| ::CPB/PBS Producer's Academy here we come! :: I am absolutely thrilled to have been accepted to attend the CPB/PBS Producer's Academy this June, along with my Work In Progress Film "A Fragile Trust" about the Jayson Blair/New York Times debacle of 2003. This is truly an amazing opportunity to work directly with the best folks in the business and learn exactly what I need to do to get my film to an audience that will really appreciate it. I'm so excited! :: FRONTLINE: "Sick Around America" airs nationally on PBS :: I am proud to have worked as Associate Producer on Jon Palfreman's latest film "Sick Around America" which was broadcast on FRONTLINE on March 31st. "Sick Around America" is an important film that takes a hard look at the current state of our health care system while examining what really needs to happen if change is to take place. If you missed the broadcast, you can watch the whole film here: :: Living the Dream - "Pandora Presents" profiles of young stars :: I spent much of the last 2 months following around some amazing young musicians to see what it takes to get serious about music while you're still in High School. Molly Tuttle is a bluegrass prodigy, and Finish Ticket, a band of boys from Alameda, are indie pop rockers with talent and style to spare. Check 'em out here: http://blog.pandora.com/archives/show/2009/03/studio_stories_15.html :: NOISE POP 2007-2009 :: I've been shooting live shows for the Noise Pop Music Festival for the past several years & finally, some of the footage is available online! There is also a long-format documentary about the festival being put together now, but for the moment, you can check out a few of the shows here: :: "Pandora Presents" Live
Concert Series :: Had a lot of fun shooting a bunch of live shows for Pandora's new "Pandora Presents" video series. Notably, shoots with Von Iva, Matt Nathanson, and The Spinto Band. The Matt Nathanson and Spinto Band shoots also involved production for a couple of mini-docs I'm producing about what life on the road is like for these guys. For now, check out some great live concert videos here: Matt
Nathanson: "Come on Get Higher" :: ECUADOR: Flower Power screens
at DOCUMENTA festival :: The short film I produced about Fair Trade Roses in
Ecuador was screened in Quito, Ecuador as part of the DOCUMENTA film
festival. Read more about the festival here: :: ECUADOR: Flower Power screens
at GREEN FESTIVAL 2008 in DC:: Happy to report that the short film I produced about Fair Trade Roses in Ecuador was also selected to screen as part of Green Festival 2008 in DC. :: ABC News piece about Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young Tour Movie:: I shot an interview with journalist Mike Cerre, director of the new film Deja Vu about the CSNY tour, for this ABC News Worldwide Webcast. http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5612588 :: 2 Episodes of "Pandora Presents
- The Musicology Show" :: GUSH recorded & edited two of these awesome Pandora
podcasts - and Sam even hosts one of the episodes. Check it out here: :: "ECUADOR: FLOWER POWER" launches
on FRONTLINE/World :: Check out this mini-doc I produced with Deb Tullman
and Cortney Hamilton reporting from ecuador about Fair Trade Flowers. :: "Dating Through The Eyes"
launches on Current :: I did sound for this short piece produced by Charlotte
Buchen about Eye Gazing Parties in San Francisco :: "Precise As Pastry" in Distillations
Podcast Episode 9:: Learn all about the chemistry of baking in this short
segment featuring Michelle Polzine, the pastry chef at Range Restaurant
in San Francisco. She was recently voted Best Pastry Chef in San Francisco
and has some very interesting things to say about glutens, fats, and
experimenting with your recipies. :: "They Turned A Screw" Video for Blammos Launches:: Music video I made for SF Band Blammos shot on GG Bridge. :: "A Fragile Trust" in post-production :: A Fragile Trust explores the history of the Jayson
Blair/New York Times debacle that took place in 2003 while examining
the repercussions that such a high profile scandal has had on big media
as an entity. :: "Now Leaving Colorado City: Life After Polygamy " clip to air on CNN tonight :: A clip of the short documentary film I produced this
summer about 3 young people who were exiled from their family, friends,
and community, all members of the polygamous FLDS church in Colorado
City, will air tonight on CNN's program Anderson Cooper 360. Watch
the complete half-hour film here: :: "Prescription for Pain" on ABC World News Webcast :: Story about the ins and outs of
medical marijuana use. :: "INDIA: A Pound of Flesh" wins SAJA Award:: The short documentary I made about India's
black market trade in human kidneys was selected by the South Asian
Journalists Association as the "Outstanding story about South Asia,
or South Asians in North America: New Media" for 2007. :: News21 Carnegie/Knight Fellowships
Announced:: I was selected to be
be a News21 fellow this summer as part of the Carnegie/Knight 21st
Century News Initiative. Our theme this year is 'Religion' and I'm
producing a short doc about life after polygamy in the FLDS church. :
CNS: BELIEFS Wins Emmy:: The News Magazine show called "Beliefs"
I produced last year with Raquel Marial Dillon and Jason Blalock won
an Emmy at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences College TV Awards ceremony
in the News Magazine Category. Watch the entire show here: :: Production Wrapping soon
for "A Fragile Trust" :: A Fragile Trust explores the history of the Jayson
Blair/New York Times debacle that took place in 2003 while examining
the repercussions that such a high profile scandal has had on big media
as an entity. :: Sea Chantey's Radio
Piece on KALX:: In September, I climbed abord the 100 year old square-rig
sailing ship The Balclutha with 100 other San Franciscans for the monthly
Sea Chantey sing gathering. Listen to this short piece that tells you
all about Chantey's - what they are, why people sing them and why they
are more popular than ever. :: "INDIA: A Pound of Flesh" on
Al Jazeera International:: The India documentary about the black market trade in human kidneys was recently acquired by Al Jazeera International for their new program People & Power. :: Burying the Past Radio :: In this day and age, it's hard to imagine picking up
a shovel to bury your neighbor, but that's just what John Lee, Maggie
McEleny, and Patrick McCarthy had to do for their neighbor Vera Smith
when she was killed in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. Months after
the burial, I asked the three survivors to reflect on their experience.
