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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

Co-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.

2019 Academy Award Shortlist - Best Documentary

2018 Sundance Film Festival -- Grand Jury Prize for Social Impact

Hulu broadcast

Emmy Award Winner -- Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

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MAYOR   2019

Co-Editor

A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah.

PBS/POV broadcast

Peabody Award Winner

Emmy Award Winner

Full Frame Documentary Festival -- Grand Jury Prize for Best Film

Copenhagen International Documentary Festival -- NEXT:WAVE Award

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BOYCOTT  2022

Co-Editor

Boycott is a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of anti-boycott legislation and an inspiring tale of everyday Americans standing up to protect our rights in an age of shifting politics and threats to freedom of speech.

DOC NYC premiere

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

SXSW Film Festival

HotDocs International Film Festival

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MERPEOPLE  2023

Co-Editor

The world of underwater performers who have turned their love of mythical sea creatures into real-world careers.

Netflix

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A ONCE AND FUTURE PEACE   2021

Director, Editor

An animated / live-action hybrid film exploring the origins of the growing Restorative Justice movement through the lives of a former gang leader and a young immigrant facing jail time.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

HotDocs International Film Festival

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STRANGER AT THE GATE  2022

Additional Editor

From Executive Producer Malala -- a U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face-to-face with the people he is about to kill.

2023 Academy Award nominee -- Best Short Documentary

2022 Critics Choice Documentary Award nominee

Tribeca Film Festival

THE FLAGMAKERS  2022

Additional Editor

A meditation on the American dream, follows workers at the country's largest maker of American flags, including the refugees and immigrants who have risked everything to come to the USA.

National Geographic Documentary Films

Shortlisted nominee for 2023 Academy Award -- Best Short Documentary

2023 Emmy Award Winner-- Best Short Documentary

2022 DOC NYC premiere

DELIKADO  2023

Co-Editor

Three environmental crusaders confront betrayal and murder as they battle to save an island paradise in the Philippines.

PBS/POV broadcast

2023 Emmy Award Nominee -- Best Investigative Documentary

Sheffield DocFest -- Tim Hetherington Award nominee

Sydney Film Festival -- Sustainable Future Award Winner

Human  Rights Watch Film Festival

HotDocs International Film Festival

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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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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

Trailer and info here.

BAATO  2020

Editor

The film explores the effects of road connectivity in eastern Nepal.

Trailer and info here.

A FILM ABOUT ANIMALS (for my children to watch when they are older)  2019

Director, Editor, Cinematographer

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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