Producer
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Represent
Producer
An independent documentary that covers the historic rise in U.S. women running for local government in 2016.
The film was acquired by PBS’s Independent Lens series and received 1.2 million views during its television premiere.
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The Workers Cup
Associate Producer
Filmed inside Qatar's labor camps, this independent documentary offers unprecedented access and understanding into African and Asian migrant workers building the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The film premiered on Opening Night at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
The Workers Cup was distributed in the U.S. on PBS’s POV and on Amazon Prime. In 2019, it was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy, as well as for a Critics Choice award for Best Sports Documentary.
Currently in Production
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Untying the Knot
Producer
The Philippines is the only country outside the Vatican that does not allow divorce, causing women in troubled marriages to pay a steep price.
With only limited and difficult legal options, women either stay in abusive homes or turn to more unsavory solutions.
Untying the Knot is in production, and I’m currently advising director Chona Mangalindan on fundraising and story development.
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Thank You For Thinking of Me
Consulting Producer
When a Black Muslim activist, Myles Carter, is tackled by police during a BLM protest, the tension on the street escalates, and an innocent Black bystander, Deyanna Davis, is swept into a turbulent series of events.
Though strangers, Carter is alarmed by the criminal justice system’s treatment of Davis and uses his moment in the spotlight to bring attention to her story.
Thank You For Thinking of Me is in production and I’m currently advising director Akram Shibly on financing, editing, and storytelling.
I love bringing out the best in directors.
A thoughtful creator can make any story brilliant, so I tend to fall in love with directors and not projects. I’m keen on misfits, poets at heart, and artists with an ax to grind.
My goal is to help the creator tap into and stretch the story that’s burning inside them. I inspire directors to turn the stuff of their imagination into bold, technicolor work.
I believe a good producer supports the director in exploring, shaping, and resourcing their vision. I’m particularly interested in partners from and projects about historically excluded communities.
Read my DEI statement here or contact me if you think I’m a match for your project.
