Uncharted

UNCHARTED

UNCHARTED is a feature documentary that follows three female emerging artists at a life changing songwriting camp, helmed by Alicia Keys and her organization She Is The Music. An intimate look at the music industry through race and gender, this character driven film follows a year in the life as they work to write the next big hit.

Produced by Everywoman Studios

This Is Brighton

This is Brighton

THIS IS BRIGHTON is a coming-of-age sports documentary about Brighton Zeuner, one of the best female contest skateboarders of her generation. As skateboarding becomes an Olympic sport for in the Tokyo 2020 Games, this character-driven film reveals the anxiety and pressures of competition, effects of social media, and how a global pandemic upended the promise of a young skater destined to be the best.

Made In Boise

Director. Producer. Camera. Additional editing

A surprising—and booming—industry has emerged in Boise, Idaho. In this idyllic, all-American city, nurses, nail technicians, and stay-at-home mothers are having babies for strangers—in record numbers. Boise’s own St. Luke’s Medical Center founded and runs the first and best surrogacy program of its kind, in all the US. But everything is not as it appears, surrogacy is not without its health risks, and the practice is not without its emotional complications. Character-driven and stylized in its approach, Made In Boise introduces audiences to the unique world of surrogacy in the most unexpected of places. Supported by International Documentary Association, Chicken & Egg, ITVS Winter '18 Open Call, IFP and New York State Council of the Arts.

Photo courtesy of Crystal Kulack Photography

Discovery's Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman

Co-Director/Producer

Based on The New York Times best-selling author Miriam Horn's recent book of the same name, this feature documentary spotlights unlikely conservationists, stewards of the land and sea who don't fit preconceptions of environmentalists. Willing to face hostility from within their own communities by forging unexpected alliances with longtime enemies, these individuals show a commitment to work with—rather than against—nature. Driven by core American values of self-sufficiency, independence, and perseverance, they represent a largely unsung, yet passionate, movement of heartland conservationists committed to preserving the future of their livelihoods. In turn, their vital work safeguards the nation's wealth of natural resources for us all.

AP photo of John Hoffman, Dusty Crary and Beth Aala by Taylor Jewell

HBO's Saving My Tomorrow

Producer

HBO and The American Museum of Natural History present Saving My Tomorrow, a family series on the environment. From the children who will inherit the planet, comes a collection of songs, activism, and heartfelt tips for protecting the earth. Kids and scientists share their thoughts on subjects ranging from endangered animals to climate change. A lyrical mix of science, animation, and stories of plants and animals threatened by a changing earth, the show celebrates the wonders of the natural world and is a call from kids to kids to help take care of the planet.

Saving My Tomorrow features readings and appearances by Alan Cumming, Laura Dern, Tina Fey, Audra McDonald, Liam Neeson, Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Pharrell Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and others, alongside musical performances by Karen O, Elizabeth Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Pete Seeger, Lennon & Maisy, Jason Mraz, Stephin Merritt, Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, and others.

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A&E IndieFilms Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon

Director.Producer

Feature length documentary about Hollywood's best kept secret: legendary manager, Shep Gordon. An entertaining portrait of the man behind the most unbelievable rock 'n roll stories and for creating the celebrity chef, the film is an insight to a man's measure of success. For Shep Gordon his prosperity and legacy doesn't have anything to do with his wealth and astounding career but those who love him...most of whom are incredibly famous. Featuring Alice Cooper, The Dalai Lama, Michael Douglas, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Emeril LaGasse, Anne Murray, Mike Myers, Don Nelson, Willie Nelson, Sylvestor Stallone and Steven Tyler.

HBO's An Apology to Elephants

Producer

Lily Tomlin narrates this short documentary examining the tragic world of captive elephants.

Pool Party

Director. Producer

Pool Party is the surprising story of an abandoned swimming pool, the largest in New York City that became the most significant music venue since CBGB's. Both an indie music showcase and an urban history lesson, Pool Party traces the process of gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn through the story of McCarren Pool. Featuring music and performances by the Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Deerhunter, The Hold Steady, M.I.A., Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Sonic Youth, The Ting Tings, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Yo La Tengo.

HBO's Classical Baby: The Poetry Show

Producer

Live action and animated special featuring poems by Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Carlos Williams, Federico Garcia Lorca and Gertrude Stein. Poem readings by Andy Garcia, John Lithgow, Gwyneth Paltrow, Susan Sarandon and Jeffrey Wright.

HBO's The Leopards Take Manhattan

Producer

Documentary featuring an elementary percussion group from Louisville, KY. Over the course of a year this non-musical group learns unique arrangements of Duke Ellington, Louis Prima, Chick Corea and Booker T. Jones, taking them to the performance of their lives in New York City.

HBO's The Music In Me

Co-Producer

Documentary short profiling various accomplished, young musicians all over America including a 7 year old zydeco player, a 10 year old cellist, a 10 year old trumpet player, an 11 year old flute player and an 11 year old songwriter & guitarist.