hɪz fˈɪlm, pɹɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ðə pˈæst tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈoʊt ænd pɹədˈuːst, wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚɹən ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst ʃˈɔːɹt sˈʌbdʒɛkts dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
His film, Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future, which he wrote and produced, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subjects Documentary in 1990.