I NEED; I WANT
The Full Story
This project grew from an experiment to one of the
world's most honored independent films.
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BEST FEATURE RECOGNITION
BEST AMERICAN PICTURE, 8 and Half Film Awards, Rome Italy.
AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST FEATURE FILM, Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Petersburg FL.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM, Prime International Film Festival, Mumbai, India
FLOW FESTIVAL AND FILM MARKET, Best Feature Film, Fort Lauderdale FL
SILVER AWARD BEST INDIE FEATURE, Milan Film Awards, Italy
BRONZE AWARD BEST FEATURE FILM, Tokyo Film Awards, Japan
NOMINEE BEST FEATURE FILM, Athens Intl. Art and Film Festival, Greece.
NOMINEE BEST PICTURE, BEST FEATURE FILM BY A BLACK FILMMAKER, NOMINEE
BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM, International Black and Diversity Film Festival, Toronto, ONT
NOMINEE LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Drama, London England
NOMINEE BEST FEATURE FILM, 4TH DIMENSION FILM FESTIVAL, Parasido Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
NOMINEE BEST MICRO BUDGET FILM, National Independent Film Association, U. of Wisconsin.
HONORABLE MENTION BEST FEATURE FILM, American Golden Picture Awards, Jacksonville FL
HONORABLE MENTION BEST FEATURE FILM, Florence Film Awards, Italy
LEAD ACTRESS
MILLY FIGUEREO
GOLD AWARD BEST ACTRESS, Tokyo Film Awards, Japan
BEST ACTRESS, Sunshine City Film Festival, St, Petersburg FL
BEST LEAD ACTRESS, International Motion Picture Awards, Toronto ONT
NOMINEE BEST LEAD ACTRESS, International Black and Diversity Film Festival, Toronto, ONT
NOMINEE BEST ACTRESS, Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St, Lucie FL
2022 LADIES IN FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT (LIFE) ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,
Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Petersburg, FL
LEAD ACTOR
BERNIE RODRIGUEZ
GOLD AWARD BEST ACTOR, Tokyo Film Awards, Japan
BEST ACTOR, Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Petersburg FL
NOMINEE BEST ACTOR, International Black and Diversity Film Festival, Toronto ONT
NOMINEE BEST ACTOR, Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie FL
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
KAREN MAITZEN-SARKADY
HONORABLE MENTION BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, American Golden Picture Awards, Jacksonville FL
SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAMES L. LINCOLN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, International Motion Picture Awards, Toronto ONT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, International Black and Diversity Film Festival, Toronto ONT
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
IVY SUNFLOWER
2022 LADIES IN FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT (LIFE) ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,
Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Peterburg FL
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/WRITER
BILL LIGGINS
2022 STEFANIK AWARD, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Petersburg FL
BEST UP-AND-COMING FILMMAKER and MOTION PICTURE MAKER OF THE
MONTH (APRIL 2022), International Motion Picture Awards, Toronto ONT
BEST SCREENPLAY, American Golden Pictures Awards, Jacksonville FL
SILVER AWARD BEST DIRECTOR, Hollywood Gold Awards,, Los Angeles CA
FINALIST BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER, Cosmic Film Festival, Orlando FL
NOMINEE LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Director, London England
NOMINEE LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Original Screenplay, London England
NOMINEE LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Directorial Debut, London England
HONORABLE MENTION BEST DIRECTOR, Florence Film Awards, Italy
2022 LADIES IN FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT (LIFE) ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, Sunshine City
Film Festival, St. Peterburg FL
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
IVY SUNFLOWER
CO-PRODUCER/EDITOR
YOLANDA CABRERA-LIGGINS
2022 LADIES IN FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT (LIFE) ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD, Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Peterburg FL
BEST EDITOR, Sunshine City Film Festival, St. Petersburg FL
BEST EDITOR, Athens International Art and Film Festival, Greece
BEST EDITOR, Cosmic Film Festival, Orlando FL
I NEED; I WANT
BEST MOVIE SCORE, Global Non-Violent Film Festival, Hollywood CA
BEST FILM POSTER, International Black and Diversity Film Festival, Toronto ONT
Meet Our Crew
Allen J. Johnson
Director of Photography
Herbert Carrington lll
Production Assistant
Sergio Velazquez
Production Assistant
Donna Coley-Trice
Production Assistant