Film Independent Spirit Awards
Lane then directed and starred in feature films "True Identity", a vehicle for British comedian Lenny Henry funded by the Walt Disney Company. He wrote, directed and starred in 1989's "Sidewalk Stories", a black-and-white feature about a homeless street artist who becomes the guardian of a small girl after her father is murdered. The nearly silent film was an homage to Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" and was a critical favorite. It won several festival awards, including the Prix du Publique at the Cannes Film Festival, where its 12-minute ovation set a new record. He also received three nominations at the Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director, Best First Feature and Best Male Lead On its 25th anniversary in 2014, "Sidewalk Stories" was digitally remastered and rescreened at the Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.