Tsuyako Trailer

TSUYAKO (2011) is a USC School of Cinematic Arts, MFA Thesis project.
Synopsis "In postwar Japan, Tsuyako, a factory worker and mother must decide between duty and love, her family and her freedom."
Awards 2011-2012
Best International Shot Film (Oscar Qualified for 2013, BAFTA & BIFA Recognized for 2013) - Foyle Film Festival (Northern Ireland)
Best International Short Film (Oscar Qualified for 2012) - Guanajuato International Film Festival (Guanajuato, Mexico)
Best International Short Film - Zinegoak 2012 (Spain)
Best Live Action Short Film - Provincetown International Film Festival (MA, USA)
Best Short Film - Albuquerque Film Festival (USA)
Best Short Film - Long Beach QFilm Festival (USA)
Best Short Film - Artistic Merit Award - Don Thompson Film Festival (Los Angeles)
Best LGTB Short Film - 36th Cleveland International Film Festival (OH, USA)
DGA Student Award - Best Female Director (Los Angeles, USA)
Future Filmmaker Award - Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA)
Linda Mabalot New Directors/New Visions Award - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Best Student Award 2012 - Roze Filmdagen - 15th Amsterdam GLTBFF (Holland)
Runner-up Audience Award - Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA)
Audience Award - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Tokyo, Japan)
Audience Award - Hawaii International Film Festival (USA)
Audience Award - Outfest (Los Angeles, USA)
Audience Award - Fresno Reel Pride GLTB FF (USA)
Audience Award - Don Thompson Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
Audience Award - Roze Filmdagen - 15th Amsterdam GLTBFF (Holland)
Audience Choice Award - Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Australia)
Audience Award - 27th Trino LGTB Film Festival (Italy)
3rd Place - Zubroffka International Short Film Festival (Poland)
Nominee for Best International Short Film - Iris Prize Festival (Wales, UK)