AWARDS

FOUR-NINETY

NOMINATED - 7 CATEGORIES
2020 Content2020 Film Festival - Dallas, TX

WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR
2018 7th Annual Eclipse Awards - Grand Rapids, MI

NOMINATED - 7 CATEGORIES
2018 7th Annual Eclipse Awards - Grand Rapids, MI

WINNER - BEST SCREENPLAY
2018 Colony Short Film Festival - Marietta, OH

NOMINATED - Best Film, Director, Cinematography
2018 Colony Short Film Festival - Marietta, OH

​OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
2019 Queen Palm International Film Festival - Palm Springs, CA
2019 Soo Film Festival - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
2019 Trinity Detroit International Film Festival - Detroit, MI
2019 Capital City Film Festival - Lansing, MI
​2018 East Lansing Film Festival - East Lansing, MI
2018 Sunrise 45 Film Festival - Alpena, MI
2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival - Las Cruces, NM
2018 Grand Rapids Film Festival - Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Walkerville Film Festival - Walkerville, ON (Canada)

​When Cotton Blossoms

WINNER - BEST IN SHOW
2012 Imago Film Festival - Chicago, IL

WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2010 Tupelo Film Festival - Tupelo, MS

WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2010 Lake Michigan Film Competition - East Lansing Film Festival - Michigan

WINNER - HONORABLE MENTION
2010 International Black Film Festival of Nashville - Nashville, TN

WINNER - INSPIRING AWARD
2010 International Christian Film Festival - South Africa

NOMINATED - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2010 Cape Fear Independent Film Festival - Wilmington, NC

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
2010 DiXie Film Festival - Athens, GA
2010 Grand Rapids Film Festival - Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Vineyard Film Festival - Nicosia - Cyprus
2010 Crossroads Film Festival - Jackson, MS
2010 White Sands International Film Festival - Las Cruces, NM
2010 San Diego Black Film Festival - San Diego, CA
2010 Africa World Documentary Film Festival - St. Louis, MO
2010 Thin Line Film Festival - Dallas, TX

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NO LIMIT: The Extremely Short Story of My Poker Career

WINNER - BEST SCREENPLAY (SHORT)
2006 WIP Screenwriting Competition - Woods Hole Film Festival - Woods Hole, MA

FINALIST - SHORT SCREENPLAY
2006 American Gem Screenplay Competition - FilmMakers Magazine

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The Making of Lemonade

FINALIST - SHORT SCREENPLAY
2006 American Gem Screenplay Competition - FilmMakers Magazine

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Summer Camps (contracted by The Lighthouse Film Company)

WINNER - TELLY AWARD
2008 Bronze Telly Award for editing
2009 Bronze Telly Award for editing
2011 Bronze Telly Award for editing

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PRESS

08.20.10  Which Films Will You Fall For? - Lansing City Pulse
01.28.07  An Interview with Scott A. Magie - Filmmakers Magazine

"Outstanding production values... (When Cotton Blossoms) is a concise & almost flawless lesson in how to make a compelling documentary." - Lansing City Pulse