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Celebrating Rae’s Journey

From award-winning scripts to acclaimed films, and thought-provoking poetry, Rae’s work has inspired, entertained, and left a lasting mark on audiences around the world. Her accolades reflect not only her talent but her passion, perseverance, and dedication to storytelling in all its forms. Here, you’ll find a collection of honors, recognitions, and achievements that showcase the incredible breadth of her creative career.
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Professional Achievements

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  • Finalist, Stage32 Color Farm Media Diversity Talent Accelerator and Screenwriting Contest, February 2026 

  • In Living Memory, 4-minute experimental animated short film

    • Official Selection: Denton Black Film Festival, Denton, TX, March 2026

    • Official Selection: Atlanta Film Series: Underground Film Festival, Atlanta, GA, August 2025

    • Official Selection: Atlanta Film Series: Microshorts Film Festival, Atlanta, GA, April 2025

    • Finalist, Diversity In Cannes Virtual Showcase, Cannes, Fr, April 2025

    • Official Selection: Roxbury International Film Festival, Boston, MA, June 2025

    • Semifinalist, Dumbo Film Festival, NY, August 2025

  • Recipient, Independence Public Media Fund, 2024 

  • Lupine Collaborative, Inaugural Writing Retreat, 2024

  • Recipient, Leander Morris and Allen E Clark Music Memorial Scholarship, 2024 (Shattered)

  • Recipient, Set In Philadelphia Screenwriting Nina Lo Presti Prize, 2024 

  • Fellow, Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL), 2024 Presenter, William and Louise Greaves Seminar, BlackStar Film Festival, 2024 (The Short)

  • Recipient, Marcus Early Career Research Award, SF State, 2023 

  • Recipient, Provost Pretenure Time Award, SF State, 2023

  • Quarterfinalist, Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, 2023 

  • ITVS Diversity Development Fund (DDF) Fellow, 2023 Recipient, Independence Public Media Fund, 2023 

  • STS (Science, Technology & Society) Fellowship at SF State, 2023 

  • LCA Mini Grant Award, SF State, 2023 (The Short)

  • Quarterfinalist, NYWIFT Writers Lab, NY, 2023 

  • Quarterfinalist, Makazan Films Directing program, CA, 2023 

  • Finalist, Athena Writers Lab at Barnard College, NY, 2023 

  • Semifinalist, Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, CA, 2022 

  • Recipient, SF State Scholarly and Research Activities Fund, CA, 2023 

  • Finalist, Golden Script Screenwriting Competition, 2022 

  • Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2021 

  • Recipient, Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship, 2021 Recipient, Faculty Advancement Fund Grant, 2021 

  • Black Kung Fu Chick Series Episodes, Super8mm, December 2020

    • Official Selection, Slamdance Film Festival, UT, 2021

    • Official Selection, Afro-Comic-Con, CA, 2021

    • Best Editing, Stareable Fest, 2022, Los Angeles, CA 2022

  • Semifinalist, Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, 2020 

  • Semifinalist, Screenwriters’ Colony, 2020 

  • Recipient, President’s Fund for Curricular Innovation (PFCI), 2019 (The Afrofuture is Female Screening Series)

  • Semifinalist, NYWIFT Writers Lab, 2019 

  • Recipient, Faculty Advancement Fund Grant, 2019 

  • Finalist, Stowe Story Labs, 2019 

  • Quarterfinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Script Competition, 2019 

  • Finalist, Kimbilio Fiction Writers Retreat, 2018 Little Red’s Pie, Super 8mm short film, 2016

  • Genre Reawakenings: Experimental Horror Shorts, Pleasure Dome, TO, 2021

  • Official Selection, Shocktober Film Festival, IL, 2018

  • Official Selection, Ax Wound Film Festival, VT, 2017

  • Finalist, PGA Diversity Lab, 2018

  • Semifinalist, Universal Feature Writing Program, 2018

  • Semifinalist, Sundance Episodic Lab, 2018

  • Second Runner Up Diversity Category, Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, 2017

  • Quarterfinalist, Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, 2017

  • Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival Script Competition, 2017

  • Finalist, Screencraft Horror Screenplay Competition, 2017

  • Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay TV Pilot Competition, 2017

  • Pro8mm November Film Grant Winner, 2016

  • Featured Storyteller, Sex Speaks: “Get Me Bodied,” 2015

  • Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, 2014

  • Featured Poet, Southwest College “Say the Word” Poetry Event, 2014

  • Featured Poetry, Kodak Storyboard “Poetry in Motion,” 2012

  • Finalist, Juntobox Films, 2012

  • Frances E. Williams Artist Grant, 2007

  • Guy A. Hanks and Marvin Miller Screenwriting Fellowship, 2006

  • Delaware Division of the Arts Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant, 2005

  • Soap and Roses, 16mm short film, 2003

  • Best Narrative, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, NY, 2007

  • Best Student Film, Los Angeles Reel Women International Film Festival, CA, 2005

  • Best Cinematography and Best Actor, University of Miami Canes Student Film Festival, FL, 2003

  • Favorite Student Film, Wilmington Independent Film Festival, DE, 2003

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