Tracey Anarella

{{short description|American documentary film maker|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Tracey Anarella

| image = Tracey Anarella at Cannes Film Festival, France, May 2015 cropped.jpg

| caption = Tracey Anarella at Cannes Film Festival, France, May 2015

| birth_name = Tracey Williams Anarella

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|01|28}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio{{cite web

|url=https://www.gabelliconnect.com/gabelliconnect/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20625-Magazine-web-3.pdf

|title=MBA alumna walks the red carpet at Cannes

|publisher= Fordham Business, Fall 2015

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170712135257/https://www.gabelliconnect.com/gabelliconnect/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20625-Magazine-web-3.pdf

|archivedate = 2017-07-12

|accessdate=2017-10-25}}

| nationality = American

| education = Cornell University (1985)
Fordham University (2011)

| occupation = Documentary film maker

| years_active = 2013 – present

| known_for = “Jesse and the Fountain of Youth” (2013), “Not Black Enough” (2017)

| partner = Peter Fish

| children = 2

| awards = Filmmaker of the Year (Austin Revolution Film Festival 2017){{cite web

|url=http://www.austinrevolution.com/p/awards/304

|title=2017 Award Winners

|publisher= Austin Revolution Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025205825/http://www.austinrevolution.com/p/awards/304

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate=2017-10-25}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.traceyanarella.com/}}

}}

Tracey Anarella (born January 28, 1963) is an American documentary film maker.

Career

Anarella made her debut as the director of Jesse and the Fountain of Youth (2013), an 11-minute documentary about a New York City subway busker.{{cite web

|url=http://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=403

|title=Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

|publisher= Queens World Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185248/http://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=403

|archivedate = 2014-03-06

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} The movie won the "Emerging Artists Award" at the McMinnville Short Film Festival (2013),{{cite web

|url=https://www.facebook.com/mcminnvillefilmfest/posts/582348905135039

|date=2013-10-13

|title=Last night was the 3rd Annual McMinnville Short Film Festival

|publisher= McMinnville Short Film Festival (Facebook page)

|quote = This award went to a filmmaker with less than 2 years of experience, and the entry could be in any category. This year’s winner was: “Jesse and the Fountain of Youth” submitted by Tracey Anarella from Brooklyn, NY

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027063130/https://www.facebook.com/mcminnvillefilmfest/posts/582348905135039

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}}{{better source|date=January 2018}} "Best Short Film" at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (2014){{citation needed|date=January 2018}} and "Best Documentary" at the Laughlin International Film Festival (2014).

In 2014 Anarella shot a 12-minute documentary Brooklyn United about the Brooklyn United Marching Band.{{cite web

|url=http://iffilmfest.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IFFF2015_ProgramBook_email.pdf

|title=2015 International Family Film Festival Program Book

|publisher= International Family Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025190224/http://iffilmfest.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IFFF2015_ProgramBook_email.pdf

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} The movie received three nominations at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in 2015{{cite web

|url=https://thehollywoodtimes.net/2015/01/13/idyllwild-the-greatest-little-film-festival-on-earth/

|author = William Hagle

|date=2015-01-13

|title=Idyllwild: The Greatest Little Film Festival on Earth

|publisher= thehollywoodtimes.net

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150118035015/https://thehollywoodtimes.net/2015/01/13/idyllwild-the-greatest-little-film-festival-on-earth/

|archivedate = 2015-01-18

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} and was featured in the Cannes Short Corner marketplace at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and at Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon, South Korea).{{cite web

|url = http://www.jimff.org/eng/addon/00000002/history_film_view.asp?m_idx=101147&QueryYear=2015

|title = Brooklyn United

|publisher = Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20171026201702/http://www.jimff.org/eng/addon/00000002/history_film_view.asp?m_idx=101147&QueryYear=2015

|archivedate = 2017-10-26

|accessdate = 2017-10-26

|url-status = dead

}} She continued with a 10-minute documentary Beautiful Lies (2016) about her father, 87 year-old artist George Williams, who suffers from dementia and talks about his life through his alter ego named Charles. It premiered at 2016 Harlem International Film Festival{{cite web

