• 2004 CINE Golden Eagle Award
  

• 2004 Student Academy Awards (i.e. the student Oscars)
  Silver documentary, awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  
  
• 2004 Cinema Epicuria Best Documentary Short

• 2004 Cleveland Film Festival Best Documentary Short

• 2004 College Television Awards (i.e. the student Emmy Awards)
  Academy of Television Arts and Sciences:
  
  • When the Storm Came received the ATAS prestigious Bricker Award
  • 2nd Place Documentary
    
• 2004 Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize in Best Short Filmmaking

• 2003 Orinda Film Festival Audience Choice Award:
  Favorite Documentary Short

• 2003 Angelus Award Finalist