Knight Foundation Fellowship 2016 

Guggenheim Fellowship 2011

Cleveland Arts Prize Mid-Career Award 2014

MacDowell Fellow 2014

Creative Workforce Fellowship 2011

Vimeo awards: Best Remix, 2010

Vimeo Awards Jury, 2012

Int’l Short Film Festival, Milan, Italy, Best Short Film, Award, 2007

Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Best Experimental film, 2006

IFP/Midwest Flyover Zone Short Film Festival, Chicago (First Prize, Experimental Film), 2001

Best Moving Image, Cleveland State University Gallery Biennial, 2003

Athens International Film Festival, First Prize, Experimental Film, 2001

Black Maria Film Festival, Director’s and Program Staff Citation Selection, 2004

Cleveland International Film Festival 2000, 2001, 2002 Honorable Mention, 2005

Montecatini Terme Short Film Festival, Adriano Asti Prize, Best Experimental Work, 2003

Seoul Net & Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, Special Jury Award, 2003

Dover Film Festival – Best Experimental Film, 2001