I developed, produced and directed a series of short nonfiction films for Columbia's Business School in support of one of their programs. The films were shown at a series of events meant to inform their networks about the issues they wanted to address.
Summary
I'm an associate producer based in Brooklyn, working primarily in documentary filmmaking. I just finished a master's degree in journalism and documentary filmmaking at Columbia University.
Credits
9/16 – 11/19
Director (Producer, Camera Operator & Editor) – The Outside (5 Episodes)
YouTube — Digital — Columbia Business School Details
9/16 – 11/19
5/17 – 6/17
Assistant Editor (Avid) – Watergate
A&E — TV — Representational Pictures Details
5/17 – 6/17
Organized hundreds of hours of archival footage.
3/17 – 5/17
Associate Producer (C300 shooter) – People And Power
AL Jazeera America — TV — Al Jazeera English Details
3/17 – 5/17
Helped organize a 5-day shoot in Georgia, served as DP (C300) for that trip, assistant edited (Premiere) the footage.
12/16 – 2/17
Associate Producer (Reporter) – EH
NBC — TV — Punched.tv Details
12/16 – 2/17
Helped with major reporting, source-building and script-writing on an investigative true-crime TV show.
10/16 – 11/16
Executive Producer (EP) – American Frontiers
Internet — TV — RTS & Arte Details
10/16 – 11/16
This was an internet-based series of documentaries on immigration in the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. I set up interviews and helped plan shoots daily for the correspondent.
10/15 – 9/16
Director (Writer, Videographer, Editor, Producer) – Justice By Default
Film (Short) — Grey City Films Details
10/15 – 9/16
My master's project at the Columbia Journalism School was a documentary film about people being put in jail for unpaid fines and fees -- looking specifically at Jackson, Mississippi, where a class action lawsuit alleged that local judges were violating the Constitution. I found, developed, researched, filmed, edited and pitched the project throughout 2016.
5/16 – 8/16
Associate Producer – Retro Report - On Account of Sex
NYTIMES.COM — Digital — Retro Report Details
5/16 – 8/16
Working on a mix of archival research, archival management, editorial and fact checking research, web development for a company whose short documentaries air on the New York Times website. Main focus was a story about the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, profiling Phyllis Schlafly, who died in early September 2016.
7/15 – 8/15
Associate Producer (Shooter - B Cam) – Grossbusters (Season 1)
MTV — TV — RDF Media Details
7/15 – 8/15
Month-long, cross country shoot working closely with the Executive Producers and Directors to research, plan and shoot sequences. Traveled extensively, contacted sources, managed gear and travel, shot the B Cam (Canon C300) for all scenes. Stayed on an extra week to manage media and assist on the show as a second team took over (I was heading to graduate school that month).
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Education
Class of '16
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
M.S. - Stabile Center for Investigative Reporting / Documentary
Class of '12
Elon University
B.A./English - Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Skills
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