Awards
Counter Stories Productions have won awards at film festivals, from media organizations, and have been selected for the Martin Luther King Jr. DREAM Film Series. Our films have been screened and distributed across a wide spectrum of major network & cable outlets, streaming services & film festivals, colleges & universities, and government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
Barnhart recently received "McCormick Theological Seminary's 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award".
Flint: The Poisoning of an American City
Impact DOC awards - Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature
Winner The Susan A. K. Shaffer Humanitarian Award
– The Beaufort International Film Festival
Winner The Frank Little Award for Self Sacrifice and Social Change
- The Covellite International Film Festival
Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence
Impact DOC awards - Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature
Official Selection PERCEPTIONS: Exploring Gun Violence" Film Series
Official Selection - The Martin Luther King Jr. D.R.E.A.M Film Series
Locked in a Box: Immigration Detention
Impact DOC awards - Award of Excellence: Documentary Short
Official Selection for the Beaufort International Film Festival and the Dayton Film Forum.
Winner The Immigration Advocacy in Documentary Film Award
– The INDIE & FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Achievement in Documentary Film
- The Georgia Latino Film Alliance and Film Festival
Winner The DeRose-Hinkhouse Award for Documentary
To Breathe Free
Impact DOC awards - Award of Merit: Documentary Short
Official Selection of the Savannah Film Festival.
Winner Best Documentary short - Covellite International Film Festival
Winner Best Documentary short - Beaufort International Film Festival
Platinum Award - International Independent Film Awards
Kepulihan: When the Waters Recede
Selected for the Martin Luther King Jr. D.R.E.A.M Film Series
Official Selection for the Covellite International Film Festival
Official Selection for the Beautfort International Film Festival