Press

Awards

FILMMAKING

MTV ‘Brink of Fame’ Filmmaker (Nominee, NewNowNext Awards)
FMI Fellowship (Best Director, Columbia University Film School)
Golden Eagle Prize
CINE Grand Jury Award (Best Filmmaker)
Arch Brown Foundation Grant
Abu Dhabi Shasha Grant

LOVE MARRIAGE

Winner, Shasha Grant
Winner, Arch Brown Foundation Grant
Winner, NewDraft International Screenplay Prize
Winner, MEIFF Screenplay Prize
Official Selection, Film Independent Fast Track
Official Selection, IFP Market (Emerging Narratives)
Official Selection, Berlinale Talent Campus
Official Selection, IFFI Goa Film Bazaar
Official Selection, CBS Directing Initiative
Runner-Up, CAPE Foundation Prize
Runner-Up, Big Bear Screenwriting Prize
Finalist, Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Labs
Finalist, Vail Screenwriting Festival
Finalist, Expo 6 Screenwriting Prize
Finalist, International Iris Prize

BOY ON FIRE

Finalist, American Screenwriting Competition
Finalist, Alfred P. Sloan Prize

KALI MA

Winner, Rosebud Grand Prix
Winner, Winnipeg Int’l Short Script Competition
Winner, NewFest Audience Award (Best Short)
Winner, Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (Best Short)
Winner, Philadelphia International LGBT Film Festival (Audience Award)
Winner, ImageOut Audience Award, Best Short Film
Winner, Long Island LGBT International Film Festival (Audience Award)
Finalist, Roy W. Dean Grant
Finalist, Gimme Credit Short Script Competition
Finalist, American Gem Short Script Competition
Finalist, Iris Prize

DAVY AND STU

Winner, CINE Golden Eagle Prize
Winner, Hamptons Intl Film Festival
Winner, CINE Grand Jury Prize
Winner, Rhode Island Intl Film Festival
Finalist, Iris Prize
Finalist, Action/Cut Short Film Competition
Finalist. Provincetown Intl Film Festival
Finalist, Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

Soman Profiled in Dubai’s The National

Soman Nominated for LOGO Award

KALI MA Nominated for Best Short at MIAAC Film Festival

LOVE MARRIAGE Wins MEIFF InCircle Pearl Grant

Soman and LOVE MARRIAGE Announced as Pearl Grant Finalist

KALI MA Featured in Rundown of Outfest’s Best Shorts

KALI MA Review at Outfest

Star of KALI MA Makes Headlines in India Article View | Page View

KALI MA Featured on CNN India Read Article | Watch Video

KALI MA Wins Audience Award at NewFest

NewFest Filmmaker Interview for KALI MA

DAVY AND STU wins CINE Grand Jury Prize