Video

I started my filmmaking journey as an intern at Meridian Hill Pictures in 2017 and fell in love with documentary films. I have since freelanced in the field for HBO’s “The Swamp”, Showtime’s “The Fourth Estate”, BET, independent shorts and features, a web series “Black Girl Single”, Fortune Magazine, Citizen’s Climate Lobby and the ASCD. I joined Nat Geo in 2017 and have since served as an Associate Producer in the field and on individual projects. Check out some of my work below!

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL

Coney Island Reopening Short Documentary

For film class Lingzi Chen and I went to Coney Island multiple times to cover the reopening after over 500 days of closure. We spoke with booth operators, owners, and families both during the shut down and on opening day. We shot on a Canon XF400 and conducted two-camera interviews.

Central Park Dance Skaters Short Documentary

Shot on a Canon XF400, this short film is about the Central Park Dance Skaters led by Lynna “MovingStar” Davis. It addresses roller rink closures due to the pandemic and the history of roller skating in the United States. Experts include a skate critic, author of The Evolution of Skating, and the president of the Central Park Dance Skaters.

Greenburgh Nature Center Profile Documentary

This documentary profiles Dana Desousa, a naturalist at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale, NY. She discusses outdoor education during the pandemic and the importance racial equity as it relates to outdoor access and learning.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

1x60 Going Viral: Beyond the Hot Zone

I am one of the Associate Producers for an original documentary about the natural and cultural history of the Ebola Virus. This film won the Emmy Award in 2020 for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary.

10x60 Hard Time: Locked Up Compilations

I was the Associate Producer for Hard Time: Locked Up, a National Geographic Channel show about life in the Georgia and Ohio prison system, and Las Vegas jail. I set up episodes in Adobe Premiere, co-wrote transitions for scripts, and coordinated narration.

1x60 Girl Power Original Mashup

I was the Associate Producer for Girl Power, a National Geographic Wild show about female courtship and mating in the natural world. I did research, pre-interviews, coordinated shoots, licensed stock footage, oversaw licensing agreements, and executed deliverables for this 1 hour show.

FORTUNE MAGAZINE

I was a field AC for reputable Washington, DC DP Gabriella Garcia Pardo for Fortune Magazine’s “Broken Records” series. We used a Sony A7s and Sony Fs7 in the field for shooting.