He is an award-winning filmmaker and four-time GIFF alum, winning the following awards: GIFF 2011 Best of Festival and Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film for “Lañinbwil’s Gift”, GIFF 2012 Achievement in Acting Award for “Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ/The Sound of Crickets at Night”, GIFF 2013 Audience Choice Award for “Zori”, 2015 GIFF Audience Choice Award for “Jilel: Calling of the Shell”.