Tailings
4.17.12 – New film, coming in May! Check out the trailer here:
Fiji!
02.11.12 – Leaving tonight for a week-long shoot at the Fiji Tennis Invitation Classic!
And, details coming soon about my thesis film, due out in May. I’m very, very excited for it. Stay tuned….
There is no place for you here – premiere!
12.07.11 – After 10 months of work, There is No Place for You Here premieres tomorrow, 7pm at the Dodge College of Film!
DOC NYC
11.09.11 – 
Just returned from DOC NYC to screen Among Giants with co-director Chris Cresci and sound designer Cody Peterson. It was an incredible festival, with Werner Herzog, Barbara Kopple, and Johnathan Demme all showing up to present their films. My personal favorite was The Joseph Szabo Project.
Upcoming screenings of Among Giants — Wild & Scenic Film Festival (January 14, 15) and Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival in late January. Hope to see you there!
Through the Static
10.26.11 – Finally, Through the Static is complete! Visit the website at throughthestaticfilm.com.
There is No Place For You Here
10.16.11 – Here are the first images from There is No Place For You Here, filmed over the summer in Ghana.
The documentary tells the story of Daniel Sekyere, 14, who works illegally as a small-scale gold miner to support himself. Despite the record-high price of gold, the Ahansonyewodea mining community in Obuasi, Ghana is ridden with poverty, and overshadowed by AngloGold Ashanti, a multibillion dollar corporation. Ahansonyewodea literally means “there is no place for you here.” Daniel dreams of becoming a pastor when he grows up, but for now, he must take life day by day, as he tries to find time for education in between long hours at the heart of Ghana’s gold industry.
The film was produced with 4 other students from Chapman University, in partnership with The Social Support Foundation, a Ghanaian NGO which focuses on issues of small-scale gold mining and child labor.
Germany – done.
08.22.11 – Chris and I have returned to the US after a month in Germany, filming our latest documentary! In July, we were hired to produce a documentary about spiritual teacher Tony Samara… so we did, and it was quite the experience.
Before we shot a frame, we spent two weeks living at his home and meditation school in the northern Germany countryside, meditating, gardening, and eating vegan food. It was very different from our normal lives, but I think the experience really helped us focus the filming for weeks 3 and 4.
Stylistically, the film combines vèritè with some really exciting abstract elements. We’re stoked to start editing!
PBS & More festivals!
08.08.11 – just found out that Among Giants has been chosen to screen on PBS SoCal!! (broadcast date unknown…) The film will also soon be screening at DocMiami, DocUTAH, the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, and the Sausalito Film Festival.
Driving through Deutschland
08.08.11 – Our shoot has been incredible so far, and we still have over a week of production left! Here we are last night, shooting insert shots in the northern Germany countryside. There will be many stories to tell once we’re back…
Hello, Hamburg
07.18.11 – Flying to Germany today with Chris Cresci to begin month-long production of our next documentary (details coming soon!) Shoot me an email if you need to get in contact over the next month.