- Prix Alcan du Jury, Best Documentary Film at the Montreal International Festival of Films and Videos by Women, 1990. Read citation.

- Mention Spéciale, Prix des Bibliothèques, Cinéma du Reel, Paris, 1990.

- Uppsala Filmkaja, Best Documentary Film, Uppsala International Film Festival, 1991. Read citation.

- Golden Conch, Bombay International Documentary Film Festival, 1992.

- Rajat Kamal, President's Award for the Best Film on Social Issues, India, 1992.

- Basil Wright Prize, Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival, Manchester, 1992.

- Nomination for the Documentary Award, Hawaii International Film Festival, 1992.