|url=http://harlemfilmfestival.org/program-details-alphabetical/

|title=Feature Programs (Alphabetical)

|publisher= Harlem International Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161029024621/http://harlemfilmfestival.org/program-details-alphabetical/

|archivedate = 2016-10-29

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} and later was screened at Laughlin International Film Festival (2016).{{cite web

|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57ddaeac6b8f5bbe959c60fb/t/57f01da9d2b8571a3cd1a9b5/1475354026524/LIFF16_SHORT_FILM_BLOCKS_Text_Schedule_FINALC.pdf

|title=LIFF16 Short Film Blocks

|publisher= Laughlin International Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025193615/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57ddaeac6b8f5bbe959c60fb/t/57f01da9d2b8571a3cd1a9b5/1475354026524/LIFF16_SHORT_FILM_BLOCKS_Text_Schedule_FINALC.pdf

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} SENE Film, Art and Music Festival (2017){{cite web

|url=http://www.senefest.com/2017-documentaries.html

|title=Documentary Shorts

|publisher= SENE Film, Art and Music Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170326143658/http://www.senefest.com/2017-documentaries.html

|archivedate = 2017-03-26

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} and YoFiFest (2017).{{cite web

|url = https://www.yofifest.com/copy-of-saturday-s-films

|title = Sunday's Films at the 66Main pop-up theaters

|publisher = The 5th Annual "Yo5Fest"

|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20171025201634/https://www.yofifest.com/copy-of-saturday-s-films

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate = 2017-10-25

|url-status = dead

}}

In 2017, Anarella made Not Black Enough, her first full-length documentary featuring Vanessa Williams, Petey Pablo, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Florence LaRue. It was featured at WOW Middle Eastern Film Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), The Ethnografilm Festival (Paris, France),{{cite web

|url=http://www.azkurs.org/the-ethnografilm-festival.html?page=9

|title= The Ethnografilm Festival

|publisher= azkurs.org

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027064546/http://www.azkurs.org/the-ethnografilm-festival.html?page=9

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}} at Roxbury Film Festival,{{cite web

|url=http://www.mfa.org/programs/film/not-black-enough-preceded-by-my-black-is-beautiful

|date=2017-06-23

|title= Not Black Enough preceded by My Black is Beautiful

|publisher= Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027070345/http://www.mfa.org/programs/film/not-black-enough-preceded-by-my-black-is-beautiful

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}} Austin Revolution Film Festival, Laughlin International Film Festival, Buffalo Niagara Film Festival,{{cite web

|url= http://thebnff.com/film/not-black-enough/

|title=Not Black Enough

|publisher= Buffalo Niagara Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171026203543/http://thebnff.com/film/not-black-enough/

|archivedate = 2017-10-26

|accessdate=2017-10-26}} Queens World Film Festival,{{cite web

|url=https://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=766

|title= Not Black Enough

|publisher= Queens World Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025203731/https://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=766

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} SENE Film, Art and Music Festival{{cite web

|url= http://www.senefest.com/2017-features.html

|title= Documentary Feature

|publisher= SENE Film, Art and Music Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170807053348/http://www.senefest.com/2017-features.html

|archivedate = 2017-08-07

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} and at International Black Film Festival, Charlotte Black Film Festival,{{cite web

|url= http://charlotteblackfilmfestival.com/films/

|title= 2016 CBFF Official Selections

|publisher= Charlotte Black Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171026204449/http://charlotteblackfilmfestival.com/films/

|archivedate = 2017-10-26

|accessdate=2017-10-26}} 19th San Francisco Black Film Festival{{cite web

|url= http://www.beyondchron.org/19th-san-francisco-black-film-festival-preview/

|author= Peter Wong

|date =2017-06-13

|title= 19th San Francisco Black Film Festival Preview

|publisher= Beyond Chron

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170613133724/http://www.beyondchron.org/19th-san-francisco-black-film-festival-preview/

|archivedate = 2017-06-13

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}{{cite web

|url= http://sfbff.org/wordpress/available-may-15th

|title= Official Selections 2017

|publisher= San Francisco Black Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171026205320/http://sfbff.org/wordpress/available-may-15th

|archivedate = 2017-10-26

|accessdate=2017-10-26}} and African Diaspora Film Festival.{{cite web

|url= http://nyadiff.org/not-black-enough-nyadiff-2017/

|title= Not Black Enough - NYADIFF 2017

|publisher= African Diaspora Film Festival

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027080604/http://nyadiff.org/not-black-enough-nyadiff-2017/

