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Andrew is an award-winning director & producer based in Los Angeles.

Exploring stories that reveal our shared humanity, he works in

documentary, narrative and commercial formats.

AWARDS​

2024

Nominated for Best Web Ad for SOFITUKKER x Novo Fogo at the Rio WebFest

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2023

Winner Best Innovative Film for The Gift of the Wild at Planet Cinema Fest

Quarter-finalist for Best Short Film for Burn at Lonely Wolf UK Festival

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2021

Nominated for an Emmy for Best Serialized Documentary for Texas 6

Winner Best Experimental Short for Burn at the Film In Focus Festival in Bucharest

Best Director nomination for Burn at the Film In Focus Festival in Bucharest

Best Actor nomination for Alex Mackey in Burn at the Film In Focus Festival in Bucharest

Best Cinematography nomination for Burn at the Film In Focus Festival in Bucharest

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2020

Winner Best Editor for Dreams in Color at the Arte Non Stop Festival in Buenos Aires

Honorable Mention for Todd Williamson for Dreams in Color at the Arte Non Stop Festival in Buenos Aires

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2019

Winner Bronze Clio for directionThe Real Black Klansman, in collaboration with Focus Features

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PREVIOUS CLIENTS​

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EDUCATION

MFA, American Film Institute

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BA Honors, University of Washington

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