Awards
          Variety Review"...This fine first feature is a disarming personal docu that turns into a very moving consideration of historical genocide and individual heroism. Winner of a well-deserved jury prize at the San Francisco Asian-American Film Festival, it merits further exposure..." -Dennis Harvey IDA Documentary Magazine Review: "...New Year baby is a moving personal journey ...deservedly earned the $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary." Select Honors: -Wins the 'Movies That Matter' Human Rights Award, an initiative by Amnesty International (unanimous jury decision)
 -Wins BEST DOCUMENTARY at the 25th Annual San Francisco International AsianAmerican Film Festival
-Wins BEST DOCUMENTARY at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival (unanimous decision) -Wins the AUDIENCE AWARD at the Los Angeles VC Film Festival -Wins the SPECIAL JURY AWARD at the Asian American International Film Festival - NY, NY -Wins the AUDIENCE AWARD at the Asian American International Film Festival - NY, NY -Wins the CRYSTAL HEART AWARD by the Heartland Film Festival -International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) - top ten audience favorite of 172 films -Selected HOT FILM at the Gotebord Film Festival -Selected for MassMoca's Working Films Residency -Opening Film: UNHCR Film -Opening Film: Guth Gafa Film -Closing Film DC Asian American Film Festival  -ITVS National 30 City Community Screenings Outreach tour -National PBS's Independent Lens broadcast (Audience Award Finalist) Festivals: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (World Premiere & WINNER: Movies That Matter Award) Nov. 22nd to Dec. 2nd / Amsterdam - Netherlands Gotebord Film Festival (New Year Baby is marked as a Hot Film) Jan. 26th to Feb. 5th / Goteborg - Sweden  Sedona Film FestivalFeb. 28th - March 4th / Sedona, AZ - USA One World International Human Rights Film Festival Feb. 28th - March 8th / Prague - Czech Republic Amnesty International Film Festival March 14th to 18th / Amsterdam - Netherlands  San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (WINNER: Best Documentary) March 15th to Feb. 25th / San Francisco, CA- USA Thessaloniki Documentary Festival March 16h to 25th / Thessaloniki - Greece Docaviv Film Festival March 15th to 24th / Tel Aviv - Israel AFI Dallas International Film Festival (WINNER: Best Documentary) March 22nd to April 1st / Dallas, TX - USA Chicago Asian American Showcase March 31st to April 12th / Chicago, IL - USA  VC Film Festival (WINNER: Audience Award)May 3rd to May 10th / Los Angeles, CA - USA Barcelona Asian Film Festival April 27th to May 6th / Barcelona - Spain Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival (OPENING FILM) May 10th to 13th - Ireland  UNHCR Refugee Film Festival (OPENING FILM)June 14th to 19th / Phnom Penh - Cambodia Asian American International Film Festival (WINNER: Audience Award & Special Jury Award) July 22nd to 25th / New York, NY - USA Martha's Vineyard Film Festival August 15th / Martha's  Vineyard, MA - USADC Asian Pacific American Film Festival (CLOSING FILM) October 6th / The Smithsonian Institution Freer - Washington, DC - USA San Diego Asian Film Festival October 11th to 18th / San Diego, CA - USA Warsaw International Film Festival October 12th to 21st / Warsaw - Poland Middle East International Film Festival October 14th to 19th / Abu Dahbi - United Arab Emirates The Heartland Film Festival (WINNER Crystal Heart Award) October 18th to 26th / Indianapolis, IN - USA  Village Cinema Documentary Series October 29th - 7 PM @ Charles B. Wang Center / Port Jefferson, NY - USA Amnesty International Film Festival (Spotlight Film) November 8th - 11th / Vancouver - Canada Seattle Human Rights Film Festival (SHRFF) - OPENING FILM Presented by Amnesty International Feb. 13th - 17th / Seattle, WA - USA Durango Independent Film Festival Feb. 27th - March 2nd / Durango, CO - USA Common Ground Film With the World Bank & The International Finance Corporation Washington, DC - USA |
