Hugo Soskin

Produced and directed two episodes of this chilling holiday-themed series, shot in St. Paul and Boise. Filled out the roster of interviewees, shaped the films into hour-length, and wrote treatment and scripts

Field-produced several stories for this long-running infectious disease stories about people who experience and overcome an extraordinary sequence of events that could potentially destroy them

Wrote scripts across several episodes of this flagship Travel Channel series hosted by Don Widman. Each story is a unique adventure, spun around an object in a museum, that leads viewers to a revelatory conclusion. Was so fun to work on, and a pleasure to write.

Produced, wrote & directed this unique episode of pilot series about a couple who went Bonnie & Clyde when the young man's mother banished him from the family farm in Maine. Definite elements of American gothic

Strategist on story for short advocacy films for diverse organizations including non-profits, NGOs, environmental and medical organizations, and tech companies. Prepare productions documents, review edits. Films for Sand Hill Foundation, Zephyr Health, Ellevation English Language Learning, Veritone Media, Twilio, Childrens Hospital of Orange County, San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Park Conservancy, Canine Companions for Independence, Jewish Family & Community Services East BAY

Researched stories, wrote treatment, produced shoot, directed camera & sound in the field, interviewed experts on location, wrote script, collected archive, supervised edit.

Researched stories, organized shoot, directed filming in Central Park, interviewed historians and experts on location, wrote script.

Wrote full voice over scripts (no interview bites) on the basis of aerial footage of states, and historical research. Long form hours and short form web pieces. Wrote Utah, Nebraska, Illinois & Northern California

Revamped classic history docs for contemporary viewing, with new content: story elements, writing, archive, and editing. Aired on H2, Fall 2014

Revamped classic history documentaries for contemporary viewing on History2, with new content: story elements, interviews, writing, archive, editing.

Wrote, directed and produced episode on the longest insider trading case in American history

Story Producer/Strategist for unique interactive documentary about the Egyptian Revolution/Arab Spring

Invited to spend 2010-2011 academic year studying interactive documentaries designed for a lean-in experience and to spur action

Produced and managed team for four hour special... all archive, no interviews, no shooting... a really unique film using only the period footage cut together in gripping style

Producer/Writer/Director for exhibit shorts--part of a significant forensic anthropology exhibit at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Writer/Director