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One Generation More
This 60-minute documentary about the resurgence of Jewish culture in Estonia follows one family as they celebrate Passover for the first time in 40 years. For BBC, in association with Eesti Kultuurfilm (Estonia), SVI (Sweden), Yleisradio 2 (Finland) and TV Ontario (Canada)
1991
1x60 minutes
Producer
Golden Eagle Award, 1991 -
Damned In The USA
This documentary focuses on the censorship controversy in America involving pornography, art and blesphemy. (Directed by Paul Yule) Channel Four International
1992
1x75 minutes
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International Emmy for Best Arts Documentary, 1992 -
Boys From The Bronx
Writers Frederic Tuten and Jerome Charyn visit the Bronx to recall the world of their childhood. 1993
1x10 minutes
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Shop Til You Drop
In the run up to Christmas, New Yorkers indulge in an annual shopping frenzy. 1993
1x10 minutes
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Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience
A feature-length documentary that tells the story of nine young men and women constructing postive lives as they face the challenges of growing up poor in one of America's most famous African American communities. For the Discovery Channel
1994
1x90 minutes
Producer and Director
Golden Eagle Award, 1994
Cable Ace, 1994 -
Final Judgement: The Execution of Antonio James
In the final weeks leading up to Antonio James' execution, his lawyers battle the state while Warden Burl Cain of Angola Prison oversees the process. For The Discovery Channel
1996
1x90 minutes
Producer and Director
Golden Eagle Award, 1996
Emmy Winner, 1996
Cable Ace, 1996 -
The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison
THE FARM: LIFE INSIDE ANGOLA PRISON intimately captured the day-to-day reality of six men living – and dying – in America’s largest and oldest penal institution. In the process, it captured their innate humanity, and the relationships and community that they built to sustain one another. For A&E and Channel Four International
1998
1x90 minutes
Producer and Director
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance, 1998
Academy Award Nominee, 1998
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Investigative Report: Inside Scientology
This documentary, part of the Investigative Reports series from the Arts and Entertainment Cable Network (A&E), goes behind-the-scenes of the Church of Scientology, founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. This video looks at the history of this controversial church and analyzes its role in the public eye. For A&E
1998
1x20 minutes
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Guns In America
Guns In America is an hour-long program that explores America’s love affair with guns. Part of a five-part series, the film is an effort to find common ground in a polorized nation where one side sees guns as a symbol of violence, and the other as a bastion of individual freedom and defense. For The Discovery Channel
1999
1x60 minutes
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The Wildest Show In The South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
October brings rodeo season to Angola State Penitentiary. Over six thousand people gather at the prison to watch the inmate cowboys risk their lives in some of the most dangerous and bizarre rodeo events in the nation.
For The Discovery Channel19991×30 minutesProducerAcademy Award, Nominee, 2000IDA Short Documentary Winner, 2000 -
The Return of The Kamikaze Kid
The role of a rodeo clown has evolved from being a job, into being a sport. This film follows rodeo clown Rob Smets back into the ring after his second broken neck. For the Discovery Channel
1999
1x60 minutes
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The Gospel According To Mr. Allen
he Addicts Rehabilitation Center (Ar.R.C.) in Harlem is one of the oldest rehab facilities in the country. This is the story three individuals struggling with addiction.
For A&E19991×60 minutesProducerAudience Award - Doubletake Film Festival, 2001 -
Shadows of Doubt: The State VS. 85188 Vincent Simmons
Following the success of THE FARM, we received letters from throughout the world about the Vincent Simmons parole board scene. This film weaves together a complicated story about rape, survival, incarceration and healing. A&E Network, WDR, Germany and Channel Four
1999
1x90 minutes
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Casino Diaries: Part One
A 13-part series that follows the lives of big and small players in the casinos of Las Vegas. For the Discovery Channel
2000
13x30 minutes
Executive Producer -
900 Women: Life In St. Gabriel's Women's Prison
78% of incarcerated women in the nation are mothers. This film follows three inmates at St. Gabriel Women’s Prison, Louisiana’s only maximum security correctional institute for women, and explores the theme of mothering behind bars.