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}}{{cite web

|url= http://washingtoninformer.com/african-diaspora-film-festival-returns-to-d-c/

|title= African Diaspora Film Festival Returns to D.C.

|date=2017-10-05

|publisher= The Washington Informer

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171005163102/http://washingtoninformer.com/african-diaspora-film-festival-returns-to-d-c/

|archivedate = 2017-10-05

|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

In 2017, Anarella started to film Livingston Taylor: Life Is Good, a documentary about American folk musician Livingston Taylor.{{cite web

|url=http://www.saobserver.net/entertainment/mellow-music-with-a-message/

|title=Mellow music with a message

|author = Barb Brouwer

|date = 2017-08-16

|publisher= Salmon Arm Observer

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170816204124/http://www.saobserver.net/entertainment/mellow-music-with-a-message/

|archivedate = 2017-08-16

|accessdate=2017-10-25}} The movie was partially crowdfunded at Indiegogo.{{cite web

|url = https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/livingston-taylor-life-is-good-music

|title = Livingston Taylor - Life Is Good

|author = Peter Fish

|publisher = Indiegogo

|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20171025212959/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/livingston-taylor-life-is-good-music%23/

|archivedate = 2017-10-25

|accessdate = 2017-10-25

|url-status = dead

}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
rowspan=2 \|2013 \| McMinnville Short Film Festival \| 2013 Best Emerging Artist Award \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema \| Official Selection \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \|
rowspan=8\|2014 \| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema \| Best Short Film \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}
rowspan=2 \|SENE Arts, Film and Music Festival \| Audience Award for Short Docs \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}
Honorable Mention \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \|
Rahway International Film Festival \| Best Documentary \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}
Accolade Global Film Competition \| Award of Merit for Short Documentary Category \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url=http://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/july-2014/ \|title=Winners May 2014 \|publisher= Accolade Global Film Competition \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160314001034/http://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/july-2014/ \|archivedate=2016-03-14 \|accessdate=2017-10-26}}
Action On Film International Film Festival \| Best Short Doc \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{nom}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/action-on-film-2014-films-results/ \|title=Action On Film 2014 Films Results \|publisher= martialartsentertainment.com \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145248/http://www.martialartsentertainment.com/action-on-film-2014-films-results/ \|archivedate=2015-07-21 \|accessdate=2017-10-26}}
Austin Indie flix Showcase \| Best Short Documentary \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url = https://scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com/2014-winners/ \|title = 2014 Winners \|publisher = scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141122002036/http://scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com/2014-winners/ \|archivedate = 2014-11-22 \|accessdate = 2017-10-26 \|url-status = dead }}
Rochester International Film Festival \| Award of Merit for Short Documentary \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}
rowspan=4\|2015 \| SENE Film, Art and Music Festival \| Audience Award-Best Short Documentary \| Brooklyn United \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.senefest.com/awards.html \|title=SENE 2015 Audience Awards \|publisher= SENE Film, Art and Music Festival \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807055054/http://www.senefest.com/awards.html \|archivedate=2017-08-07 \|accessdate=2017-10-26}}
WorldFest Film Festival \| Platinum Remi for Documentary \| Brooklyn United \| {{won}}
Cannes Short Corner \| Short Corner Marketplace \| Brooklyn United \|
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon, South Korea) \| Official Selection \| Brooklyn United \|
rowspan=6 \|2016 \| Laughlin International Film Festival \| Matthew C. Martino Rising Star Award \| Not Black Enough \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/festival-honors-films-filmmakers/article_e4ce4684-9446-11e6-8ca4-b357d9153f00.html \|date = 2016-10-17 \|title=Festival honors films, filmmakers \|publisher= Mohave Valley Daily News \|accessdate=2017-10-26}}
