Awards

2026 · Award

Award of Distinction

California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO)

Inside METRO: The People Behind Transit
Video Production — Marketing Video — Consultant Supported

Awarded to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District. Produced by Amotion.video, with Andrew J. O’Keefe II as producer and interviewer.

2026 · Festival selection

Official Selection

Santa Cruz Film Festival

Can Culture Transform Communities? 30 Years of Experiences at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
Portraits of the Creative Life screening program

Andrew’s Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History documentary, selected for the Portraits of the Creative Life program.

2025 · Award

First Place / STAR Award

CAPIO / SCAN STAR Awards

One Ride at a Time: Driving a Greener Future
Promotion of a City/County/Public Agency (1 Full-Time)

Awarded to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District for the campaign video, within the ongoing media partnership.

2025 · Client campaign recognition

Grand Award

American Public Transportation Association (APTA) AdWheel Awards

One Ride at a Time
Best Marketing and Communications Educational Initiative · Comprehensive Campaign

Awarded to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District’s broader campaign, encompassing work by Amotion and other creative contributors.

2024 · Award

Platinum Award

Hermes Creative Awards

One Ride at a Time
Advertising Photography

Photographs of METRO’s wrapped buses by Andrew J. O’Keefe II, created with METRO. Redwood image on the wrap by Frans Lanting.

2024 · Award

Gold Award

Hermes Creative Awards

One Ride at a Time
Social Media Video (Fundraiser)

Video created by Andrew J. O’Keefe II with Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.

2022 · Award

Spirit of Action Award

Santa Cruz Film Festival

The Restoration of Evergreen Cemetery
Shorts

A documentary produced with historian Traci Bliss for the History Forum at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.