For A&E Network and Channel Four20001×78 minutesProducer -
A Chance To Grow
Three families navigate the unpredictable terrain of a neonatal intensive care unit. The inevitable shifts in each baby’s condition provide dramatic twists that challenge family stability and redefine parental love. Nurses and doctors reveal the challenges and rewards of working in the NICU, as well as complex ethical issues that they face. For Discover Channel
2000
1x53 minutes
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Casino Diaries
A 16-part series that follows the lives of big and small players in the casinos of Las Vegas. For The Discovery Channel
2001 and 2002
16x30 minutes
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Lock Up
These three one-hour episodes follow several inmates at Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI) in Louisiana as they deal with their crimes, doing serious time, and getting out. Watch as inmates learn to accept their crimes - from burglary to murder - and process their emotions as they face parole board. For The Learning Channel (TLC)
2001
3x60 minutes
Executive Producer
3x60 minutes
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Medicine Behind Bars
Three one-hour episodes that follow inmates and their health situations at Louisiana State Penitentiary, David Wade/Fort Wade Correctional Facility, and Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW). For Discovery Health Channel
2001
3x60 minutes
Executive Producer
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RITE OF PASSAGE: BODY PIERCING
An in-depth look at the practice of piercing the body and its meaning to different people around the world. The film takes us from the fashionable, youth oriented body piercing fad found in the US to remote parts of Africa and South Asia, where piercing the body represents such things as religious devotion and tribal identity. For The Discovery Channel and Granada Television
1x60 minutes
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THE RODNEY HULIN STORY: PRISON RAPE IN AMERICA
This short documentary takes the viewer to the heart of the prison rape problem, to meet the victims and the perpetrators, the indifferent officials as well as the isolated reformist administrators. The film not only explores the inside of prisons where rape is rampant but also the incarceration houses where it has been drastically reduced. For Human Rights Watch
1x15 minutes
Executive Producer -
New Orleans: Crime In The Crescent City
Two-part series about New Orleans criminal justice system, including the homicide division, the District Attorney's office, the pathologist and a public defendant. For Court TV
2001
2x60 minutes
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RITE OF PASSAGE: BODY PIERCING
An in-depth look at the practice of piercing the body and its meanings to different people around the world. The film takes us from the fashionable, youth oriented body piercing fad found in the US to the most remote parts of Africa and South Asia, where piercing the body represents such things as religious devotion and tribal identity. For the Discovery Channel and Granada Television
2001
1x60 minutes special
Producer -
RITE OF PASSAGE: BODY PIERCING
An in-depth look at the practice of piercing the body and its meanings to different people around the world. The film takes us from the fashionable, youth-oriented body piercing fad found in the US to the most remote parts of Africa and South Asia, where piercing the body represents such things as religious devotion and tribal identity. For The Discovery Channel and Granada Television 2001 1 x 60 minutes special Producer -
THE RODNEY HULLEN STORY: PRISON RAPE IN AMERICA
This short documentary takes the viewer to the heart of the prison rape problem, to meet the victims and the perpetrators, the indifferent officials as well as the isolated reformist administrators. The film not only explores the inside of prisons where rape is rampant but also the incarceration houses where it has been drastically reduced. For Human Rights Watch
2001
1x15 minutes
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New Orleans: Crime In The Crescent City
Two-part series about New Orleans criminal justice system, including the homicide division, the District Attorney's office, the pathologist and a public defendant. For Court TV
2001
2x60 minutes
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Fight To The Max
A feature-lenght documentary that takes the audience inside the brutal world of prison boxing. At the center of the film is Clifford “The Black Rhino” Etienne, a former inmate of Angola State Penitentiary, who now fights professionally and is considered a contender for the heavyweight crown.
