In 2009, "Baghdad Texas" was nominated for Best Actress and won Best Script during its European premiere at the Strasbourg International Film Festival, and was screened at the Moondance International Film Festival, where it won Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Choice Award. "Baghdad Texas" was also presented at the Austin, Palm Springs, Dallas, Philadelphia, Hamburg (Germany) and The Bahamas International Film Festivals. In May 2010, "Baghdad Texas" was shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival as part of their International Film Market. "Baghdad Texas: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack", featuring Cindy Cashdollar, John X. Reed, Glenn Fukunaga, Ray Benson, Zhenya Rock, Kenny Franklin, Ralph White, Pat Murray, and John Blondell, was released in the last quarter of 2009 and has since received great reviews from such publications as Vintage Guitar Magazine, FolkWax, Dirty Linen, AmericanaUK (United Kingdom), Rootstime (Netherlands) and MazzMuzikaS (Belgium). In January of 2010, "Baghdad Texas" received a Top Ten Album of the Year from The Boston Herald and a Top Five from The Philadelphia City Paper.
