client projects
some client work…
documentaries
These Are Our Children
Exploring psychosocial trauma in Kenya, this moving documentary profiles individuals and programs that are creating solutions and a safety net for
Kenya’s orphaned and displaced children. 1st Place – Feature Documentary, Athens International Film and Video Festival.
Editor & Story Consultant
Joanne Hershfield Productions
HD, 55 min.
The “Go Team” in Haiti
The medical experts who responded to the crisis in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake talk about the medical, logistical and emotional challenges that being there presented. Silver Winner, Web Health Awards 2010.
Editor
Johns Hopkins Medicine
HD, 8 min.
Patriot’s Way
Weaving the history of the New England Patriots football team with the character of New England and the enduring passion of their fans, this keystone film is projected on a 40′ x 10′ screen at The Hall at Patriot Place. CINE Golden Eagle Award 2009.
Writer, Producer & Co-Director
Cortina Productions
35mm, 15 min.
Toulouse Lautrec and Montmarte
Chronicling the stormy life and influential work of Henri Toulouse Lautrec, this film accompanied the National Gallery of Art exhibit and was broadcast on PBS. Silver Telly Award, Arts & Culture.
Editor
U.S. National Gallery of Art
16mm, 38 min.
Miss Nancy Minds Their Manners
An independent documentary featuring Nancy Rascoe, who directs a manners camp for children – “summer house parties” – at her home in North Carolina.
Editor & Story Consultant
Produced and Directed by Martha Daniels & Caroline Paxton
DV, 52 min.
television
The Not So Big House: Home By Design
Sarah Susanka, best-selling author of The Not So Big House, engages a small studio audience with her philosophy of how and why to build better not bigger, designing homes for the way we really live today. American Public Television.
Writer, Producer & Co-Director
Cortina Productions
HD, 54 min.
IKEA Mania
A documentary reversion including original footage for the U.S. market. The story of Ingvar Kamprad and the empire he built. Discovery Times Channel.
Writer & Producer
JWM Productions
BetaSP, 42 min.
Throwing Clay
Popular series featuring Master potter Bill van Gilder who throws and hand builds functional clayware, taking viewers through each step from lump of clay to finished piece. Alternate episodes include field trips to manufacturers, galleries, potters, craft fairs, etc. DIY Network.
Series Producer, Writer & Director
HORIZON Entertainment
BetaSP, 26 x 30 min.
Woodturning Techniques
Series featuring Master turner Dave Hout who teaches an apprentice to turn projects on the lathe. Field trips included in alternate episodes. DIY Network.
Writer, Producer & Director
HORIZON Entertainment
BetaSP, 13 x 30 min.
educational videos
Occupancy Sensors: A Common $ense Approach
to Protecting the Environment
Fortune 500 companies share their experience and expertise with a new energy saving lighting technology. Distributed by EPA and the Alliance to Save Energy.
Co-Executive Producer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
BetaSP, 10 min.
Moving Yoga
First in a series of instructional videos featuring a new movement technique – dance meditation – with Julliard trained dancer Dunya Diane McPherson.
Director & Cinematographer
Dervish Society of America
DV, 55 min.
promotional videos
Orlando Showhouse
The flow and details of a custom designed house are brought to life for prospective buyers and builders of these home plans.
Producer, Director & Editor
Cara Mia Media
HD, 4 min.
Sarah Susanka, AIA: Presence & Passion
A collage of pre-recorded interviews and speeches are elegantly woven together to promote Sarah’s range, style and depth as a keynote speaker.
Writer & Editor
Cara Mia Media
DV, 14 min.
books
Wheel-Thrown Pottery
Based on the hit television series, DIY’s Throwing Clay with Bill van Gilder, this step by step book details eleven projects for the potter’s wheel and gives basic instructions on settting up a clay studio.
Author
Lark Books, A Division of Sterling Publishing
176 pages