FILMS

THE HUMAN ELEMENT - Director, Writer

This award-winning look at the impacts of climate change on ordinary Americans follows renowned environmental photographer James Balog as he trains his camera on how human activity has changed the four classical elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

PRESS AND AWARDS

“A departure from An Inconvenient Truth-esqe portrayals of doom and gloom that have defined most climate documentaries of the past decade or so. Rather than featuring primarily scientists preaching to the enviro choir, it focuses on relatable everyday people being affected by the changing planet: firefighters, fishermen, coal miners.” Outside Magazine

Featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Link.

World Premiere - 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Best Feature Film - Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival
Best Documentary - SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Catalyst Award - EarthXFilm
Best Documentary - Colorado Film & Video Association
Best Environmental Documentary - Newport Beach Film Festival
Novim Epiphany Award for Science Awareness, Stanford University
Best Conservation Film - Naturetrack Film Festival
AreDay Impact Film
Official Selection - Jackson Wild Film Festival
Official Selection - Telluride Mountainfilm
Official Selection - Boulder International Film Festival

Selected participant in the American Film Showcase Link

Film website here.

VLOGUMENTARY - Director, Writer

VLOGUMENTARY charts the unlikely rise to fame and fortune of Youtube vloggers, people who film and share their daily lives with millions of passionate fans. The film features some of Youtube’s biggest stars like Shay Carl, GloZell Green and Charles Trippy (who maintained his world record for most consecutive daily vlogs by continuing to film during two brain surgeries). Premiered at the 2016 TriBeCa Film Festival.

FREEDOM! THE MOVIE - Director, Writer

A funny and heartfelt road trip through some of the eccentric ways Americans around the country express their notions of what it means to be free. The movie follows comedian Billy Wayne Davis as he explores life in a libertarian stronghold, lives on the road with a van-dwelling family, forages for food with an off-the-grid community and tries whatever he feels like in a Nevada town where nearly everything is legal. Produced for CMT.

THE BUFFALO WAR - Director, Writer, Camera

An award-winning examination of the killing of Yellowstone National Park’s wild bison by Montana state and federal officials. The film follows a 500-mile march across Montana in the dead of winter by a group of Native American protesters, the frontlines work of daring environmental activists and the story of a ranching family caught in the crossfire. Recipient of ITVS funding, the film played festivals worldwide and aired nationally on PBS.

PRESS AND AWARDS

"As iconic as the buffalo are, the story's real power lies in its even-handed assessment of the separate struggles of Native American and environmental activists to change policies long-supported by ranchers and Montana bureaucracies. It is a model approach to laying out conflicting voices with empathy and restraint." The Independent

"Of several films on this subject, The Buffalo War is arguably the best to date. Extremely well photographed, it gives equal weight to all the concerned voices." Montana Magazine

"A fascinating look at the untold story of the current decimation of the last wild herd of buffalo...skillfully interweaves the stories of radical environmentalists, protesting Native Americans, and a ranch family." San Francisco Film Society

Special Jury Prize - Newport International Film Festival
Golden Gate Award - San Francisco International Film Festival
Best Environmental Film - Ashland Independent Film Festival
Grand Prize for Best Film - Great Plains Film Festival
Certificate of Merit - Chicago International Film Festival
Best Environmental Film - Vermont International Film Festival
Merit Award - International Wildlife Film Festival
Audience Choice Award - Global Green Indigenous Film Festival Official Selection - Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Selected as closing night film, Margaret Mead Film Festival, American Museum of Natural History