Recent Documentary Editorial Projects:

2006
Into The Fire
The History Channel. Directed by Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturie.

2005
Gold Rush
The History Channel. Directed by Academy Award winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman.

  • Winner, Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series “10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America” 2005.

2005
Blood Sweat and Glitter
Independent documentary.  Produced and directed by Sasha Aickin.

  • Winner, audience award for Best Documentary, San Francisco’s Frameline International Film Festival 2005.

2004
Last Letters Home
Co-Production of HBO and New York Times.  Broadcast by HBO.  Directed by Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturie.

  • Nomination, Emmy for Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking 2004.

2002
The Cockettes
USA and International theatrical release.  Broadcast by the Sundance Channel and Logo Television.

  • Winner, Best Documentary Feature, LA Film Critics Association, 2002.
  • Winner, Best Direction, Aspen Comedy Film Festival 2002.
  • Nomination, Best Documentary, Independent Spirit Awards 2002.
  • Official selection: Sundance, Berlin International Film Festival, Hot Docs Toronto, and dozens of National, International and Gay and Lesbian film festivals.
  • Also served as the co-director, online editor, aftereffects artist and postproduction supervisor on the film.

Recent Commercial Editorial Projects:

Havoline Oil – Assembly Line.  Hoytyboy Productions, Young & Rubicam agency.

Honeycomb Cereal – Big Enough.  Orphanage Productions, Ogilvy & Mather/LA agency.

Target – Designer’s Quilt.   Radium, Peterson Milla Hooks agency.

Hershey’s Kisses - Marching Band.  Carl’s Fine Films, Ogilvy & Mather/NY agency.

Staff Editorial Positions:

Radium:  Avid editor, December 2002/Oct 2004. 
Offline editor for various commercial, music video, and independent projects.  Clients include Toyota, Adidas, Pepsi, and Scion.   

Western Images: Vice President, director of Editorial, April 1989/April 1997, part time from April 1998/May 2001.
Offline Avid editor for various commercial, music video, documentary, corporate and independent clients.  Music video work included Alanis Morissette, Sting, the Grateful Dead and Bobby McFerrin.  Additional clients included ILM, Colossal Pictures, Goodby & Silverstein, and FCB. 

Online editor on the Quantel Henry and D1 and D2 digital bays.  Extensive compositing, graphic work and video finishing for film.

Charlex: Senior Editor, January 1980/March 1988.
Staff video editor and compositor using a variety of analog and digital equipment.  Won numerous editorial awards for The Car’s “You Might Think” music video, an Emmy award winning Saturday Night Live open, and commercials for Crest, Ford, the National Enquirer, and Coke.

Equipment/Programs/Software
Avid, (Symphony, Meridian, Media Composer, Express, DV)
Final Cut 5 SD and HD
Photoshop
Aftereffects
Quantel Henry

Director

San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Trailer 2004
(Co-director with David Weissman)

The Cockettes
(Co-director with David Weissman)

Compassionate Friendship – The Story of Maitri Hospice

Merle Saunders “Blues From the Rainforest” music video
Featuring Jerry Garcia (Co-director with Jonathan Keeton)

 

 

References – available upon request