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TELEVISION:
COMMUNITY BUILDER: THE LIFE & LEGACY OF JC NICHOLS / Producer, Writer / PBS
Hour-long documentary exploring the life’s work of the Kansas City native who invented the modern shopping center and built the most successful planned community in the United States. (Anderson Productions Ltd-2006)
MISSION TO CHAD / Producer, Director / Excerpts on CNN
A short film chronicling the fact-finding trip of a delegation from the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. The delegation interviewed Sudanese refugees in 12 camps inside Chad. (APL-2005)
TAKING BACK THE BLOCK / Producer, Writer / CUNY-TV
A documentary examining the fall and rise of the South Bronx, East Brooklyn, and Beacon, New York. (APL-2004)
UNLEASHED: MARJORIE KNOLLER & ROBERT NOEL / Director, Writer / COURT-TV
An investigation of two enigmatic attorneys whose dogs killed a San Francisco woman. (Parco Productions-2003)
THE LOOMIS GANG / Producer, Director, Writer, Editor / PBS
A feature-length documentary film about the exploits of the 19th century’s largest family crime syndicate and the amateur historians who are keeping the legend alive. (2002)
ROBERT DURST: MONEY, MURDER & MYSTERY / Director, Writer / COURT-TV
An investigation of three mysterious deaths and their connection to cross-dressing real-estate heir Robert Durst. (Parco-2002)
RESCUE: THE UNTOLD STORY / Co-Producer, Co-Director, Writer, Videographer / TLC
An hour-long special featuring search-and-rescue volunteers who risk it all to save people from disasters. (AT Media/Granada-2001)
HOUSE OF CARDS: MARTIN FRANKEL / Director, Writer / COURT-TV
An hour-long special examining fugitive financier Martin Frankel. (Parco-2001)
THE A FACTOR / Producer, Director, Writer
A half hour-long documentary chronicling Dr. Alfred Sommers' expedition to remote Nepal, where Vitamin A capsules are saving the lives of poor children. Narrated by Glenn Close and broadcast internationally. (APL-2000)
STRANGE UNIVERSE / Cinematographer / FOX
Filmed east-coast segments for Fox’s newsmagazine of the weird. Subjects included UFO abductees, pet psychics, and third-eye mystics. (1997)
REGION AT RISK: A PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE / Producer, Writer / NBC, WNET
Documentary examining the social, economic, and urban planning issues the New York Metropolitan Region faces in the 21st century. (Globalvision-1996)
RIGHTS & WRONGS: HUMAN RIGHTS TELEVISION / Producer, Reporter / PBS
Globalvision's human rights news magazine (Globalvision–1994,1995,1996)
UNICEF: RWANDA / Producer, Director, Writer / UNTV
Several mini-documentaries exploring the plight of orphaned and unaccompanied child refugees in Rwanda and the former Zaire. (UNICEF - 1995)
MOTHERS ON TRIAL / Segment Producer / LIFETIME
Special that examines child custody battles facing working women. (1995)
A CURRENT AFFAIR / Investigative Producer / FOX
Produced special investigative segments for nationally syndicated news magazine. (1993)
ONE WORLD NOW IN RIO / Field Producer
Ran 7-person crew that collected footage of the Earth Summit and corresponding Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro for non-profit organization One World Now. (1992)
BCCI: THE BANK OF CROOKS & CRIMINALS / Associate Producer / PBS
An investigative documentary examining the Bank of Credit and Commerce International for Emmy Award-winning program FRONTLINE. (Globalvision - 1992)
BEYOND JFK: A QUESTION OF CONSPIRACY / Assistant Producer / Warner Bros.
An investigation of the Kennedy assassination, released as a box-set with Oliver Stone’s hit movie “JFK.” Includes interviews with cast and crew, eye witnesses, and conspiracy theorists. (1992)
AWARDS:
Emmy© nomination (Mid-America) Best Historical Documentary
(Community Builder: The Life & Legacy of JC Nichols)
Ciné Golden Eagle© (Taking Back the Block)
Best of Fest, 2005 Putnam County Film Festival
(Taking Back the Block)
Emmy© nomination, Outstanding Social Programming
(Rights & Wrongs)
National Educational Media Network Golden Apple
Award (Rights & Wrongs)
Telly Award (Rights & Wrongs)
Livingston Award Finalist (Rights & Wrongs, “A Rwandan Wedding”)
Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award (Rights & Wrongs)
Prize Winner, Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition, 2000 (Fine)
EDUCATION:
Graduate (Magna Cum Laude),
Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, B.S. (1991)
Guest Lecturer,
Columbia University School of Journalism (2001)
Guest Lecturer,
Centers for Independent Journalism in Hungary and Romania (2001)
Volunteer ESL Teacher, Centro de Educacion y Trabajadores, New York City (1999-2003).
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