Darcine’s Day has received industry recognition and awards for exceptional performances, directing, storytelling, cinematography, audience engagement, and social impact.

SAG-AFTRA Foundation
2025 Short Film Showcase
Selected for Excellence in Filmmaking

LA Shorts International Film Festival
2024 World Premiere — Official Selection

An Award-Winning Dramatic Performance by Kyla Diane Kennedy

  • FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival — Best Actress, Short Film

  • Studio City International Film Festival — Best Actress, Short Film

  • Rock the Shorts Film Festival — Best Actress

  • New Bedford Film Festival — Best Actress, Short Film

  • All That Moves International Film Festival, Brazil — Best Actress, Short Film

  • Sunscreen Film Festival North — Best Dramatic Performance

Award-Winning Direction by Aaron Goffman

  • Studio City International Film Festival — Best Director, Short Film

  • Borrego Springs Film Festival — Best Director, Short Film

Recognition for Writing, Dramatic Excellence, and Filmmaking

  • Simi Film Festival — Best Writing

  • San Diego Short Film Festival — Best Drama of the Year

  • Rock the Shorts Film Festival — Best Drama

  • Los Angeles CineFest — Best of the Festival

  • Yucca Valley Film Festival — Best Short Film

Award-Winning Cinematography by Mark Doering-Powell, ASC

  • Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema — Vanguard Award, Best Cinematography

  • San Diego Short Film Festival — Best Cinematography of the Year

Recognition for Emotional Resonance and Audience Engagement

  • SF Indie Shorts / San Francisco Short Film Festival — Audience Award, Best U.S. Narrative

  • Awareness Film Festival — Audience Award, Best Narrative Short

  • Bleeding Tree Dark Drama International Film Festival — Audience Choice Award and Best of Fest

International Recognition for Socially Conscious Storytelling

  • AmiCorti International Film Festival, Italy — Fragola d’Oro (Golden Strawberry), Best International Short Film on Global Social Issues

  • San Francisco Women Film Festival — Social Justice and Activism Award