WorldFest Houston \| Remi Award For Documentaries (Bronze) \| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/worldfest_houston/awards_gala_ceremony_at_49th_worldfest_houston \|date = 2016-04-19 \|title= Awards Gala Ceremony at 49th WorldFest Houston \|publisher= WorldFest Houston Award blog \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160619033513/http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/worldfest_houston/awards_gala_ceremony_at_49th_worldfest_houston \|archivedate=2016-06-19 \|accessdate=2017-10-26}}
Hollywood International Independent Film Festival \| Documentaries \| Not Black Enough \| {{won}}
International Black Film Festival \| Official Selection{{cite web \|url=http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2016/10/13/10th-international-black-film-festival-wraps/ \|author= Cass Teague \|date = 2016-10-13 \|title= 10th International Black Film Festival wraps \|publisher= Nashville Pride \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171026190158/http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2016/10/13/10th-international-black-film-festival-wraps/ \|archivedate=2017-10-26 \|accessdate=2017-10-26}} \| Not Black Enough \|
Austin Revolution Film Festival \| Documentary Feature \| Not Black Enough \| {{won}}
YOFI Film Festival \| Official Selection \| Not Black Enough \|
rowspan=2 \|2017 \| WOW Middle Eastern Film Festival (Dubai){{cite web \|url = http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_319339.html \|date = 2017-01-17 \|title = Middle East film festival to celebrate women \|publisher = Trade Arabia \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118132813/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_319339.html \|archivedate = 2017-01-18 \|accessdate = 2017-10-25 \|url-status = dead }}{{cite web \|url=http://www.abouther.com/node/1156/entertainment/music-film-television/world-women%E2%80%99s-film-fair-celebrating-females-through \|title=World Of Women's Film Fair: Celebrating Females Through The Big Screen \|publisher= About Her \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027081450/http://www.abouther.com/node/1156/entertainment/music-film-television/world-women%E2%80%99s-film-fair-celebrating-females-through \|archivedate = 2017-10-27 \|accessdate=2017-10-27}}{{cite web \|url= https://uaenews247.com/2017/02/19/mothers-played-key-roles-in-shaping-careers-of-directors-sharing-screen-at-unique-womens-film-festival/ \|title=Mothers Played Key Roles in Shaping Careers of Directors Sharing Screen at Unique Women's Film Festival \|date=2017-02-19 \|publisher= uaenews247.com \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027082218/https://uaenews247.com/2017/02/19/mothers-played-key-roles-in-shaping-careers-of-directors-sharing-screen-at-unique-womens-film-festival/ \|archivedate = 2017-10-27 \|accessdate=2017-10-27}} \| Best Documentary \| Not Black Enough \| {{won}}
Buffalo Niagara Film Festival \| Best Documentary \| Not Black Enough \| {{won}}{{cite web \|url= http://thebnff.com/2017-bnff-award-winners/ \|title= 2017 BNFF Award Winners \|publisher= Buffalo Niagara Film Festival \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027083056/http://thebnff.com/2017-bnff-award-winners/ \|archivedate = 2017-10-27 \|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

rowspan=2 |2013

| McMinnville Short Film Festival

| 2013 Best Emerging Artist Award

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}

Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema

| Official Selection

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

rowspan=8|2014

| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema

| Best Short Film

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}

rowspan=2 |SENE Arts, Film and Music Festival

| Audience Award for Short Docs

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}

Honorable Mention

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

Rahway International Film Festival

| Best Documentary

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}

Accolade Global Film Competition

| Award of Merit for Short Documentary Category

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url=http://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/july-2014/

|title=Winners May 2014

|publisher= Accolade Global Film Competition

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160314001034/http://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/july-2014/

|archivedate=2016-03-14

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

Action On Film International Film Festival

| Best Short Doc

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{nom}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/action-on-film-2014-films-results/

|title=Action On Film 2014 Films Results

|publisher= martialartsentertainment.com

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145248/http://www.martialartsentertainment.com/action-on-film-2014-films-results/

|archivedate=2015-07-21

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

Austin Indie flix Showcase

| Best Short Documentary

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url = https://scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com/2014-winners/

