Dogtown Redemption, Associate Producer, PBS Independent Lens
(Nominated for a 2017 Documentary Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary)
(Winner: Audience Favorite Award - Mill Valley Film Festival)
As with the poor living in the urban slums of India, Egypt and Brazil, a surprising number of Americans live on the margins of a vast river of trash that is a source of hope and redemption. Dogtown Redemption follows this river, and its inhabitants. We dig into a lively, bustling yet invisible and most odiferous corner of California. We follow the lives of four recyclers: Jason, the Olympic titan of recycling, Roslin, a widow whose husband, Willie taught her how to survive by recycling; Landon, a former priest, who ministers to the recyclers while struggling with his own fall from grace, and Miss Kay, the ultimate outsider, formerly a punk rocker from a prominent Korean family, now at the mercy of the elements and predators. Through them, we are introduced to the art, science, economics and politics of recycling: what it offers, how it touches and why it matters to the poor.
Learn more about Dogtown Redemption here.
(Nominated for a 2017 Documentary Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary)
(Winner: Audience Favorite Award - Mill Valley Film Festival)
As with the poor living in the urban slums of India, Egypt and Brazil, a surprising number of Americans live on the margins of a vast river of trash that is a source of hope and redemption. Dogtown Redemption follows this river, and its inhabitants. We dig into a lively, bustling yet invisible and most odiferous corner of California. We follow the lives of four recyclers: Jason, the Olympic titan of recycling, Roslin, a widow whose husband, Willie taught her how to survive by recycling; Landon, a former priest, who ministers to the recyclers while struggling with his own fall from grace, and Miss Kay, the ultimate outsider, formerly a punk rocker from a prominent Korean family, now at the mercy of the elements and predators. Through them, we are introduced to the art, science, economics and politics of recycling: what it offers, how it touches and why it matters to the poor.
Learn more about Dogtown Redemption here.
RICOCHET, Associate Producer
(Winner: Audience Award for Documentary Film, CAAMFest 2021)
RICOCHET TELLS THE STORY of the historic trial following the tragic incident at Pier 14 in San Francisco – when a young woman named Kate Steinle was killed by the ricochet of a bullet accidentally fired by an undocumented immigrant, Jose Garcia Zarate. The incident sparked a political and media firestorm – spearheaded by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald J. Trump – that rattled the nation, exploited the tragedy of a family, and demonized an innocent man in the process. RICOCHET weaves this background through the main narrative of the trial, led by a defense team from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office featuring Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez and Francisco Ugarte, Managing Attorney of their Immigration Defense Unit. They must overcome not only the prosecution in this case, but also the court of public opinion warped by political agendas and false media narratives.
Learn more about RICOCHET here.
(Winner: Audience Award for Documentary Film, CAAMFest 2021)
RICOCHET TELLS THE STORY of the historic trial following the tragic incident at Pier 14 in San Francisco – when a young woman named Kate Steinle was killed by the ricochet of a bullet accidentally fired by an undocumented immigrant, Jose Garcia Zarate. The incident sparked a political and media firestorm – spearheaded by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald J. Trump – that rattled the nation, exploited the tragedy of a family, and demonized an innocent man in the process. RICOCHET weaves this background through the main narrative of the trial, led by a defense team from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office featuring Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez and Francisco Ugarte, Managing Attorney of their Immigration Defense Unit. They must overcome not only the prosecution in this case, but also the court of public opinion warped by political agendas and false media narratives.
Learn more about RICOCHET here.
Dot Citizen Podcast, Co-Host
Dot Citizen is a podcast exploring the intersections between technology, policy, and human rights. Topics include American election security, explorations of how activists and the government are using technological tools in Iran, the future of work, and more.
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Dot Citizen is a podcast exploring the intersections between technology, policy, and human rights. Topics include American election security, explorations of how activists and the government are using technological tools in Iran, the future of work, and more.
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