Marble Manor         |  January-May 2023

   Short Documentary.      

   Faculty Advisor/Executive Producer.  Partnered with UNLV Professor Christie Batson to tell the story of Las Vegas’ oldest housing project, Marble Manor. ​

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Awards: Pacific Southwest Student Emmy Award Winner for Long Form and Editing 2023.

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Out of the Darkness  |  January-May 2022

  Short Documentary.                            

  Faculty Advisor/Producer.   Partnered with composer/musician Miriam Kapner to tell the story of musicians who volunteered to play for first responders during 9/11.  Created as a class project in my Documentary Techniques Class. 

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Official Selection: LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival 2024, Cordillera International Film Festival 2023, Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2023, New York City Independent Film Festival 2023 and the Oregon Documentary Film Festival 2023 (Most Inspirational Film Finalist).

 

Broadway in the Hood  |  January-May 2022

  Short Documentary.                          

  Faculty Advisor/Executive Producer.   Partnered with Broadway in the Hood to tell how this local organization helps inner city kids develop their passions for musical theater.  Created as a class project in my Documentary Techniques Class.  

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Official Selection: Dam Short Film Festival 2024, LA Black Film Festival 2023, the Oregon Documentary Film Festival 2023, the Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2023, Dances with Films – LA 2023, the Charlotte Black Film Festival 2023, the International Documentary Film Festival 2023 and the Los Angeles Student Film Festival 2023.

 

Riot in Bloom  |  June 2020-Present

  Feature Film                                     

  Story By/Director.   Feature film about a woman finding her authentic self, amidst the chaos of divorce.  Currently in post-production.

 

China Blue |   April-July 2021 

  Music Video                                    

  Director/Producer/Editor.  Directed a music video for Las Vegas artist, Cameron Calloway.  

 

Silver State Film Festival 2021, Hollywood Gold Awards 2021, the Dam Short Film Festival 2022, the California Music Video Awards 2022, the Bare Bones International Film Festival 2022, Dances with Films 2022, the Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2022, the London Music Video Festival 2022, the Jelly Film Festival 2022, the Cordillera International Film Festival 2022, Hollyshorts Film Festival 2022 and the Horsetooth International Film Festival 2022.   

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Awards: Grand Prize Best Music Video – Silver State Film Festival 2021, Gold Award Music Video – Hollywood Gold Awards 2021 and Best R&B Music Video – California Music Video Awards 2022.

 

Windsor Park: The Sinking Streets  |   January-May 2021                                     

  Short Documentary.                        

  Faculty Advisor/Executive Producer.   Partnered with William S. Boyd Law School at UNLV and Senator Dina Neal to tell the story of the Windsor Park housing community in North Las Vegas.  Created as a class project in my Documentary Techniques Class.  

 

Official Selection: Student World Awards 2021, First Time Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network 2021, the Oregon Documentary Film Festival 2022, the Dam Short Film Festival 2022, the SoCal Film Awards 2022, the Las Vegas Black Film Festival 2022, the Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria 2022 and Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2022.

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Awards: Best Nevada Filmmaker Award – Dam Short Film Festival 2022, Pacific Southwest Student Emmy Award Winner for Long Form and Editing 2022 and the NWFFest Spirit of Activism Award 2022.

 

The Day the Lights Went Out   |   January-May 2020           

Short Documentary.                            

   Faculty Advisor/Executive Producer.   Created during quarantine, UNLV students document their experiences dealing with the pandemic.  Created as a class project in my Documentary Techniques Class.  2021 Pacific Southwest Regional Student Emmy Award Winner for Best Video Essay.

 

The Big Wish  |  January 2019

  Commercial  

  Faculty Advisor.  Oversaw the production of a student commercial for the Coca-Cola Regal Films Contest.  Commercial won the Social Media Award and played in Regal Theaters across the country.   2020 Pacific Southwest Regional Student Emmy Award Winner and Addy Student Award Winner.

 

Supernatural  |  June 2018

Music Video 

Director. Directed a music video for Las Vegas artist, Cameron Calloway.  Screened as part of the Las Vegas Film Festival Music Video Lab 2018.

 

Splashing the Streets  |  January - May 2017

Short Documentary

Faculty Advisor. Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction), Brett Levner (Film) and a group of students collaborated to create a short documentary about water conservation and reuse in Southern Nevada. Their project was funded by a grant from the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program.  The project was integrated into Levner's course on documentary filmmaking (FIS 447). A cohort of film and engineering students worked closely with water professionals from the Clark County Water Reclamation District and the Southern Nevada Water Authority to produce the documentary, which takes a comedic approach to educating the public about the Las Vegas water cycle.  Pacific Southwest Student Emmy Award Winner.

