Albert’s semi-autobiographical film The Commitment has been awarded Best LGBT Film at the 12th monthly season of the Tagore International Film Festival, and is automatically nominated for the prestigious Sun of the East Award, the winner of which will be announced at the end of 2020.

The Commitment stars Albert and Jason Lane Fenton as gay adoptive parents, Mary Niederkorn as the social worker facilitating the adoption, and Kerri Patterson as the Asian-American birthmother. Richard Propes of The Independent Critic wrote, “Emotional resonance, joy and heartbreak…indeed, this is a film that would be difficult to pull off if not for its tremendously talented cast.” The film has screened at over 40 film festivals on six continents and won multiple awards, most notably edging out Oscar®-nominated Moonrise Kingdom to win a 2013 NASW Media Award. The film is available at Amazon.com on the compilation Green Briefs. The film is produced by Albert, Richard Possemato, Aaron Howland, and Seth Howland.

Tagore International Film Festival is located in one of India’s most important centers of modern art, Shantiniketan, Bolpur. The monthly live screenings take place at Gitanjali Cultural Complex.

Tagore International Film Festival is named after Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who wanted to create a space where people can interchange their ideas about art, culture and life.