DREAM BIG: The Michelle Wie Story (2024) tells the story of child prodigy golfer Michelle Wie, who had the determination and confidence to dream herself onto some of golf's biggest stages.
Directed by Maura Anderson, Produced by Campfire Studios. Originally broadcast on NBC, now streaming on Peacock.
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Songwriter / artist Allee Willis, best known for writing the "Friends" theme song, the Earth Wind & Fire mega-hit "September" and "The Color Purple" musical, began filming her life as a kid in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. She pursued creative expression at all costs while struggling with not fitting established gender and sexual norms… until she found a path to love.
The World According to Allee Willis (2024) premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, and has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures. Directed by Alexis Spraic
Feature Documentary
Role: Editor
A documentary series from Uninterrupted, TOP CLASS: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers (2024) follows the rise to fame and public pressure of young players at the newest Mecca of high school basketball, Sierra Canyon. Season 4 of TOP CLASS documents the final season for the Sierra Canyon senior class, including Bronny James.
Directed by Matt Maxson, Produced by Uninterrupted / The Springhill Company, and streaming now on Amazon and Freevee.
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ROLE: Editor, Episode 4, Season 4
The Rule of Sedona Prince is an intimate, unvarnished portrait of rising basketball and viral media star Sedona Prince, who found fame beyond the court for using their social media platform to expose gender inequalities during last year’s NCAA Tournament. The film explores the highs and lows of social media fame; how being an athlete has transformed in today’s age; and the challenges Prince faces as they represent across so many audiences — sports, feminist, queer — while struggling to remain at the top of their game.
The Rule of Sedona Prince (2022) screened at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Directed by Bethany Mollenkof, Produced by ESPN and Rock'n Robin Productions, Presented by W. Studios Fifty/50 Shorts, and streaming here.
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FIRSTS (2018), a documentary series from TIME Magazine, features more than 50 groundbreaking women, from Serena Williams to Hillary Clinton, who were the first to reach the top of their fields.
Short documentary series
Role: Co-director, Producer, Lead Editor
Awards:
American Film Showcase Official Selection
POYi, Documentary Project of the Year
Society of Publication Designers, Gold Medal (Feature Video: Celebrity)
Webby Awards, Nominee (Video, News & Politics)
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world economy, New Orleans had an eviction problem. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, ample low-income housing was never fully rebuilt, leaving tenants in the city fighting for the few affordable options available. Notice of Eviction follows the struggles of two single moms in New Orleans whose uncertain housing situations reflect what is happening around the country.
Directed by Kathleen Flynn, Produced by TIME. 2021 IDA Screening Series (TIME Studios Shorts)
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Part of TIME's Person of the Year in 2017, The Silence Breakers profiles the women who came together to collectively take down their abusers and unleashed one of the highest-velocity shifts in our culture since the 1960s, the #MeToo movement. It became a hashtag, a movement, a reckoning. But it began, as great social change nearly always does, with individual acts of courage. See full project here
Short documentary
Role: Producer, Editor
Awards:
Livingston Award - Finalist
Webby Awards - People's Choice Award, Video: News & Politics
Gracie Awards - Finalist, Online News/Documentary
Society of Publication Designers - Merit, Feature Video: News/Documentary
Reflecting on almost 150 years of oppression of Iranian women-- and their subsequent powerful resistance-- 40 Million: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Iran highlights on the newest generations fighting for the freedom and equal rights of women in Iran. Featuring Shirin Ebadi, Mansoureh Shojaee and Nasrin Sotoudeh. Directed by Jeff Kaufman
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Role: Editor
For decades, the remains of thousands of soldiers unable to be identified were labeled as "unknown" casualties of war, lost forever to their families and loved ones. Now, Unknown follows an obscure unit inside the Pentagon called the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) that has been using modern DNA technology to identify those "unknown" and give them a final and proper resting place. Directed by Rebecca Gitlitz, Produced by TIME Studios.
Short Documentary
Role: Editor
Awards:
2022 Medal Finalist, Video of the Year, SPD
A frequent playground of the stars, Hollywood Park Racetrack was the place to be and be seen in the heyday of early Los Angeles and Hollywood. Seventy-five years later, it's a ghost town. With horse racing and betting no longer popular, Hollywood Park decides to close its doors forever. The Lights Go Out at Hollywood Park documents its final race. Produced by Los Angeles Times.
Short documentary
Role: Director, Producer, Editor
Awards: POYi, First Place (Sports Multimedia)
In Age and the Universe, Angela McEwan, a resident of the NoHo Senior Arts Colony, shares a poem where she reflects on the impermanence, and interconnectedness, of every life. Produced by Los Angeles Times.
Short documentary
Role: Co-director, editor