 

The Track  |  January 2014 - 2017

Feature Film 

Director & Story By. I directed this feature length film about an underage sex trafficking victim in Las Vegas starring Sam Trammell (True Blood), Michael Muhney (Veronica Mars), Mike Doyle (Law & Order: SVU), Bre Blair (Las Vegas, The Baby-Sitters Club), Clarence Gilyard (Die Hard, Walker, Texas Ranger) and Missy Yager (Mad Men).  Official selection: Dances with Films 2016 and Las Vegas Film Festival 2016.  Winner Best Local Feature and Best First Time Feature Director at the Las Vegas Film Festival 2016.  The Track is currently being distributed by Indie Rights Movies and can be viewed on Amazon Prime.

 

TLC “Sister Wives”  |  March 2012-November 2013

 Reality Series

 Camera Operator. Shot in the field and supervised photography.

 

Stealing Valentino  |  September 2013

Screenplay.

Co-writer. Co-wrote feature length screenplay.  Second round Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab 2014 and Quarter Finalist in American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest 2013.  Participant in the Puglia Experience Screenwriter’s Workshop 2013.

 

Vegas PBS “Broadway in the Hood”  |  January - March 2013

Documentary. 

Camera Operator. Shot in the field and supervised photography.  Pacific Southwest Emmy Award nominee.

 

Just for Men  |  November 2012

Web Commercial. 

Field Producer/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

Passing the Torch of Remembrance  |  October 2012

Short Documentary.  

Executive Producer. Produced a short documentary with my UNLV documentary and editing students featuring local Holocaust survivors and their children. Pacific Southwest Student. Emmy Award winner.  Invited to be included on the United States Holocaust Museum website.

 

Animal Planet “Law on the Border”  |  April 2012

Docu-Drama Series.

Field Producer/Cinematographer.  Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

The Track  |  August - October 2011

Short Film.

Writer/Director/Editor. Wrote, directed and edited short film.  Official selection at the 2012 Boston International Film Festival, 2012 Sonoma International Film Festival, 2012 Women’s International Film & Arts Festival, 2012 Sun Valley Film Festival and 2012 Vegas Cine Fest.

 

Animal Planet “Country Justice”  |  May - November 2011

Docu-Drama Pilot.

Field Producer/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

MSNBC “Sex Slaves in America”  |  May - August 2010

News Series.

Assistant Editor. Digitized, logged, organized media, recorded voice over and cut sequences.

 

WE “Bridezillas”  | October 2008 - May 2010

Reality series.  

Field Producer/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

T-Mobile  |  July 2009

Web Content.  

Field Producer/Cinematographer. Produced and shot video for the T-mobile web site.

 

Greenpeace  |  June-July 2008, July 2009

Web Content.  

Director/Producer/Editor. Produced, directed, shot and edited four separate web videos for the Greenpeace website.

 

TLC “The Shift”  |  June 2009

Docu-Drama Series.

Producer/Director/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

MTV “Made”  |  March 2006/April - May 2008

Reality Series.

Producer/Director/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

A&E “The First 48”  |  July 2007 - September 2008

Docu-drama Series.

Field Producer/Cinematographer.  Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

The Lucky One  |  February - May 2007

Columbia University Thesis Film. 

Writer/Director. Thesis film for Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program.   Faculty Honors at the Columbia University Film Festival 2007.  Official Selection at the 2007 Temecula Valley Film Festival, 2007 Asheville Film Festival, 2007 Reel Women Intl Film Festival, 2008 Memphis Intl Film Festival, and 2008 Hoboken Intl Film Festival.

 

MTV “Step Up” Movie Special  |  July 2006

TV Special.

Segment Producer/Writer. Produced segments for show.  Researched, wrote and edited content of segments.

 

A&E “Flip This House”  |  June 2006

Reality Series.

Field Producer/Cinematographer. Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes. 

 

MTV “An Inconvenient Truth” Movie Special  |  April - May 2006

TV Special.

Producer/Director/Writer. Scripted, conducted interviews and edited content of show.  Oversaw budget and support staff.   Winner of Environmental Media Award 2006.

 

Painting Me In  |  September 2006

Feature Film.  35mm.

Director. Drama starring Stephen Baldwin and Dixie Carter.  Produced by the Isaac Group.

 

Lay Down, O.A.R.  |  January 2005

Music Video. 16mm.

Director. Won the opportunity to direct the video through a contest sponsored by MTVu and Atlantic Records.  Winner of a MTVu Woodie Award for Most Streamed Video 2006.

 

Crystal River  |  June - August 2005

Feature Film. 35mm.

Director. Drama starring Sean Patrick Flanery. Distributed by Lifesize Entertainment.

 

Snow Whites of Suburbia |  May 2005

Screenplay.

