Feature long film)
Los Angeles Silver Screen Film Festival 1
Best American Film
Edinburgh Film Awards 2
Best Editing · Best Original Score
Sundarban International Film Festival 6
Best Director · Best Film Score / BGM · Educational Film · Experimental Films · Mobile Film · Trailer / Teaser
Ideal International Film Festival 1
Best Original Score
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival 1
Best Documentary Film
Washington Film Awards 1
Best Inspirational Film
Sicilian Film Awards 2
Best Experimental Film · Best Cinematography and Photography
Paris Film Awards 4
Best Feature Documentary · Best Director · Best Original Score · Gold Award: Producer
New York Movie Awards 4
Best Director · Best Original Score · Best Editing · Gold Award: Feature Documentary
London Movie Awards 5
Gold Award: Original Score · Gold Award: Editing · Silver Award: Feature Documentary · Silver Award: Director · Best Producer
Hollywood Gold Awards 4
Best Feature Documentary · Best Director · Best Producer · Best Original Score
Florence Film Awards 8
Silver Award: Feature Documentary · Silver Award: Director · Gold Award: Original Score · Best Feature Documentary · Best Experimental Film · Gold Award: Director · Gold Award: Producer · Silver Award: Original Score
Cork Indie Film Awards 2
Best Director · Best Cinematography
American Golden Picture International Film Festival 5
Best Documentary Long · Best Directing · Best Editing · Best Composing · Best Sound
Asian Independent Film Festival 1
Best Producer
April 202618
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift 1
Best Original Score in a feature film
Swedish International Film Festival 1
Best Original Score
Santa Ana Independent Film Awards 1
Best Producer
Hamburg Indie Film Festival 1
Best Feature Director
Portland Movie Maker Awards 2
Best Cinematography · Best Original Song
LA Indies Fest 1
Best Cinematography
Vancouver Independent Movie Maker Awards 1
Best Editing
Detroit Independent Film Festival 1
Best Documentary Feature
Calgary Indie Film Awards 1
Best Social Justice Film
Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards 3
Best Original Score · Best Producer · Best First Time Director
Indianapolis Independent Film Festival 1
Best Original Score
Coolidge Corner — Harvard
Denver Movie Awards 3
Best Editing · Best Producer · Best Experimental
Vegas Independent Film Awards 1
Best Director
March 202626
Prague Underground Film Festival 1
Best Documentary Feature
LA Sun Film Fest 1
Best Editor
Chicago Indie Film Awards 1
Best Producer
California Indies 1
Best Documentary Feature
Better Earth International Film Festival 4
Mobile Film · Documentary · Best Editing · Best Producer
Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival 5
Outstanding Excellence - Documentary · Outstanding Excellence - Docu Drama Feature · Outstanding Excellence - Human Spirit · Outstanding Excellence - Revolution and Reform · Outstanding Excellence - Social Issues
Depth of Field International Film Festival 7
Award of Excellence - Documentary · Award of Excellence - Experimental · Award of Excellence - Human Spirit · Award of Excellence - Inspirational · Award of Excellence - Revolution and Reform · Award of Excellence - Social Issues · Award of Excellence - Underepresented Voices Documentaries
Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards 4
Best First-Time Director (Feature Film) · Best American Director Feature Film · Best Minority and Diversity Documentary · Best Directorial Debut in a Documentary Film
Barcelona Planet Film Festival 1
Best Documentary Feature Film
Seoul ShortFest 1
Best New Filmmaker
February 202624
Amsterdam Movie Fest 1
Best Director
Silver Screen Film Festival 10
Best Director Feature Documentary · Best Feature Experimental · Best Director Feature Experimental · Best Inspirational Film · Best Director Inspirational Film · Best Independent Film · Best Director Independent Film · Best Original Concept · Best Original Song · Best Sound Design
Montreal Independent Film Festival 1
Best Human Rights Film
London Vision Film Festival 6
Best Feature Experimental · Best Director Feature Experimental · Best Director Inspirational Film · Best Cinematography · Best Sound / Sound Design · Best Producer
Latitude Film Awards 4
Silver Award: Documentary Feature · Silver Award: Editing · Silver Award: Original Score · Silver Award: Trailer
Luleå International Film Festival 1
Best Experimental Film
The Impact DOCS Awards 1
Outstanding Achievement - Documentary Feature
January 202610
Berlin Kiez Film Festival 4
Best Cinematography · Best Music Score Feature Film · Best Gender Equality · Best First Time Director
San Diego Independent Cinema Awards 1
Best Director
Berlin Indie Film Festival 2
Best Mobile Feature Film · Best Director - Documentary
World Premiere Film Awards 1
Documentary Feature
The King Center — Beloved Community Global Summit, with Dr. Bernice King
London Independent Film Awards 2
Best Documentary · Best Editing
December 20256
Accolade Global Film Competition 6
Outstanding Achievement - Doc Feature · Award of Excellence - Editing · Award of Excellence - Film Feature · Award of Excellence - Liberation / Social Justice / Protest · Award of Excellence - Original Score · Award of Recognition - Cinematography
November 2025
AERDF / Cambiare Education Retreat
October 20256
The IndieFEST Film Awards 5
Best of Show · Award of Excellence - Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising · Award of Excellence - Experimental · Award of Excellence - Liberation / Social Justice / Protest · Award of Excellence - Original Score
Peacock Theater — Watts premiere
Cannes World Film Festival 1
Best Mobile Phone Film (Feature)
August 2025
Capital Factory
July 2025
Resnick Aspen Action Forum — Panel
June 2025
Aspen Ideas Festival
94 events · 206 awards · Oct 2025 — Oct 2026