DOCUMENTARY.
POETRY OF RESILIENCE (2011)
Cinematography
Directed by Academy Award Nominee Katja Esson
Screened at numerous film festivals in the US and abroad including:
Brooklyn International Film Festival, IDA Film Festival
SKYDANCER (2011)
Cinematography
Directed by Academy Award Nominee Katja Esson
Screened at numerous film festivals in the US and abroad including:
Brooklyn International Film Festival, IDA Film Festival
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2 MILLION MINUTES (2008)
Director of Photography
Directed by Frontline reporter Chad Heeter
An examination of high school in the US, India and China.
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BEHIND THE GLASS (2008)
Director of Photography
Directed by Gabriel Rhodes
Screened at HotDocs, 2008
BIG ENOUGH (2005)
Director of Photography
Directed by Jan Krawitz
Broadcast on POV (PBS)
THUNDER IN GUYANA (2004)
Director of Photography
Directed by Suzanne Wasserman
Screened at Margaret Mead Film Festival,
Broadcast on POV (PBS)
MUSTAFA (2005)
Director of Photography
Directed by Linda Goode Bryant
Broadcast on Spike TV, 2005
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THE VOTE (2005)
Director of Photography
Directed by Linda Goode Bryant
Broadcast on Spike TV
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THE LAST LAUGH
Producer/Director/DP/Editor
2016. THE LAST LAUGH was released theatrically in over 25 cities, was broadcast on PBS’s independent Lens where it was a runner-up for the Audience Award, is Certified Fresh at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, and has screened at over 100 festivals including Tribeca (World Premiere), London, HotDocs, Rome, Traverse City, Jerusalem and IDFA.
THE COLA WARS
Executive Producer/DP
2019. Executive Producer along with Producing Partner Robert Edwards on feature documentary about the historical battle between Coke and Pepsi for History’s new “History 100” series.
LARAMIE: A LEGACY
Director of Photography
2018. LARAMIE: A LEGACY is a three-tiered "Erase Hate" campaign for The Matthew Shepard Foundation and The Tectonic Theater Project in honor of the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murder, The 3 short films include the "#EraseHate," "The Opposite of Hate is..." and "Theater That Lasts."
THE UNITED STATES
Producer/Director/DP/Editor
2017. Part of Filmmakers Unite (FU), a compilation of 1-9 minute shorts by filmmakers cutting across race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and religion – to present a collective response to the current threats to our democracy. Premiered at Doc Leipzig and played at festivals around the world. Theatrical release - Roxy, SF
IMELDA
Director of Photography
2004. Award winning documentary that explores The Complex Persona Of Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, Her Rise To Power And Fall From Grace. Premiered at IDFA and Sundance. Winner of Sundance Cinematography Prize (Ferne Pearlstein) and IDA Special Award. Broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens.
FREAKONOMICS
Director of Photography
2010. Cinematographer on Academy Award winner Alex Gibney’s segment of "Freakonomics." World Premiere at
Tribeca.
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"Alex Gibney's meditation on sumo wrestling and corporate malfeasance is the most artful and thoughtful of the four segments." - Village Voice
RUTHIE & CONNIE:
Every Room in the House
Director of Photography
2002. Berlinale, HBO. Winner of Best Documentary at aGLIFF, Golden Space Needle, the Seattle and Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festivals and 7 audience awards
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SUMO EAST AND WEST
Producer/Director/DP/Editor
​2003. Screened at dozens of film festivals in the US and abroad including: Tribeca (World Premiere), Los Angeles, Melbourne and Hawaii International Film Festival where it screened for 8000 people on Waikiki Beach.
Broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens and aired around the world
DITA & THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Co-Director/Editor
2001. Documentary about co-Director Josh Taylor's Cuban grandmother who married into the Bergdorf Goodman family, Premiered at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. Aired on Metro TV. Released by First Run Features.
TAKEN IN: The Lives of America’s Foster Children
Co-Producer/DP
1999. Directed by Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth. TAKEN IN premiered at Sundance 1998, DuPont-Columbia Award 1999 and the1998 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial-Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
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ADDITIONAL FILMS
PLEASURES OF URBAN DECAY (2000)
Director of Photography
Directed by Sam Ball
Festivals — Screened at Sundance
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THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN COLTRANE (1996)
Director of Photography
Directed by Jeff Swimmer
Festivals — Winner AFI/LA International Film Festival, 1996
Broadcast on Bravo
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SECRET PEOPLE (1998)
Associate Producer, Director of Photography
Directed by Laura Harrison and John Biaggi (Director, Human Rights Watch Film Festival)
(Full Frame, SXSW (Runner-up Best Film)
PBS/Independent Lens, 1999
TO MEET THE ELEPHANT (1994)
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
graduate thesis film, Stanford University, MA
Screened at numerous film festivals in the US and abroad
PBS
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THE MINORS (1994)
Producer, Cinematographer
graduate thesis film directed by Jon Halperin;
Stanford University, MA Program
Screened at numerous film festivals in the US and abroad
PBS
SQUATTING (1993)
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Short; Stanford University, MA Program
Screened at numerous film festivals in the US and abroad
PBS
RAISING NICHOLAS (1993)
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Short; Stanford University, MA Program
Screened at numerous film festivals including
Sundance and San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals
Released by Frameline Films
PBS