Awards:

2020 Nominated for Independent Spirit Best Documentary
2019 Nominated for Best Sound Design Australian Cinema Awards
2019 Nominated for Best Cinematography Australian Cinema Awards
2019 Nominated for Best Original Soundtrack BIFA
2019 Best Film Australian Independent Film Awards
2019 Best Director Australian Independent Film Awards
2019 Best Editing Australian Independent Film Awards
2019 Best Sound Design Australian Independent Film Awards
2019 Best Cinematography Australian Independent Film Awards
2019 Panarama Prize Festival FReDD
2019 Nomination for the German Documentary Award
2019 Audience Award Sole Luna Festival
2018 Best Documentary Tribeca Film Festival
2018 Prix Buyens-Chagoll – Visions Du Reel - Nyon
2018 Best Documentary Valletta Film Festival
2018 Best Documentary Edinburgh International Film Festival
2018 Best Documentary Feature Capricornia Film Awards Darwin International Film Festival
2018 Best Documentary Crested Butte Film Festival – Colorado
2018 Jury Prize Festival des Libertes – Brussels
2018 Grand Jury Prize for International Competition – Mumbai International Film Festival
2018 Amsterdam Human Rights Award – IDFA
2018 Best Documentary Atom Awards (ANZ excellence in education and industry)
2018 Murcurius Award – Zurich Human Rights Festival
2018 Nominated for Spotlight Awards Cinema Eye Awards
2015 Nominated for the Sutherland Award Best Debut feature.
2015 Grand Prix Golden Eye Film Festival
2015 Best Cinematography Golden Eye Film Festival
2015 Nominated for the Michael Powell Award Best Debut feature.
2015 Nominated for Best Actor Edinburgh International Film Festival
2015 Nominated for Best Actor Galway Film Fleadh
2015 Winner Big Muddy Film Festival
2014 Winner ForumDoc Belo Horizonte
2014 Nominated for Orizzonti Award - Venice Film festival
2013 Best international Film Jihlava documentary festival
2012 Best Film London Short Film Festival
2012 Best Fiction Film Rencontres Audiovisuelles Lille
2010 Best Film Funchal Film Festival
2010 BAFTA nomination
2010 Best Film Open Cinema International Short Film Festival
2010 Best Film Reus European Short Film Festival
2010 Best Actress Festival Inventa un Film Lenola
2009 Best Cinematography The Golden Brigg Kiev
2009 SIGNIS Award Best Film Alba International Film Festival
2009 Runner Up Best Short Film Cellu l’Art International Film Festival
2009 Best Short Film Imaginaria International Film Festival 2
2009 Best European Short Film Villeurbanne International Film Festival
2009 Jury Prize Odense Film Festival
2009 Winner In the Palace Balchik
2009 Best Cinematography Tofifest International Film Festival
2009 Best Actress Tofifest International Film Festival
2009 Silver Bear Berlinale
2008 FIPRESCI Award Best Film Stockholm International Film Festival
2008 Nominated for the Michael Powell Award Best Debut feature
2008 Best cinematography Super Shorts London
2007 Best Direction Salento Finibus Terrae
2007 Best Actor Salento Finibus Terrae
2007 Best Actor Arrivano I Corti Film Festival
2007 Special Mention Brief Encounters Film Festival
2006 Prix UIP for Short Film Venice International Film Festival
2006 Tamashii Award Con--‐Can Movie Festival
2005 Best international Film Kerry Film Festival
2005 Best Film Ludwigsburg European Short Film Festival
2005 Best International Film Benicassim International Short Film Festival
2005 Best Actress Benicassim International Short Film Festival
2005 Best British Film Hull International Film Festival
2004 MEDIA New Talent Award – Best Feature Script in Europe
2004 Winner Seagate Foyle Film Festival
2004 FEDIC Plaque FILMVIDEO Monticatini
2004 Prix UIP for Short Film Vila do Conde Film Festival
2004 Audience Award Filmstock Luton
2004 Grand Prize Nice Short Film Festival
2004 Runner Up Best Film Rencontres Audiovisuelles Lille
2003 Best European Short Film Leuven Kort
2003 Best Cinematography Brest Short Film Festival
2003 Festival Award 48th Cork International Film Festival
2003 Kodak/Dazzle Best British Short 57th Edinburgh International Film Festival
2002 Best Short Film 14th Dresden Film Festival
2001 Special Jury Prize 10th Vendome Images du Region Film Festival
2001 Best Short Film Stockholm International Film Festival
2001 Best Film Amsterdam Shorts!
2001 Best Short TCM 45th London Film Festival
2001 Festival Award 46th Cork International film Festival
2001 David Altshul Award Southern Arts Best Short Film
2001 ‘Gold Hugo’ Best Short Film 37th Chicago International Film Festival
2001 Best international Film 17th Hamburg International Short Film Festival
2001 Best Film Ludwigsburg European Short Film Festival