Writer.  Feature length screenplay about three best friends who enter the drug dealing industry posing as Avon ladies.  Winner of 2005 Comedy Central Award for Best Comedy Screenplay.

 

MTV “Diary”  |  August 2004 - January 2005/October - December 2005

Reality Series.

Director/Segment Producer/Cinematographer.  Scripted, shot, conducted interviews and edited content of show.

• Shows worked on include: “Diary of Matthew Lilliard,” “Diary of Katie Holmes,” ”Diary of Omarion,” “Diary of Jessica Biel,” “Diary of Ryan Reynolds” and  ”Diary of Johnny Knoxville.”

 

MTV “My Super Sweet 16”  |  March-September 2005

Reality Series.

Field Producer/Cinematographer.  Produced, directed and shot in the field.  Conducted interviews, supervised photography, suggested themes, scouted locations, oversaw releases and field notes.

 

Being Reel  |  January 2004

Commercial.  35mm.

Writer/Director/Editor. Winner of the 2004 Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award.  Screened on over 21,000 screens across the country.  Honoree for Excellence in Student Filmmaking at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Show.  Currently included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

 

VH1’s “25 Greatest Commercials”   |  May - August 2003

TV Special.

Segment Producer/Writer. Produced segments for show.   Researched, wrote and edited content of segments.

 

The Mayor’s Son  |  June 2003

Screenplay.

Writer. Feature length screenplay about a mayor’s son who runs against his father for mayor.  Second round Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab 2003.

 

91st Hour  |  May 2003

Short Film. DV.

Director/Editor.  

 

Tea in Purgatory  |  January 2002

Short Film. DV.

Director/Editor.  

 

All My Sisters Are Men  |  September 2001

Short Documentary.  DV. 

Director/Producer.  

 

MTV “True Life”  |  September 1998 - 2001

Documentary Series.

True Life Series Associate Producer.  Researched all elements of the show using Lexis Nexis, the Internet and the public library.  Participated in the casting of the show.  Scheduled and attended shoots, which included conducting interviews and shooting footage.  Coordinated post-production phase including assisting off-line Avid editor, oversaw on-line edit and sound mix.  Worked with the Standards & Practices and Right & Clearances departments to make sure that all elements are cleared for use in the show.  Maintained relations with Press and Promos departments.   Oversaw production assistants and interns assigned to show.  

• Shows worked on include: “True Life: The Matthew Shepard Story,” “Sex in the 90’s XII: Fact or Fiction,” Loveline, “9 For the 90’s: 9 Days That Rocked the 90’s,” “9 For the 90’s: 9 Film Moments that Made the 90’s,” “Indie Film Special,” “True Life: I Am Driving While Black” (NAACP award winner), “Sex in the 90’s XIII: Generation Sex,” “True Life: I’m A Star At Sundance,” “True Life: I’m Going to Mardi Gras,” “The Journey of Dr. Dre,” “True Life: I’m A Cheerleader,” “True Life: I’m A Beauty Queen,” “True Life: I’m On Oxy” and “True Life: I’m An Urban Cheerleader.”

 

Survivors  |  June - August 1998

NYU Thesis Film. 16mm.

Producer/Writer/Director/Editor. Award winning short film about the corrupt underworld of the Manhattan private school system.  Official Selection at the 1999 Hamptons International Film Festival, 1999 Temecula Valley International Film Festival, 1999 CMJ FilmFest, 2000 Valleyfest and the New Filmmaker Series at Anthology Film Archives.  Recipient of the Warner Bros. Pictures Film Production Award, the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Award and the William Thomas Gidro-Frank Film Production Award. 

 

Recipe for Death  |  May 1996

Short Film. 16 mm.

Writer/Director/Editor. 

 

Death of Cinderella  |  January 1996

Short Film. 16mm.

Writer/Director/Editor.

 

Live With Regis and Kathie Lee  |  June - August 1996

New York, NY

Production Intern. Performed research for show segments, aided producers with the editing of segments.  Assisted celebrity guests in the studio and performed administrative responsibilities.  

 

The Dana Carvey Show  |  January - May 1996

New York, NY

Casting Intern. Assistant to casting director.  Handled all agency phone calls and assisted in the auditioning process.

 

The Tempest Show  |  December 1995 - February 1996

New York, NY

Production Intern. Researched show topics, assisted guests and performed administrative responsibilities.

 

Twentieth Century Fox, Schindler-Swerdlow Productions  |  June-August 1995

New York, NY

Development Intern. Read screenplays, plays and novels, and wrote reports that evaluated their dramatic and cinematic potential.

 

Cable 13  |  August - December 1995

Duke University. Student Broadcasting.

Associate Producer. Participated in casting, scriptwriting, scheduling, budgeting and soliciting of sponsors for the award-winning student created soap opera, “Ivy Tower”.