Out of these intimate conversations, a partner and I put together this
mini radio documentary for a class with NPR's celebrated Kitchen Sisters: :: Rubik's Selected for Air on
Current TV :: In January, I went to the International Rubik’s Cube Competition in San Francisco. I spoke with top competitors about why they love to
cube, how theyperfect their technique, and how they got into cubing
in the firstplace. I also happened to catch the setting of a new world
record forspeed solving. I uploaded this piece to the Current TV website
whichmeans if I collect enough ‘greenlights’ this piece
will go on air likemy piece about the Ski Jump in San Francisco. That’s
where you come in. :: India: A Pound of Flesh on FRONTLINE/World :: This past March I went to India to investigate the
black market trade in human kidneys. I had been reading about the story
for months but it was pretty shocking to actually go to India and see
scores of women with telltale scars peeking out from under their sari’s
from where they’d had their kidney removed. I met several people
who’d sold a kidney, a broker who arranges the deals, the doctors
who do the surgeries, and some of the government officials who are supposed
to stop the trade. I put together an 11-minute mini-documentary about
the story and I’m thrilled to say it was picked up by the PBS
show FRONTLINE/World as part of their online Rough Cut series. :: Radio version of "A Pound
of Flesh" on Marketplace :: I also cut a radio version of the story for the National
Public Radio program Marketplace. :: “The Aidan Hawken Experiment” mini-doc released :: My friend Aidan Hawken (www.aidanhawken.com ), who released his 4 thalbum last year, just played the first show for his outstanding newsolo album “Pillows and Records.” Characteristically, he wanted to dosomething special for the show, so rather than do a straight rock show,he had original charts written for an accompanying string trio andhired the best in the business to sit in and play with him. A daringexperiment indeed. Check out the mini-documentary here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=902935974&n=2 :: Interview with Musician Irvin Mayfield Airs on Weekend Edition :: Irvin Mayfield is one of the most talented jazz trumpet players livingin America today. When I went down to New Orleans this past spring tointerview people about the slow recovery process following HurricaneKatrina, I spoke with Irvin about his own losses and how he’srecovering. This is a just short excerpt of a much longer conversationI had with Irvin, but it’s worth checking out: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5492839 :: Sonoma County Apple Farmers on PBS :: My mini-doc about the plight of Sonoma County Apple Farmers was selected for air by KRCB, a PBS station in Northern California. The piece will air between longer segments this summer and fall. :: IF Stone Award for Investigative Reporting :: My mini-doc “India: A Pound of Flesh” won the IF Stone award forInternational Investigative Reporting at UC Berkeley. The piece wasalso just picked up by the PBS show FRONTLINE/World as part of theirRough Cut series. Check back soon to find out when it will launch. :: SF Ski selected for air on Current TV :: Check out this pod about the Ski Jump that Icer Air built in the middleof San Francisco. That’s right, a Ski Jump in Pacific Heights. Theworld’s top skiers and snowboarders gathered to test their skill andcompete for top honors in this unusual competition. Check it out and GREENLIGHT ME here: :: Church of Craft at Sundance Independent Producers
Conference :: I was invited to attend the Sundance Independent Producer's Conference in 2005 with a work in progress version of my documentary about the Church of Craft. http://www.churchofcraftmovie.com
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