For Discovery Channel20011×90 minutesProducer -
Science Times: Shaky Ground and Monarch Butterflies
For National Geographic
2001
1x60 minutes
Segment Producer -
New York Justice
New York City is held together by a constantly changing set of laws and rules that guide us through an otherwise chaotic urban environment. This 5-part series delves into the stories of the people who fill this city. For A&E and Channel Four International
2001
5x60 minutes
Executive Producer
5x60 minutes
Executive Producer -
After 9/11: Rebuilding Lives
A documentary that follows six people who face the extraordinary task of putting the pieces back together after their lives were shattered on September 11th. For Discovery Channel's 9/11/02 Memorial
2002
1x60 minutes
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The World's Most Dangerous Places
World Famous adventurer, Robert Young Pelton, takes us straight into the dark heart of the world's hot spots, war zones, terrorist dens and unforgiving regions showing us how to travel, explore, survive and come back alive. For The Travel Channel/Discovery Canada and Granada
2002-2003
6x60 minutes
Series Executive Producer and Episode Producer
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Inshallah: Diary Of An Afghan Woman
Since 1993, when she founded the U.S. based aid organization Help the Afghan Children, Suraya Sadeed has led eighteen relief missions to her homeland, smuggling food and supplies through Taliban-held territory and setting up often clandestine schools and medical clinics. For Oxygen
2002
1x60 minutes
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Justifiable Homicide
This documentary follows the story of Margarita Rosario, founder of Parents Against Police Brutality, as she challenges the NYPD to justify the brutal murders of her son and nephew, who were killed by two young detectives in The Bronx. For Sundance Channel
2001
1x78 minutes
Producer For Sundance Channel
1x78 minutes
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Golden Globes: All That is Gold Does Not Glitter
Less than 100 film critics wield enormous power in deciding the financial success of Hollywood's major motion pictures. The film takes a humorous look at one of the industry's most important award shows. For Trio Channel
2003
1x60 minutes
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Sick Humor
In the face of constant negative media imagery, people respond with what can only be described as sick jokes. For Trio Channel
2003
1x30 minutes
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Liberia: An Uncivil War
In Liberia, the summer of 2003 was pure insanity: two armies were in the final battle of a fifteen-year civil war, holding the capital under siege while thousands died from mortar shells launched from afar. As the soldiers, mostly teenagers, fought a bloody urban battle, the nation prayed for American forces to show up and put an end to the violence. For the Discovery Times Channel/BBC
2004 1 x 102 minutes
Producer and Director
Two Emmy Nominations, 2005
Special Jury Prize, IDFA 2004 -
Fronline/World: Earthquake/No More
Program on PBS
For PBS 2005
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Secrets of The Code
The film takes the viewer on a spiritual road trip from ancient Europe to modern Israel in a feature documentary that covers the terrain touched upon in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Interviews were done with many of the leading teachers, art historians and spiritual guides of our time. For Sony Home Video
2006
Director
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Only In America
This ten-part series follows Pulitzer Prize winning writer and reporter, Charlie LeDuff as he journeys through America's many subcultures. From a fight club in Oakland, to the gay rodeo in Oklahoma, from war re-enactors to male models, Charlie takes us deep into the diversity that is America. For the Discovery Times Channel
2006
10x60 minutes
Series Executive Producer and Episode Producer
10x60 minutes
Series Executive Producer and Episode Producer -
Iron Ladies of Liberia
A look at the acheivements and struggles of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman elected as President of the African nation of Liberia. 2007
Executive Producer
Audience Award - Top 3 International Films, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
Best Documentary, Banff World Television Awards
Best Documentary Feature, AFI Dallas International Film Festival
Millennium Development Goals Award, One World Media Awards -
Dear Talula
Following a routine checkup Lori received a call from her doctor telling her she had breast cancer. Within days of her diagnosis, Lori began filming every detail of the experience. With warmth and humor, DEAR TALULA reveals the most uplifting details of one woman's fight for life. 2007
1x34 minutes
Co-Producer
Best Short: Ashland Independent Film Festival, 2007
International Cancer Film Festival, 2008 -
Big Snoop Dogg's Youth Authority
A feature documentary about Snopp Dogg's experience as a young man facing the obstacles of growing up black and poor in California. Once a state renowned for its innovative juvenile justice system, California is now considered to have one of the worst systems in America. For Spike TV
2007
Producer
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The Farm: 10 Down
In 1998 THE FARM - a film about six inmates in Angola Prison, Louisiana's maximum security penitentiary - received critical acclaim. Now, ten years later, we go back inside Angola to reconnect with our characters and witness first hand Time's impact on their spirits, their bodies, their sense of hope and their sense of purpose. For National Geographic Channel
June 14, 2009
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Fighting For Peace
Short film for Amnesty International. Illustrates post civil war rebuilding in Liberia. For Amnesty International
2008
1x20 minutes
Director -
The Road to Redemption
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION is a documentary inspired by Liberian novelist Elma Shaw's moving novel Redemption Road. Elma's novel is the basis for this documentary to explore the stories of three women who were combatants in rebel armies during the civil war. This film celebrates the women of Liberia who together are building a future for this beleaguered African nation. Documentary Short
2008
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