I’ve only had one job in my career. Storyteller. I’ve done that as a scriptwriter, producer, and now as a video editor. I can help you tell your story of any length, fiction or non-fiction.
I edit in Premiere Pro, Final Cut 7, and am highly proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects. I've designed motion graphics for three documentaries, an IFC non-fiction series, and edited a feature length film nominated for a 2018 New York Emmy Award for Best Documentary after airing on Thirteen/WNET.
AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY:
I produced, edited and designed photo/film restoration and motion graphics for An Unknown Country, an independent documentary by Emmy-winning director Eva Zelig. It tells her personal story of European Jews, including her family, who fled Nazi persecution and found refuge in an unlikely destination: Ecuador. This small South American country, barely known at the time, took them in when most had closed their doors. Nominated for best documentary in the 2018 New York Emmy Awards. (PW = exiles)
ASSEMBLE:
An eight minute compression of an hour long live show to convey its message in a non-traditional narrative. Produced for the Interfictions Online art journal, http://interfictions.com/assemble-theatre-dybbuk/
INVISIBLE UNIVERSE:
Seven minute long excerpt from a documentary in progress by M. Asli Dukan on the history of black speculative fiction. This video is the opening of the film and introduction of its themes.
TELEPHONE SONG
A musical video performance by Cassie Kollman and her band, edited from an eight camera multiclip.
ABOUT FACE: THE EVOLUTION OF A BLACK PRODUCER
Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2017, ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, curated by Erin Christovale and Vivian Crockett.
FILM SOCIETY OF SUMMIT
A promotional film explaining the Film Society of Summit, New Jersey.
NEW JERSEY MEANS BUSINESS
Made in New JerseyI re-edited, color corrected and mixed eight half-hour shows for a FiOS1 magazine format series, added footage with greenscreen and motion tracking to put video content into cell phone and iPad screens; color corrected and matched footage, and did the final audio mixes.
YOU CAN'T MISS IT!
A comedic competition that sends two teams from point A to Point B, using only directions from strangers on the street.
DANGER WORD:
Short horror film by horror writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, DANGER WORD, shot as a demo for a feature project.
HALF-RESURRECTION BLUES:
I shot Half-Resurrection Blues in a day and a half, then edited it in Premiere as a pilot for a web series of films of readings of writers of color in science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Air spots produced for use in Thirteen/WNET promotion and on-air fundraising.
Spot campaigns for Thirteen/WNET, Finding Your Roots, Ken Burns’ Country Music, and their 50th Anniversary.
Interviews I produced and edited down for use in Thirteen/WNET on-air fundraising breaks.
Videos cut for crowdsource fundraising campaigns, all exceeded their goals.
On-air fundraising breaks I wrote, produced and edited for WNET/Thirteen.
