Archival Producer for documentary about bandleader, composer, impresario, writer and Civil Rights activist Johnny Otis for director David Zeiger. Work entailed handling thousands of family photos, clippings, album covers, sheet music, archival clips and newspaper articles, as well as photos of Johnny’s cartoons, comics and art works.
Summary
Researcher, Archivist, Archival Producer, Production Assistant, Fact-checker. Specializing in documentaries emphasizing cultural, historical and musical stories and figures.
Credits
11/22 – 3/23
Archival Producer – Who the Hell is Johnny Otis
Film (Feature-length) — Displaced Films Details
11/22 – 3/23
4/20 – 11/22
Researcher (Archivist) – Willie Nelson & Family
TV — Blackbird Presents Details
4/20 – 11/22
Researcher and archivist for definitive life-spanning five-part series on the life of Willie Nelson for directors Thom Zimny and Oven Moverman, sourcing and organizing thousands of film clips, audio, newspaper and photographic elements. Broke down EDLs for completed shows and organized materials for licensing.
4/22 – 6/22
Researcher (Untitled Dikembe Mutumbo Project) – Untitled Dikembe Mutumbo Project
Film (Feature-length) — DDMAP LLC Details
4/22 – 6/22
Researcher and archivist working with director Dina Khreino sourcing and organizing footage for feature length documentary on basketball legend and philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo, including footage of play and behind-the-scenes imagery supplied by the NBA.
9/21 – 11/21
Researcher (Archivist) – Los Angeles: Heaven and Hell
Film (Feature-length) — Wiip Productions Details
9/21 – 11/21
Researcher and archivist for director Julien Temple for documentary project covering the social, political and cultural history of Los Angeles through the array of music created there.
3/19 – 3/20
Researcher (Writer)
Staff Position — Prometheus Entertainment Details
3/19 – 3/20
Researcher and archivist for History Channel series Ancient Aliens, finding and organizing footage and imagery for several episodes of the highly rated series, working with an array of editors. Also developed story concepts and wrote treatments for assigned episodes.
1/19 – 2/19
Archival Producer (Researcher) – Showbiz Kids
HBO — Film (Feature-length) — HBO Documentary Films Details
1/19 – 2/19
Archival Producer for writer/director Alex Winter on HBO documentary on the history of child actors in theater, film and television, utilizing historic documents, print, video, film and archival resources to tell the stories of iconic young talents. Post-production work included fact-checking finished script.
1/18 – 5/18
Researcher (Archivist) – Zappa
Magnolia — Film (Feature-length) — Great Point Media Details
1/18 – 5/18
Worked with writer/director Alex Winter compiling and researching hundreds of hours of footage from the Zappa Family Trust archives for a major feature documentary on the life, music, humor and political activism of Frank Zappa. Fact-checked completed film.
5/17 – 5/18
Researcher
Staff Position — Revelations Entertainment Details
5/17 – 5/18
Archival researcher for the Cooking Channel series "Food: Fact or Fiction," finding compelling and memorable archival and current footage, photos, historical illustrations, maps, and art works in support of a witty, historically nimble half-hour series.
Media
Recos
Education
Class of '87
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Arts
Skills
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