Academy Award (TM) Nomination for Best Feature Documentary, 1999

Sundance Jury Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography, 1999

Golden Spire Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1999

Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award, IFP/West, 1999

Nester Almendros Award, Human Rights Watch Festival, 1999

Narrative Integrity Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1999

Vermont International Film Festival, Best of Festival Award, 1999

IDA Distinguished Achievement Award - ABCNews VideoSource Award, 1998

Encore People's Choice Award, Best Documentary, Denver International Film Festival, 1999

First Prize for Documentaries Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid, 1999

Peace Abbey, Courage of Conscience Award, 2000