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I Know I Can Succeed & Learning about My New Self
24 Hours of Reality
18 short documentaries filmed in 17 countries for a 24-hour live global broadcast. These uplifting stories highlight the human effort to solve the climate crisis--from government of Chile to farmers in Indonesia (aired in more than 100 countries Dec. 4-5, 2018).
Two college students share how they recovered from a major mental health breakdown and successfully returned to school with the support of the College Re-Entry Program at Fountain House. (2 x 2-min. documentary shorts.)
Ending Fistula in Ethiopia
The powerful story of a young woman who recovered from a devastating childbirth injury and now saves the lives of other women through her work as a safe motherhood ambassador. (1 x 6-min. documentary short.)
Tribute to Leonard Lauder & Gala 2016
A profile of Leonard Lauder, the renowned businessman and art collector, who has devoted his life to the support of American art, culminating an endowment to The Whitney Museum. (April 2016)
Global Health Frontiers
Shot in a handheld verite style, powerful stories that take viewers to the front lines of the global health crisis and shine a spotlight on successes.
Supply Chain: The End-to-End Fight Against NTDS
From factories in Mexico to community health workers in African villages, we cover what it takes to get donate medicines to the people who need them. Filmed in Malawi, Indonesia, Nepal, South Africa and Mexico (Spring 2015).
Changing the World's Conversation
Beginning a 5th year highlighting women and minority thinkers who are part of the Public Voices Fellowship at Yale University, Northwestern, Dartmouth, the Ford Foundation and other institutions across the U.S. The films highlight the fellowship’s mission to increase the public impact of our nation's top underrepresented thinkers in the public dialogue. (2013-2017)
Building a New Whitney
Annual Gala video honoring Robert Hurst. Moving from its historic home on the upper east side to the Meatpacking district, the Whitney overcomes huge hurdles to build a "museum of the people" (May 2016)
Living With Lymphatic Filariasis
Personal stories of people suffering from the debilitating effects of a mosquito-transmitted disease also known as “elephantiasis.” Part of the effort to prevent disease through the donation of medicines.
African Einstein
Pilot for a feature-length documentary on the personal journeys of mathemeticians who will transform the continent (Spring 2014)
CHEER | Independent Feature Length Film
Follows a cheer team of teenage girls with special needs such as autism and down syndrome as they perform at a national competition (in production).
Fixing the Future: Now on PBS | Feature Length Film
A feature-length film and one-hour PBS prime-time special that takes a journey across America with host David Brancaccio to see how Main Street is bringing back jobs (aired Nov. 18, 2010; theatrical release in 70 theaters July 2012).
Real Life Tips for Kids with Autism
Interviews with 24 experts at Children's Specialized Hospital in NJ offering a range of much-needed information and resources to families from understanding a diagnosis to transitioning to adulthood. (24 x 2 mins. 2011)
Saving Haiti's Mothers
A documentary featuring heroic efforts to get women in troubled labor out of the remote mountainous villages of Haiti (aired Jan. 29, 2010).
Earlier Work with Engel Entertainment
Women, Power & Politics
One-hour special with senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa that takes an intimate look at the triumphs and setbacks of women leaders around the world (aired Sept. 19, 2008).
Middle Class Insecurity
With host David Brancaccio we head to the midwest to explore how housing and health costs keep the middle class struggling
A Walk to Beautiful
An Emmy award-winning film that follows the journeys of five women in Ethiopia who suffer from a horrendous childbirth injury as they attempt to regain their lives (2008).
Child Brides
One-hour special on the devastating effects of early marriage on young girls’ lives in India, Niger and Guatemala with host Maria Hinojosa. Nominated for an Emmy (aired Oct. 12, 2007).
Cannibalism
In the face of death, tragic choices confronted the Donner Party—American pioneers stranded in the Sierras—and Cuban soldiers who were lost at sea after the Bay of Pig Invasion.
Libraries and Autism: We're Connected
A customer service training video for libraries and librarians to help improve their service to and interactions with the ASD community and make libraries more welcoming to all users.
Quest for Columbus: In Search of the Santa Maria
One-hour documentary about an underwater explorer's search for Columbus's flagship the Santa Maria and the discovery of the sailors' fort, La Navidad - part of Discovery's blue-chip Quest series with hi-end CGI and underwater cinematography (aired May 25, 2004).
Mummy Road Show
The series follows the adventures of bio-anthropologists Ron Beckett and Jerry Conlogue as they cross the globe using imaging technology to bring mummies' stories to life. (Fall 2001, '02 & '03). Producer, Director & Writer of 9 episodes