2016 U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE
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Film Festivals
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
KYOTO INT'L FILM & ART FESTIVAL
MONTREAL FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
FILM FEST GENT, Belgium,
SAO PAULO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
HAWAII INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
TAPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL
MINSK INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
AFI FEST, Los Angeles
MAR DEL PLATA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
INT'L FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA
Reviews
LOS ANGELES TIMES REVIEW
NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REVIEW
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE STORY
2015 HBO BROADCAST
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HBO
AMAZON
MICROSOFT
XFINITY STREAM
Reviews
THE BOSTON GLOBE
THE FIX
THE DAILY BEAST
THE VINEYARD GAZETTE
BOSTON GLOBE
A film by Tony Nguyen & Steven Okazaki
2014 NATIONAL PBS BROADCAST
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Film Festivals
BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, Missoula, MT
CAAMFest, San Francisco
ASIAN PACFIC FILM FESTIVAL, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Diego
VIET FILM FEST, Anaheim, CA
FIRST PERSON SHORTS, Oakland, CA
INDY FILM FEST, Indianaplois, IN
BOLD ASIAN IMAGES, Houston, TX
REEL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Toronto
2011 CURRENTLY SCREENING at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Powell, Wyoming.
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2011 Watch Nels Cline & Friends perform “Black Is The Color”
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FILM FESTIVALS
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL, Portland, OR
2010 Unreleased pilot for feature documentary
A film by Steven Okazaki & Singeli Agnew
2009 HBO BROADCAST
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Reviews
SCREEN ANARCHY
EMANUEL LEVY
HAING S. NGOR FOUNDATION
SF GATE
2007 HBO BROADCAST
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PRIMETIME EMMY
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING
BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL
GRAND PRIZE
NHK BEST ASIAN PROGRAM
BEST HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY PROGRAM
FILM FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, Feature Documentary Competition
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED NATIONS
Reviews & Interviews
NEW YORK TIMES
VARIETY
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
PROJECT MUSE
INDIEWIRE
SALON
HUFFINGTON POST
SCREEN ANARCHY
Story: IDA
CREDITS
LEARN MORE
2006 HBO/CINEMAX BROADCAST
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Film Festivals
RIVER RUN FILM FEST, Winston-Salem, NC
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, DC
TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST, COLUMBIA, MO
IDA DOCU-DAYS, Los Angeles
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE at the Egyptian
TRENTON FILM FESTIVAL, Trenton, NJ
CINCINNATI WORLD CINEMA
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
NEW YORK PEACE FILM FESTIVAL
2005 BROADCAST ON HBO
NANCY DICKERSON WHITEHEAD AWARD
EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ISSUES
PRISM AWARD
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
1999 HBO Broadcast
CREATIVE ARTS EMMY NOMINATION DIRECTING
Reviews
NEW YORK POST
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
BRIGHTS LIGHTS Film Journal
1996 Broadcast on NHK
AWARDS
UNESCO OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DEPICTING AIDS ON HUMAN BEINGS
ASTROLABIUM AWARD INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC CINEMA FESTIVAL
GOLD APPLE AWARD NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AWARD
FIRST PLACE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON FAMILY RELATIONS
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BRONZE AWARD
FILM FESTIVALS
INTERNATIONALES SCHWULLESBISCHES FILMFESTIVAL, Berlin
HERO Festival, Auckland
ADAM BARAN HONOLULU GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
FILM ARTS FESTIVAL
1996 Broadcast on NHK
UNESCO AWARD
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF NUCLEAR TESTING
1994 PBS BROADCAST
FILM FESTIVALS
Hawaii International Film Festival
Asian American Films Festival - New York, Seattle
1993 FINNISH TV Broadcast
Film Festivals
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Review
VARIETY
1991 National PBS BROADCAST
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Other Awards
GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARD
CLERMONT-FERRAND INTL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL GRAND PRIX
SECRETARIAT D'ETAT, FRANCE YOUTH & SPORTS CINEMA PRIZE
CINE 1990 GOLDEN EAGLE
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland
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1988
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AWARDS
CINE GOLDEN EAGLE
GOLDEN GATE SILVER AWARD, San Francisco International Film Festival
SILVER APPLE AWARD, National Educational Film & Video Festival
BRONZE AWARD, Charleston International Film Festival
FILM FESTIVALS
AFI FEST, Los Angeles
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland
CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Ireland
BRITISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, London
HAUS DES DOKUMENTARFILMS, Stuttgart, Germany
ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, New York
1987 U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE
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Dvd available from MGM LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION
FILM FESTIVALS
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
AWARDS
GOLDEN GATE AWARDS, Special Jury Award
SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE, Best Bay Area Film
REVIEWS
LOS ANGELES TIMES
1986 National PBS Broadcast
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION “Documentary Feature”
CINE 1984 GOLDEN EAGLE
EFLA AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL RED RIBBON
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Review
L.A. TIMES
1982 NATIONAL PBS BROADCAST
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL FILM FESTIVAL MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AWARD
EFLA AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL RED RIBBON
