About

I’m an Emmy, Peabody, and duPont Columbia award-winning documentary filmmaker, primarily focused on environmental conflict and migration. I run a production company called Documist with my best friends.

Most recently I produced Nuisance Bear (A24 / Sundance 2026 US Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner), which was expanded from our Oscar-shortlisted short film. I also produced The Territory (National Geographic / Sundance 2022), which won two Sundance awards, a Primetime Emmy for ‘Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking’, and a Peabody Award. It was also nominated for 7x Cinema Eye Awards, 3x Critics Choice Awards, a Gotham Award, and was Oscar-shortlisted. I’ve also produced and edited numerous short films, including Unsafe Passage (Guardian Documentaries / Emmy winner, NPPA Documentary of the Year); Squid Fleet (The New Yorker / Camerimage Golden Frog nominee); and Filmed in Gaza (NBC Digital Docs / 3x Emmy nominee, Peabody finalist, Webby nominee).

Before that, I worked primarily on short films and digital features for outlets including National Geographic, the Economist, The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, NBC, and BBC. I have also worked extensively for commercial and non-profit clients around the world.

One thing I truly enjoy is teaching and sharing the craft of documentary. I have given dozens of workshops and worked on a range of participatory multimedia projects in the US, Canada, Kenya, Haiti, the Philippines, and Brazil; from art projects for kids, to evidentiary techniques for human rights defenders, to masterclasses for aspiring cinematographers.

I’ve worked in over 30 countries and speak English and Spanish fluently, as well as Portuguese and French conversationally.

Recognition

The Territory

Sundance 2022 Official Selection
- World Cinema Documentary Audience Award
- Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft
Primetime Emmy winner for ‘Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking’.
Peabody Award winner
Official Selection to over 100 festivals, with 48 awards and nominations
7x Cinema Eye Honors nominations
3x Critics Choice Awards nominations
Academy Awards shortlist

Nuisance Bear (feature-length version)

Sundance 2026 Official Selection
- US Documentary Grand Jury Prize Winner

Nuisance Bear (short version)

Critics Choice Award: Best Documentary Short 2023
Cinema Eye Honors: Best Documentary Short 2023
Canadian Screen Awards nominee: Best Short Documentary
Official Selection to over 60 festivals, including TIFF, IDFA, SXSW, True/False, Aspen, Sheffield etc., with 25 awards and nominations
2x Documentary Emmy nominations
Short of the Week
Vimeo Staff Pick
Academy Awards shortlist

Filmed in Gaza

3x Emmy nominations
Peabody Award finalist
Webby nominee

Squid Fleet

Camerimage: Golden Frog nominee
San Diego Int’l Film Festival: Best Short Documentary
Sapporo Int’l Short Film Festival: Best Documentary
Odense Int’l Film Festival: Soapbox Award
Squid Fleet is part of a broader investigative series called “China: The Superpower of Seafood" by The Outlaw Ocean. Awards for the series include:
- duPont Columbia Award
- Overseas Press Club Award
- Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia

Unsafe Passage

Documentary Emmy winner (2x nominations)
NPPA - Documentary of the Year, and Best Short Form Documentary
Pictures of the Year International - Documentary Journalism Award
2021 Tom Renner Award from The Investigative Reporters and Editors
Vimeo Staff Pick

Undocumented in the Pandemic

Documentary Emmy nomination
Front Page award

The Intersection: Fatherhood at the heart of George Floyd Square

NPPA - Best Long Form Documentary
Pictures of the Year International - Documentary Journalism Finalist

Undammed

Jackson Wild: Best Short – Impact Story

Blue Nile: Sudan’s Forgotten Front

Amnesty Int'l Media Award shortlist