| CINE Golden Eagle |
Bronze CINDY |
| 1997 EarthWatch Film Award |
Bronze TELLY |
| Chris Award Columbus International Film Festival |
Best Director Minnesota Film and Video Expo |
| Silver Plaque Chicago International Film Festival |
Best Documentary Crested Butte Reel Fest |
| Silver Spire San Francisco International Film Festival |
Best Documentary Canyonlands Film/Video Festival |
| Best Environmental Film MountainFilm in Telluride |
Best Documentary Hope & Dreams Festival |
| Founders Award Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival |
Finalist USA Film Festival |
| First Place Documentary BACA/Brooklyn Arts Council |
Finalist Harry Chapin Media Awards |
| Bronze Apple National Educational Media Competition |
Finalist Great Plains Film Festival |
| Bronze Award Worldfest Houston |
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| Third Place Documentary Central Florida Film and Video Festival |
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My Father's Garden has been featured at the following film festivals:
Sundance International Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz (Portugal)
Athens International Film Festival
Breckenridge Festival of Film
Denver International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Human Rights Film Festival (Calgary)
Northwest Documentary Film Festival
NYC Sierra Club Film & Video Festival
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema
San Francisco Environmental Film Festival
South African International Film Festival
Virginia Film Festival