|title = 2014 Winners

|publisher = scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141122002036/http://scarletwatersshowcase.wordpress.com/2014-winners/

|archivedate = 2014-11-22

|accessdate = 2017-10-26

|url-status = dead

}}

Rochester International Film Festival

| Award of Merit for Short Documentary

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}

rowspan=4|2015

| SENE Film, Art and Music Festival

| Audience Award-Best Short Documentary

| Brooklyn United

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.senefest.com/awards.html

|title=SENE 2015 Audience Awards

|publisher= SENE Film, Art and Music Festival

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807055054/http://www.senefest.com/awards.html

|archivedate=2017-08-07

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

WorldFest Film Festival

| Platinum Remi for Documentary

| Brooklyn United

| {{won}}

Cannes Short Corner

| Short Corner Marketplace

| Brooklyn United

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon, South Korea)

| Official Selection

| Brooklyn United

rowspan=6 |2016

| Laughlin International Film Festival

| Matthew C. Martino Rising Star Award

| Not Black Enough

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/festival-honors-films-filmmakers/article_e4ce4684-9446-11e6-8ca4-b357d9153f00.html

|date = 2016-10-17

|title=Festival honors films, filmmakers

|publisher= Mohave Valley Daily News

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

WorldFest Houston

| Remi Award For Documentaries (Bronze)

| Jesse and the Fountain of Youth

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/worldfest_houston/awards_gala_ceremony_at_49th_worldfest_houston

|date = 2016-04-19

|title= Awards Gala Ceremony at 49th WorldFest Houston

|publisher= WorldFest Houston Award blog

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160619033513/http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/worldfest_houston/awards_gala_ceremony_at_49th_worldfest_houston

|archivedate=2016-06-19

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

Hollywood International Independent Film Festival

| Documentaries

| Not Black Enough

| {{won}}

International Black Film Festival

| Official Selection{{cite web

|url=http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2016/10/13/10th-international-black-film-festival-wraps/

|author= Cass Teague

|date = 2016-10-13

|title= 10th International Black Film Festival wraps

|publisher= Nashville Pride

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171026190158/http://pridepublishinggroup.com/pride/2016/10/13/10th-international-black-film-festival-wraps/

|archivedate=2017-10-26

|accessdate=2017-10-26}}

| Not Black Enough

Austin Revolution Film Festival

| Documentary Feature

| Not Black Enough

| {{won}}

YOFI Film Festival

| Official Selection

| Not Black Enough

rowspan=2 |2017

| WOW Middle Eastern Film Festival (Dubai){{cite web

|url = http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_319339.html

|date = 2017-01-17

|title = Middle East film festival to celebrate women

|publisher = Trade Arabia

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118132813/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_319339.html

|archivedate = 2017-01-18

|accessdate = 2017-10-25

|url-status = dead

}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.abouther.com/node/1156/entertainment/music-film-television/world-women%E2%80%99s-film-fair-celebrating-females-through

|title=World Of Women's Film Fair: Celebrating Females Through The Big Screen

|publisher= About Her

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027081450/http://www.abouther.com/node/1156/entertainment/music-film-television/world-women%E2%80%99s-film-fair-celebrating-females-through

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}}{{cite web

|url= https://uaenews247.com/2017/02/19/mothers-played-key-roles-in-shaping-careers-of-directors-sharing-screen-at-unique-womens-film-festival/

|title=Mothers Played Key Roles in Shaping Careers of Directors Sharing Screen at Unique Women's Film Festival

|date=2017-02-19

|publisher= uaenews247.com

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027082218/https://uaenews247.com/2017/02/19/mothers-played-key-roles-in-shaping-careers-of-directors-sharing-screen-at-unique-womens-film-festival/

|archivedate = 2017-10-27

|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

| Best Documentary

| Not Black Enough

| {{won}}

Buffalo Niagara Film Festival

| Best Documentary

| Not Black Enough

| {{won}}{{cite web

|url= http://thebnff.com/2017-bnff-award-winners/

|title= 2017 BNFF Award Winners

|publisher= Buffalo Niagara Film Festival