Summary

I am an experienced documentary producer, with credits on Netflix, Showtime, A&E, etc, specializing in field production and story development, and a highly-skilled writer.

Credits

5/21 – 5/22

Producer Earthstorm

Wall To Wall — TV — Wall to Wall, UK Details
5/21 – 5/22

Produced high-intensity shoot on severe weather

1/21 – 5/21

Producer Insignia Films

Film (Feature-length) Details
1/21 – 5/21

I ran shoots on three continents - Africa, Europe, America - for a film on Universal Basic Income. Found characters, ran production and post workflow.

6/20 – 11/20

Producer How to Change Your Mind

Netflix — TV — Jigsaw Productions Details
6/20 – 11/20

I field and archival produced for high-end show on new science of psychedelics

8/19 – 11/20

Producer Lucy Walker Films

Film (Feature-length) — Lucy Walker Films Details
8/19 – 11/20

I worked closely with two-time Oscar nominee Lucy Walker field producing Bring Your Own Brigade, a Sundance-selected film on California forest fires to be distributed this year by Paramount, and produced on a to-be-released film involving a month of shooting in Gabon.

4/20 – 6/20

Producer May Day

A&E — TV — Grain Media Details
4/20 – 6/20

Working under extremely tight deadlines, I cast and provided blueprint for snapshot documentary on impact of Covid.

10/18 – 2/19

Producer JFK JR: the final year

A&E — TV — Left/Right Inc. Details
10/18 – 2/19

I field and archival produced for thoughtful documentary on JFK Jr.

4/18 – 11/18

Producer Climate Court

National Science Foundation — Film (Short) — National Science Foundation Details
4/18 – 11/18

I was the producer for an independent documentary (funded by the National Science Foundation) about climate change litigation - responsible for story development, bookings, field producing, and story producing.

4/18 – 11/18

Producer 9/11: Inside Air Force One

History — TV — Left/Right Inc. Details
4/18 – 11/18

I was hired as an AP at Left/Right Productions and promoted to archival producer. I was responsible for bookings, story development, and all archival material on archival-heavy show about Air Force One on September 11th.

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Education

Yale University

B.A.

Skills

  • French
  • Russian