BREATHE THIS AIR
editor :: 2021
produced by Peak Plastic Foundation, co-edited with Brian Wilson
BREATHE THIS AIR is a short film that accompanied the reintroduction of the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act and features Sharon Lavigne (Rise St James), Dr Beverly Wright (Deep South Center for Environmental Justice), Dante Swinton (Energy Justice), Prigi Arisandi (Ecoton), Sen Jeff Merkley (OR), and Rep Alan Lowenthal (CA).
Committee to Protect Journalists
editor :: 2021
co-edited with Brian Wilson
Videos created for CPJ's 2021 IPFA: 2021 International Press Freedom Awards
Meet Jimmy Lai, imprisoned publisher of the Apple Daily in Hong Kong and winner of CPJ's 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award.
Hear directly from CPJ staff on how they worked together to confront the extraordinary crisis in Afghanistan this year.
AVAAZ: THE INVISIBLE WAR
editor :: 2018
produced by Avaaz
This short film was the centerpiece of a campaign calling on the end of US-involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Subsequent versions were released as the bill took shape in the US Senate, and later in a UK campaign, as well.
https://www.facebook.com/Avaaz/videos/10155767509693884/
The Schomburg Center
co-editor :: 2015
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries, is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
It was an honor to help create this piece celebrating their 90th anniversary year, highlighting some of its curators, Junior Scholars, staff, and notable names as they share what the Schomburg means to them.
Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling
editor :: 2022
produced by Peak Plastic Foundation and The Alliance of Mission Based Recyclers, co-edited with Brian Wilson
Reduce, reuse, then recycle: In the 1970s, this was the structure under which advocates built America’s recycling industry. Unfortunately, the petrochemical and packaging industries have exploited this fundamental premise and used recycling as a cover to increase plastic production exponentially. “Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling,” exposes myths and outlines how the plastics industry is trashing recycling with non-recyclable plastics. AMBR models how Zero Waste recycling can and does achieve these goals, and to help return recycling to its roots as an integral part of a circular economy.
Cape Fear COurage
editor :: 2023
produced by Peak Plastic Foundation and Center for Environmental Health, co-edited with Brian Wilson
A coalition of nonprofit, community, and environmental justice groups tell the story of North Carolina communities fighting for information on the “forever chemicals” polluting their drinking water and that of 1.5 million North Carolina residents.
Often called “forever chemicals,” PFAS have raised significant concern in the U.S. and globally because of their persistence and potential to bioaccumulate, along with their widespread presence in living organisms, products, and the environment, and demonstrated adverse health effects at low doses. See more about the coalition’s efforts and ongoing work here.
PEAK PLASTIC FOUNDATION
editor :: 2020 - 2022
co-edited with Brian Wilson
Peak Plastic Foundation is a filmmaking collective working toward ending fossil fuels, focusing on accelerating a future where plastic production and plastic pollution decline through coalition building, policy, research, storytelling, media creation, environmental justice organizing, and creating new vehicles for collaborative action.
Collaborations with PPF have included video series “Voices From the Fenceline”, “Just Recovery”, “Not Disposable; campaigns for specific legislation such as CA’s AB 881 and the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (see Breathe This Air above); and partnerships with partner organizations’ campaigns, such as Break Free From Plastic, The Center for Environmental Health, OnlyOne, The Alliance of Mission Based Recyclers (see Chasing Arrows above), and more.
YOUTH ARTS PROGRAMS
various roles (editor, director, producer, volunteer) :: 2013 - present
PUBLICOLOR, REEL WORKS, AND MORE. Updates to come soon.
More organizations
editor
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with the organizations listed above, as well as many more, in their efforts to create media for the purposes of wide broadcast, targeted audiences, material for trainings and education, institutional support, or evidence in court. Some of these groups have been 350.org (including Do The Math), WITNESS, The Legal Aid Society, Asian American Civic Association, Women for Women International, Girls Inc, Karam House, CAVU (see more under Short Docs), various science museums, arts centers, and more.