PRODUCTION CO. | Make Waves
DIRECTOR | Jared P. Scott
2019 | 90 min.
Executive Producer Fernando Meirelles (Academy Award-Nominated Director of City of God and The Constant Gardener) and Malian musician-activist Inna Modja take us on an epic journey along Africa's Great Green Wall—an ambitious vision to grow an 8,000km ‘wall of trees’ stretching across the entire continent to fight back against runaway climate change, increasing conflict, and mass migration.
World Premiere: Venice Film Festival (GdA)
Winner: Audience Award, Best Documentary, São Paulo IFF
PRODUCTION CO. | Eyepop Productions
DIRECTOR | Eddie Rosenstein
2016 | 86 min.
An intimate, behind-the-scenes documentary that reveals the masterminds of the marriage equality movement, and their epic battle to win same-sex marriage in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Winner of Best Editing and Best Documentary at 2016 Savannah Film Festival.
Watch it on Netflix!
PRODUCTION CO. | Transient Pictures
DIRECTOR | Jeremy Levine
23andMe customers share their stories of discovery and how they redefine their identities after taking the DNA test.
CLIENT | Hero Studios
AGENCY: J. Walter Thompson & Wunderman
DIRECTOR: ARIANNA LaPenne
Activia's "Inside Stories Series" tells the story of four women who overcame their inner hurdles to unlock their potential.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Moby
DIRECTOR | Jason Goldman
2023 I 72 min.
Determined to make the planet a better place, former Texas cattle rancher Renee King-Sonnen transforms her husband’s beef operation into a farm animal sanctuary, encouraging other farmers to transition from animal agriculture to plant-based food production.
World Premiere at 2023 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
PRODUCTION | Dilated Pixels
DIRECTOR | Brad Kettlety
POST-PRODUCTION | Stack
The Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship is awarded each year to the nation’s most esteemed high school scholar-athletes. It endeavors to celebrate young people who give back to their communities, treat others with respect and advance their education — all while excelling on the athletic field. These are the profile films I edited for four of the 2017 ten national finalists.
CLIENT | DirecTV
AGENCY | Y&R
DIRECTOR | Oliver Stone
DirecTV joined forces with Oliver Stone for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. Starting with a :90 spot featuring players David Luis, Kun Agüero and Radamel Falcao, the "Nada más importa" campaign included a variety of spots including "Players" and "Benefits" airing in more than 8 countries in Ibero-America.
CLIENT | Metro By T-Mobile
PRODUCED BY | T-Mobile Content Studio
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Alison Farmer
Metro by T-Mobile teamed up with Mexican artist Elton Monroy to pay homage to the vibrant culture of his neighborhood Southwest Detroit.
PRODUCTION CO. | Camp4 Collective
DIRECTOR | Faith Briggs, Tim Kemple
In the 4th episode of “Who is a Runner” series, a collaboration between Brooks Running and Camp4 Collective, Erin McGrady shares how running gives her “the courage to have hope”. Together, with her wife Caroline Whatley, they work to create and celebrate safe spaces for others in the queer community, in spite of all they are up against as queer women in the South.
PRODUCED BY | Retro Report
DIRECTOR | Sean Mattison PRODUCERS | Trevor Martin and Emerson Arias Lara
2018 | 14 min.
Víctor Jara was a legendary Chilean folk singer and political activist whose brutal killing during a military coup in 1973 went unsolved for decades. Now, a quest for his killers has led to a Florida courtroom and his family may finally get justice.
CLIENT | Hero Studios
AGENCY | J. Walter Thompson & Wunderman
As part of the campaign "It Starts Inside," Activia highlights the strength of women featuring NFL's first female official, Sarah Thomas.
PRODUCTION CO. | Jackson Films & Teale Producton DIRECTORS | Lisa F. Jackson & Sarah Teale
2018 | 83 min.
A multi-billion dollar American development is poised to engulf a small coastal community in Mexico with a mega hotel/condo complex. But local people are banding together to save their way of life and the delicate ecosystem on which they all depend.
World Premiere: 2018 Berlin International Film Festival.
US Premiere: 2018 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
CLIENT | Steinway & Sons
DIRECTOR | David Sosnow
Classical pianist Olga Kern performs at the Steinway factory in Queens.
CLIENT | DirecTV
AGENCY | Key
60 sec. broadcast commercial aired in 8 countries in Ibero-America for the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
PRODUCER | Randy Klein
DIRECTOR | Pilar Rico
2014 | 4 min.
In a collaboration with Steinway artist, I directed and edited this tribute film to Steinway Hall, the New York City home of Steinway & Sons from 1925 to 2015.
CLIENT | TRINET
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Public Record
DIRECTOR: Galen Summer
TriNet’s People Matter campaign shines a light on the intrepid, hardworking people at small and medium size businesses across the country.
DIRECTORS | Pilar Rico & David Withmer
CAMERA/EDITOR | Pilar Rico
2014 | 8 MIN.
The story of a song and its author, Mohammad Rahman, a convenience store owner and song lyricist from Bangladesh living in Brooklyn whose lyrics address the sorrows of immigrant workers.
DIRECTOR | Gandja Monteiro
WRITER | Kevin Koehler STARS I Hannah Bernall, Victor Rasuk, Matthew Bellows
2018 | 92 min.
A reclusive internet addict is forced to cope with the harsh reality beyond her apartment walls when she discovers the internet has shut down worldwide.
PRODUCTION CO. | Transient Pictures
DIRECTOR | Jeremy Levine
DGF's Traveling Masters program brings award-winning writers into communities across the nation for masterclasses on writing.
PRODUCTION CO. | Jackson Film & Teale Productions
DIRECTORS | Lisa F. Jackson & Sarah Teale
2014 | 69 min.
Filmmakers Sarah Teale and Lisa F. Jackson follow a group of farmers in upstate New York as they attempt to create a cooperative to hold on to their endangered farms by raising and selling grass-fed beef. Premiered at DOC NYC 2014.
CLIENT | NYTimes
DIRECTORS | Lisa F. Jackson & David Feige
I assisted filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson in the editing of this piece about a small community in Florida known as "Miracle Village," where more than 100 registered sex offenders have settled since 2009.
PRODUCTION COMPANY | Opendox DIRECTOR | Alysa Nahmias EDITOR | Miranda Yousef, ACE
2012 | 92 min.
An odyssey through the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire.
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CLIENT | T-Mobile
PRODUCED BY | T-Mobile Content Studio. CREATIVE DIRECTOR I Alison Farmer
T-Mobile highlights Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring its Hispanic employees as a way to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month.
CLIENT | Vice Virtue
The campaign "Born In Los Altos de Jalisco" features untold stories of local characters of the region where Cazadores harvests and distills its tequila, highlighting the authentic and often unseen side of Mexico.
