Documentary
Documentary film is a tried and true medium to explore timely topics and provoke challenging dialogue. I believe this process is most effective when it conjures a visceral container to transport the viewer into another person’s life. By asking an audience to live a moment in somebody else’s shoes, we can thaw cultural and personal barriers and create ease around difficult conversation.
Working with artists to communicate their vision to a wider audience is one of my favorite ways to use video. Here is a short film I produced, directed, shot, and edited for the SF Arts Commission and Catchlight. The piece profiles five artists whose work explored their community’s experience of COVID-19.
Video journalism is dear to my heart, and I’ve worked with The SF Chronicle, KQED, and The SF Standard. I directed, produced, and edited this short film, a part of a Lawrence Ferlinghetti tribute, which won a California Journalism Award.
America Recycled was co-directed by me and my brother, Tim. It chronicles our bicycle journey through unlikely and widely unseen corners of the American South. By juxtaposing the philosophies and daily lives of fringe communities on both the left and the right, the film explores the common ground of Americans who aim to minimize their relationship with the global economy. It had an international festival run and won numerous awards including Best American Feature Documentary and Journalist Jury Award.