Rise Together Detroit
Detroit People’s Platform | 2017 | multiple productions Director + Creative Producer + D.P. + Editor In partnership with the Detroit People’s Platform, the Sugar Law Center, and Rise Together Detroit, I produced a series of campaign videos for Proposal A, which would allow Detroit communities to enter into legally binding community benefits agreements when […]
Ryter Cooperative Industries
Ryter Cooperative Industries | 2017 | 3 minutes Director + Cinematographer + Editor Ryter Cooperative Industries, a Detroit-based solar panel manufacturer, commissioned me to tell the story of their work to promote their new solar alley light system.
Sugar Law Center
Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center | 2017 | 11 min Director + D.P. + Editor The Sugar Law Center (founded by the National Lawyers Guild) provides free legal support for workers who face issues such as wage theft, mass layoffs and job discrimination. This documentary highlights client stories and landmark cases throughout the center’s […]
Midwest Environmental Justice Network
2016 | Multiple Productions Director + Creative Producer + D.P. + Editor I worked in collaboration with hip-hop producer Bryce Detroit and photographer Shanna Merola, to produce short documentaries in collaboration with environmental justice organizations across the midwest. We were asked to prototype a media-team system for a regional coalition of environmental justice organizations, work […]
Let there Be Light
Soulardarity | 2016 | web-based storytelling project Director + Creative Producer + D.P. + Editor + Impact Strategist In 2012, the streetlights in Highland Park, Michigan were repossessed by the investor-owned utility monopoly, DTE Energy. In the aftermath, the community organized for renewable energy solutions. This video series and interactive website was designed in collaboration with Soulardarity, […]
Juvenile Lifers
State Appellate Defender’s Office of Michigan | 2017-2021 | Multiple shorts | Director + D.P. + Editor In 2012, the US Supreme Court found that to sentence juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole is considered cruel and unusual punishment. As a result, public appellate defenders across the country are now working […]
Structural Flaws
ACLU of Michigan | 2015 | Photoessay and Media Slideshow Photojournalist In 2015, the ACLU of Michigan hired me as a journalist and documentary photographer to investigate the ways capital expenditure costs overburden Michigan school districts. During the course of the project, I visited seven districts (five among the lowest taxable value per pupil, and […]