NUVO film critic, Brian Hall, sums this début film effort up best when he says " 'A Song for Jade' is bright, witty, and above the amateur level that one usually expects from short films. Shari Lynn Himes has built herself an almost absurdly strong calling card. She has shown everyone what she can do with a small budget and it's already levels above what many filmmakers do with much greater budgets and much longer running times."
AWARDS: Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center Script Competition Semi-finalist Tampa Independent Film Festival Semi-finalist Twentieth Century Fox Search Lab/Urban American Filmmakers Workshop Semi-finalist Chicago Community Cinema Best Actress, Best Director, Best Short Film Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Film Festival 1st Place Short Film, 2nd Place Overall Winner Indiana Film Society Midwest Region Best Emerging Filmmaker