FILMS
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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
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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
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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.
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BAATO 2020
Editor
The film explores the effects of road connectivity in eastern Nepal.
Trailer and info here.
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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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