Wolf OR-7 Expedition Documentary
2016
Producer & Expedition Team Member
A 1,200-mile expedition retracing the route of the first known wolf in California since 1924 to learn about wildlife recovery, human-wildlife conflict, and living with predators in changed landscapes.
Official Selection – Portland EcoFilm Festival 2017
Official Selection – International Wildlife Film Festival 2016
Trailer
The Wolf OR-7 Expedition team retraced by bicycle and on foot the approximate route taken by a GPS – collared wolf called Wolf OR-7. The wolf was born in NE Oregon and in 2011 left his pack and dispersed South to find new territory. He became the first known wolf in California in nearly 90 years, and he is still out there… Follow six adventurers as they retrace the route taken by a GPS-collared Oregon wolf. Their mission is to explore human-wolf coexistence and meet the people along Wolf OR-7’s route who now find themselves in wolf country.
Full Feature Film
Our Face Tells: Seeing the Genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan
2022
Collaborator & Producer
This short documentary calls for attention to the genocide of the Hazara people and the oppression of Hazara women. Interviews with remarkable Hazara women, including the first female mayor of Afghanistan, provide insight into how Hazara women continue to resist the Taliban and call out for support from the global community.
“There is no difference between the Taliban of the 90s and of now. They have the same ideology and perspective… but there is a big difference between women.”
“On behalf of Afghan girls, particularly Hazara girls, we have a message for the Taliban that we will never be defeated.”
Looking at the faces of Hazara women, what do you see? Hazaras are an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, identifiable due to their Asian facial characteristics. Visible in Afghan society, their faces were the targets of genocidal killing by the Taliban. But their faces also reveal their resilience and transformation into leaders within their communities and civil society. This short documentary calls for attention to the genocide of the Hazara people and the oppression of Hazara women. Interviews with remarkable Hazara women, including the first female mayor of Afghanistan, provide insight into how Hazara women continue to resist the Taliban and call out for support from the global community.
Collaborator: Zareen Taj
Funded by: The Shriver Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Oppression of Hazara in Afghanistan
2008
Producer & Editor
A short film completed in collaboration with Zareen Taj to accompany her thesis.
Official Selection – Women’s Voices Now Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Women & Minority Media Film Festival 2009
As a child, Zareen Taj witnessed the Soviet invasion and occupation of her country and the brutal oppression and persecution of her people at the hands of the Taliban.
After two decades of absence, Zareen returned to Afghanistan for a two-month video documentary journey that she organized and led. She brought back over 40 hours of videotapes, 700 photographs, and 20 hours of cassette recordings, parts of which are included in her video here.
This video is only part of Zareen’s work as she hopes to complete a feature-length documentary.
Collaborator: Zareen Taj
Mountaineering with Outward Bound California
2016
Producer, DP, & Editor
A short film promoting remote mountain programs, completed within 36 hours.
Visual Poem for Wayfinding in the Westfjords
2021
Producer & Editor
A short film to accompany our Kickstarter fundraising campaign video.
How much does an elephant eat in a day?
2015
Director, DP, & Editor
A short film shared on National Geographic’s Explorer’s Journal
Special thanks to Elephant’s World, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Filmed in 2015 on a trip to Thailand with Rafa Salvador to explore Thailand’s wildlife and development of ecotourism. Music “Nothing to Fear” by Dexter Britain.
this is carabella
2009
Director, DP, & Editor
A short documentary started for an anthropology class