documentary films
Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America (2020)
"It’s a thorough history of the effort to restrict and shame Black mobility & it’s a must-watch. A documentary like Driving While Black has the power to bring about real and necessary social change." Tambay Obenson, Indiewire
American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award Recipient, 2021
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)
The film explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, Oliver Sacks. Known for his books Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks was a fearless explorer of unknown cognitive worlds who helped redefine our understanding of the brain and mind, the diversity of human experience & our shared humanity.
New York Times Critic’s Pick, 2019
The Chinese Exclusion Act (2018)
Veteran filmmakers Li-Shin Yu and Ric Burns, in collaboration with The Center for Asian American Media, contextualize the devastating history of the Chinese Exclusion Act. "The curriculum is important, for it gives students an opportunity to grapple with their own experiences & stories within the larger narratives of immigration of this country," ah-Yee Woo, Alameda County Teacher of the Year.
Organization of American Historian's Erik Barnouw Award Winner, 2019
Dante: Inferno to paradise (2024)
Under the guidance of professor emeritus of Italian literature, Riccardo Bruscagli, DANTE explores the riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri and his soaring classical narrative poem The Divine Comedy. Mesmerizing, dreamlike and disorienting, it has become a behemoth of modern literature that continues to inspire creatives throughout the centuries.
film producer & Outreach coordinator
For over five and a half years, I worked with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns and the team at Steeplechase Films on many documentaries including Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019) and Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America (2020). While working as a producer, my responsibilities included archival & historical research, database management, grant writing, budgeting, field production, script development, social media management, website development, and other duties as assigned.
While producing Driving While Black alongside professor & award-winning filmmaker Emir Lewis, I had the opportunity to collaborate with many talented creative professionals across multiple disciplines, including Dr. Gretchen Sorin, Director of The Cooperstown Graduate Program and author of the book Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights, the animation team at rezonate, dialogue facilitators from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, the team at PBS LearningMedia, and Grammy Award-winner Brian Keane and his talented collective of musicians. After the film was released in the fall of 2020, my responsibilities shifted to coordination of outreach events across the country including film screenings at the New-York Historical Society, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, the Justice Film Festival, and Glimmerglass Film Days.