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TRANS IN TRUMPLAND
Four Part documentary series now available on Topic.
Nominated for the 2022 GLAAD Media Award.
Writer | Executive Producer | Lead Editor
“A vital contribution to the Trans media canon. ”
“Powerful... a heartfelt must-watch.”
“A rich and moving tapestry. ”
Trans in Trumpland follows a transgender Iranian-American protagonist journeying across the country to uncover what it means to be trans in the Trump administration era. During his travels, he meets four trans Americans facing unique challenges, intertwining the personal and political during an unprecedented time in our country.
Executive produced by Trace Lysette (Transparent, Hustlers), Miss Major, and Chella Man.
ELI, A DOG IN PRISON
Feature Documentary
Director | Producer | Editor
“A beautiful, moving film about the humanity that can be brought out in all of us through our connection with animals.”
“A moving portrait of the transformative power of humanity, when given a chance, in our prison system.”
World Premiere at the 2022 Traverse City Film Festival
Executive Produced by Sophie Robinson, BAFTA Winner for NETFLIX’s The Surgeon’s Cut
Three incarcerated men face the challenge of a lifetime: transform Eli, an adorable but unruly Labrador puppy, into a highly disciplined guide dog in just 12 months. A story of friendship, hope, and tenderness set against the broken US prison system.
TOKYO GIANT: THE VICTOR STARFFIN STORY
Documentary Feature
World Premiere at the Moscow Film Festival
Directed by Emmy Winner Tchavdar Georgiev
Editor
Two sisters reunite after fifty years to uncover the incredible story of their iconic father. Victor Starffin was a young Russian refugee with a killer fastball, who overcame poverty, xenophobia, and World War II to become Japan’s first baseball superstar.
THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING
Feature Documentary
Writer | Producer | Co-director
Nominated for the 2021 Juliane Bartel Media Prize
“Courageous… definitely worth seeing.”
“Marcia becomes more than the victim of an atrocious crime. [Through the film] she becomes a living, active subject.”
Through a mix of vérité, reenactments and VHS archives, we track a woman's intimate quest to recover from incest.
Produced with Vice Media, Gebrueder Beetz, and NDR.
DANCING WITH LE PEN
Documentary Short
Editor | Producer
Executive Produced by Oscar Winner Laura Poitras.
World Premiere Sheffield Doc/Fest
LUCID DREAM
Documentary Short
Director | Editor
Part of ARTE's interactive documentary SOUNDHUNTERS.
In Berlin, 19-year-old Tarik balances out his German-Turkish identities with his boxing and transition to adulthood. Electronic musician Daedalus transforms his world into a song filled with both strength and longing.
Festivals: New York Film Festival, SXSW, Fipa D’or, Bizarritz.
3 ACRES IN DETROIT
Documentary Short
Editor | Associate Producer
Facing a brutal Detroit winter, a willful urban farmer sets out to transform an abandoned house into a greenhouse.
Festivals: Berlinale, Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Dallas, Camden, Traverse City.
TRUE WHEEL
Documentary Short
Editor
Fender Bender, a women/trans/queer bike workshop collective, puts together the first bike-sharing program of Detroit. One bike at a time, they build community.
Festivals: BFI Flare, Frameline
48217 MESH
Documentary Short
Editor
In a heavily polluted Detroit neighborhood, community advocate Theresa sets out to build a MESH network to fight the expansion of the nearby factory.
Festivals: Los Angeles Film Festival
80 TO 90 FT
Documentary Short
Director | Editor
A Native American fishing couple negotiate the warming waters beneath them.
“Brings a gently wrenching resonance to Cindi and Ed’s reflections on the uncertain future of their culture, lifestyle and business.”
“It’s great, really powerful work. I had no idea that water rights could be so fraught.”