THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: casting, field producing, interviewing
Even the insiders are fed up with Washington. To understand why, we posed the same eight questions to House and Senate members on the way out.
As the project's producer, I cast and scheduled all 12 participating Congress members — and interviewed them in Washington D.C.
I talked about the project on TV and on the radio.
Video interactive published on nytimes.com
TikTok video (1.5M views)
Newsletter I wrote about the project
Excerpts of my interviews in print
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: pre-production, (remote) field directing
For two weeks in 2024, Dr. Samer Attar volunteered at local hospitals in Gaza, filming video diaries throughout his trip. He was one of the first international doctors to enter northern Gaza during the war.
I worked closely with Dr. Attar from start to finish — training him on shooting video, providing instructions for and live feedback on his footage while he was in Gaza, and interviewing him multiple times before and after his trip to help craft the film’s argument.
Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial and Opinion
Overseas Press Club Flora Lewis Award
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: casting, field producing, interviewing, archival research
A lot of people have weighed in on legacy admissions: President Biden. Members of Congress. Supreme Court justices. But what about the legacy students themselves?
I cast and pre-interviewed all of the subjects, conducted the on-camera interviews, and found the archival footage.
Video published on nytimes.com
Newsletter I wrote about the video
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: casting, scripting, archival research
Amid an enormous push to destigmatize mental illness, young people have been flooded with mental health information online and elsewhere. But is it possible all this awareness is actually making them feel worse?
I pitched this video and cast academic psychologist Dr. Lucy Foulkes who has been reaching this issue for years. I pre-interviewed her to conceptualize the argument and wrote the script with her and my colleague Adam Westbrook. I also found all the visual assets.
Video published on nytimes.com
Newsletter I wrote about the video
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: field producing, interviewing, editing, archival research
After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear nations carried out more than 2,000 explosive tests mostly in remote places around the world.
In video interviews I conducted, a dozen descendants of atomic testing survivors described the fallout their families have endured — displacement, illness, and death. Those interviews were featured in an interactive article and a video I produced and edited.
Video interactive published on nytimes.com
Instagram reel (944K views)
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: post production, editing
In 2021, a group of filmmakers asked Palestinian children in Gaza about their dreams. I discovered these interviews through a Jordanian filmmaker's TikTok, then reached out to his team to propose a new video juxtaposing these 2021 interviews with present-day footage of Israel's attacks on Gaza.
I conceptualized the video, sourced the interview footage from the filmmakers, selected the present-day war footage, then edited the video.
Video published on nytimes.com
Instagram reel (4.4M views)
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: archival research, scripting
Trump’s second term is wreaking havoc, even on his own supporters. Democrats have the opportunity to win back these disillusioned Americans who swung right in 2024, but they're squandering it: from party leaders and political strategists to influencers and regular people.
I pitched and produced the video, including conducting the open source archival research. I scripted the piece with my colleague Alex Stockton.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: archival research, editing
Sophomoric insults. Rudeness. Personal attacks. Cross talk. These have become the defining features of American political debates. But things haven't always been this way.
I interviewed presidential debate historians and sifted through six decades of presidential debates to collect the archival footage, then edited the video.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: field producing, interviewing, archival research
Being pregnant is hard enough. Then there's the "pregnancy police": strangers who judge pregnant women for all of their choices. That's what professional runner Stephanie Bruce discovered while carrying her third child.
I field produced the shoot in Arizona, interviewing Stephanie on camera and working with our DP Elliot DeBruyn to shoot b-roll.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
roles: archival research, post production
In the decades-long effort to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, the "two-state solution" has been the official policy of most governments and the basis for peace talks. But it has also become one of the most hollowed-out phrases in the Middle East.
I researched the two-state solution's history to find the video's archival footage and worked with my colleague Adam Westbrook to conceptualize the final product.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
roles: casting, field producing, shooting, interviewing, editing
Danielle Boyer is an Ojibwe robotics inventor advocating for technical and cultural education in Native American communities.
I spent an afternoon with Danielle, interviewing her about her inventions and shooting footage of her demonstrating them. We also took a trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian to view exhibits from Danielle's tribal community.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
roles: casting, field producing, interviewing
A national study showed test scores in math and reading hit new lows after the pandemic. I spoke with one family — a fourth grader and her mother — about their challenges with remote learning and their hopes for the next school year.
After pitching the story, I field produced the day-long shoot, conducting the interviews and directing the crew.
ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE
roles: casting, field producing
Minneapolis public school teachers negotiated a new contract after a strike, including a policy that protects underrepresented groups during layoffs. The policy was meant to "remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination" but faced intense backlash.
My reporting about the new policy served as the foundation for this Nightline package. I also booked guests and helped field produce the interviews.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
roles: casting, interviewing, (remote) field producing
Pastor Michael Jennings, a Black man, was arrested while watering plants for a neighbor. The encounter was captured on police bodycam footage, prompting allegations of racial profiling.
I booked the exclusive interview with Pastor Jennings. I interviewed Jennings over Zoom while remotely field directing the crew filming him at his home.
THE HARVARD CRIMSON
roles: (remote) field producing, interviewing, editing
Harvard announced all undergraduate classes in fall 2020 would be virtual because of the pandemic. Only a small number of students were allowed to live on campus that semester, under intense restrictions.
I pitched a video about their highly unusual move-in week, interviewing several students, guiding them through filming their experience, and editing the piece.
THE HARVARD CRIMSON
roles: (remote) field producing, interviewing, editing
After Harvard sent students home during the pandemic, the graduating Class of 2020 found creative ways to reimagine the senior spring experience.
I asked several of them to share videos of how they spent their makeshift senior year. I guided them through recording the videos from afar and edited the final product.
THE HARVARD CRIMSON
roles: shooting, editing, interviewing
When the Science Center Plaza first opened in 2013, there were only five food trucks. In 2019, there were more than 20 trucks serving food in the space throughout each week.
I interviewed several of the plaza's vendors to hear what it's like running a food truck at Harvard.
CHINESE SCHOOL: A DOCUMENTARY
Chinese schools are a nexus of Chinese community life in the U.S., offering childcare services, language and cultural enrichment, as well as academic support. Through an array of curricula and programming, these schools strive to simultaneously prepare children for success in American society while cultivating their connection to Chinese heritage.
A mosaic of vignettes capturing quotidian life at Kwong Kow Chinese School in Boston Chinatown, this verité documentary offers a glimpse into this unique institution.
I directed, shot, and edited this film for my 2021 college course "The Art of Community-Based Filmmaking."
