Emmy nomination & Sundance Film Festival premiere, 2023
Produced by ABC News Studios. Streaming on Hulu
Role: Associate Producer
“Brooke Shields, ’80s icon and household name, was a child model before she came to prominence in Louis Malle’s controversial film Pretty Baby at age 12. With a series of provocative Calvin Klein jeans ads and leading roles in 1980s teensploitation hits The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love, Shields’ early career was defined by a sexuality that she could neither claim nor comprehend.
In this two-part documentary, director Lana Wilson (Miss Americana, 2020 Sundance Film Festival) reveals Shields’ story through media appearances and archival footage, bringing full context to the time when Shields was coming of age in public. Wilson creates space for the adult Shields to share her intelligence, vulnerability, and humanity while reflecting on her career and life, including her complex relationship with her mother, Teri, her marriage to Andre Agassi, and her own struggles with motherhood. Honest and incisive, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields critiques a toxic culture and power structure that perpetuates misogyny and is complicit in the sexualization and objectification of young girls. But, above all, it tells the moving story of Brooke Shields discovering and embracing her own identity and agency.”
-Sundance Film Festival
HBO Films
Role: Second Unit Director
Directed by Penny Lane (Hail Satan?), Listening to Kenny G takes a humorous but incisive look at the best-selling instrumentalist of all time – and quite possibly one of the most famous living musicians. The film investigates the artist born Kenny Gorelick – who took the pop charts by storm with his 1986 breakthrough single, "Songbird" – exploring his talent for playing jazz so smoothly that a whole new genre, "Smooth Jazz," formed around him, and questioning fundamental assumptions about art and excellence. In his own words, Kenny G speaks candidly about his musical background, his stringent work ethic, and his controversial standing in the jazz canon – along with insights from fans and critics alike.
-HBO
Role: Co-editor
The documentary “Reckoning with Laughter,” directed by Amber Fares, follows the Israeli comedian Noam Shuster as she returns home amid the COVID pandemic and quarantines with both Palestinians and Israelis.
ABC News Studios & Hulu
Role: Co-Producer
Investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore uses her research skills to transform the face of crime solving. Working with crime scene DNA, Moore traces the path of a violent criminal's family tree to reveal their identity and bring them to justice.
‘COUPLE AT CONEY ISLAND’
When Walker Evans took a photo of a couple wrapped in each other's arms at Coney Island he had no idea who Harry or Harriet Gair were. This immersive audio piece brings viewers through a complex love story using the sounds of Brooklyn's amusement park, past and present.
Exhibited by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine and the Mattatuck Museum, Connecticut
Role: DP/Producer
Filmed over 14 months, this documentary follows the life of Orla Tinsley as she battles ill health and undergoes the double lung transplant that gave her a new chance in life.
Role: Additional Camera
A look at the making of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's classic bittersweet Christmas love song, Fairytale of New York. The documentary looks back at the making of the song in the company of singer Shane MacGowan, and other Pogues sharing their memories include Spider Stacy, Cait O'Riordan and Jem Finer. With contributions from Imelda May, Bob Geldof, Paul Simon and Christy Moore.
Role: Associate Producer
Journalist Bob Woodruff travels the world with his son, Mack, visiting all of the forgotten, misunderstood and frequently overlooked corners of the world.
