FILMS
REPORTER. 2010
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
The film tracks NYTimes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof on his harrowing trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2009 Sundance Film Festival
HBO broadcast
Emmy Award nominee - Best Long-form Programming
Cinema for Peace - World Film Award nominee
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CRIME + PUNISHMENT. 2018
Editor, Producer
Amidst a landmark class-action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, filmmakers use footage recorded over the course of four years to chronicle the real lives and struggles of black and Latino NYPD officers.
2018 Sundance Film Festival -- Grand Jury Prize for Social Impact
Hulu broadcast
Emmy Award Winner -- Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
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LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC. 2008
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer
The film follows the incredible recovery of a NY musician from a devastating brain injury.
PBS/POV broadcast
Rome International Film Festival -- ENEL Cuore Award for Best Social Issue Documentary
Audience Choice Award -- Independent Film Festival of Boston
Audience Choice Award -- Aspen Film Festival
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GIVE UP TOMORROW. 2011
Editor, Executive Producer
The legal system in the Philippines is put to the test after a member of a powerful family is accused of murder.
Tribeca Film Festival -- Audience Choice Award
PBS/POV broadcast
Emmy Award nominee -- Outstanding Investigative Journalism
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THE CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING. 2006
Director, Editor, Cinematographer
Tracks a man's efforts to save endangered turtle species from extinction.
PBS/POV broadcast
Independent Spirit Award nominee
Best Cinematography & Conservation Award -- Bendfilm Festival
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MAYOR. 2019
Co-Editor
A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah.
Full Frame Documentary Festival -- Grand Jury Prize for Best Film
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival -- NEXT:WAVE Award
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ALMOST SUNRISE. 2016
Editor
Two retired soldiers battling the moral injuries of war and the temptations of suicide walk across America in hopes of healing.
PBS/POV broadcast
Emmy Award nominee -- Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
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RUNNER. 2019
Co-Editor
The incredible story of a South Sudan war survivor fighting borders and bureaucracy to run as a professional in the Olympics.
Woods Hole Film Festival -- Best of the Fest Winner
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival -- Audience Choice Award
Naples International Film Festival -- Best Documentary
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BAATO. 2020
Editor
The film explores the effects of road connectivity in eastern Nepal.
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A FILM ABOUT ANIMALS (for my children to watch when they are older). 2019
Director, Editor, Cinematographer
Short film
After a sobering trip to film Cambodia’s disappearing wildlife and rain forests, a filmmaker struggles to know how and when to tell his young children about the destruction of the natural world.
International Wildlife Film Festival -- Winner, Best Short
Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival -- Winner, Best Short
Animal Film Festival -- Winner, Best Short
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