Kassab Family DentistryCo-Director & Animator. Kassab Family Dentistry is a vividly animated documentary about the Kassab brothers, who came to the United States from Syria in the 1890’s and started a family dental practice that spans three generations.
SandwichedDirector of Photography. Sandwiched is a short documentary film about Abdulmotaleb, a bodega worker and refugee whose wife and children are still stuck back home in Yemen’s civil war. Directed by Omar Al-Fotihi. Please contact for private screener.
DaroneshiaAudio Editor. Meet Daroneshia, the founder of TAKE (Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowerment), as she takes to the parade with a twirl for black trans visibility. Produced as part of Google's 2017 Pride campaign.
Wendylou & DesmondAudio Editor. Meet a super mom and her 10-year-old son as they take to the streets hand in hand. Produced as part of Google's 2017 Pride campaign.
Reverend JackieAudio Editor. Meet Rev. Jackie, a pastor who fearlessly officiated Kansas’ first gay marriages days after it first became legal. Produced as part of Google's 2017 Pride campaign.
Tom's WarProducer. After being drafted in 1969, Tom Geerdes served as an Army medic in the 11th Armored Cavalry in Vietnam and Cambodia. Like many veterans, he returned home a changed man. At StoryCorps, Tom shared his long journey toward healing with his daughter, Hannah Campbell.
The BookmobileProducer. At eight years old, Storm Reyes was already working full time with other migrant farm workers in the fields outside Tacoma, Washington. One day, a bookmobile arrived and brought her new worlds—and hope.
DrivenProducer. Wendell Scott was the first African American inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, he poured his heart, soul, and all of his earnings into maintaining his own race car. His son, Frank, remembers what it took for his father to cross the finish line at racetracks throughout the South.
School's OutProducer. Following the federal mandate to integrate schools in the 1950’s, Reverend James Seawood recalls how African Americans were forced out of Sheridan, Arkansas, the fate of his beloved school, and the human cost of “urban renewal.”
Traffic StopSupervising Audio Recordist. Alex Landau recalls how he nearly lost his life following a traffic stop with the Denver police. Winner of 2016 News & Documentary Emmy Award in New Approaches category.
Can I Wear It?Director, Producer, Editor. A boy figures out that he can wear whatever he wants. Projected images shot in 16mm, re-recorded on miniDV. Official Selection at the Freedom Sparks Int'l Film Festival in Montreal, QC.
So Far From MeDirector, Producer, Editor. “And that visibility which makes us most vulnerable…is also the source of our greatest strength.” -Audre Lorde. Official selection at the Atlanta Int'l Doc Film Festival and the TransAtlantic Talent Lab in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Meeting with her son's killer led to something more than forgiveness. | #WhoWeAreProducer. One night sixteen year old Oshea Israel got into a fight at a party. It ended when he shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, the only child of Mary Johnson. Eleven years after the trial, Mary spoke to Oshea face to face.
Gabe & Chris LópezProducer. Gabe López was assigned female at birth but he always felt like a boy. When he was eight, he sat down to talk with his mom, Chris, in Tucson, AZ.
Mary Ellen NooneProducer. Mary Ellen Noone’s great-grandmother, Pinky Powell, grew up on a plantation in Lowndes County, Alabama, in the early 1900’s.
Albert & Aidan SykesProducer. In 2015, nine-year-old Aidan Sykes sat down to ask his father, Albert, a few questions.
Yusor Abu-Salha & Mussarut JabeenProducer. On February 10, 2015, three Muslim students, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; her husband, Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19 were shot and killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by a neighbor. Nine months before the murders, Yusor recorded a StoryCorps interview with her former schoolteacher and principal, Mussarut Jabeen.