Anthony Banua-Simon
# Anthony Banua-Simon

Anthony Banua-Simon is an American documentary film director and editor.

## Career

Anthony attended Evergreen State College and is currently a member of the Spectacle Theater. He directed a short documentary Third Shift, which won best documentary short at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2014. In 2020, he directed his debut feature documentary Cane Fire, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

In 2021, Anthony was named in Filmmaker's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2022.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | Cane Fire | Director and editor | Documentary |
| 2018 | Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| 2014 | Third Shift | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| 2004 | A Local Future | Director and editor | Short film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Won | Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival | Vijay Mohan Social Change Award | Cane Fire |
| 2021 | Won | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | Cane Fire |
| 2021 | Won | DisOrient Film Festival | Jason D. Mak Award For Social Justice | Cane Fire |
| 2020 | Won | Indie Memphis Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | Cane Fire |
| 2014 | Won | Brooklyn Film Festival | Best Documentary Short | Third Shift |
