Recent Documentary Editorial Projects:
2009
Sex In 69, The Sexual Revolution In America
Executive Produced by Academy and Emmy Award winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman. Broadcast by The History Channel.
2008
The Alzheimer’s Project – Caregivers
Directed by Academy and Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturie. Broadcast by HBO.
> Winner, Television Critics Association 2009 Award for Outstanding
Achievement In News & Information (series).
2008
The Final Inch
Produced and directed by Emmy and Peabody Award winning director Irene Taylor Brodsky. Broadcast by HBO.
> Nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category in 2009.
2007
Hats Off
Independednt documentary. Directed by Jyll Johnstone. Produced by Michael Davis. Theatrical run, European television and home video release.
> Premiered at Telluride, 2007.
2006
Into The Fire
Directed by Bill Couturie. Broadcast by The History Channel.
2005
Gold Rush
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman. Broadcast by The History Channel.
> 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
Directed by Bill Couturie. Co-Production of HBO and New York Times. Broadcast by HBO.
> Nomination, Emmy for Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking 2004.
2002
The Cockettes
Directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman. USA and International theatrical release. Broadcast by the Sundance Channel and Logo Television. Also served as online editor, aftereffects artist and postproduction supervisor on the film.
> 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.
Recent Commercial Editorial Projects:
Target – Essentials Radium, Peterson Milla Hooks agency.
Havoline Oil – Assembly Line Hoytyboy Productions, Young & Rubicam agency.
Excel Gum/Wrigley’s – Folding Orphanage Production, BBDO Toronto agency.
Honeycomb Cereal – Big Enough Orphanage Production, Ogilvy & Mather/LA agency.
Target – Designer’s Quilt Radium, Peterson Milla Hooks agency.
Staff Editorial positions:
Radium: Avid editor, December 2002 to 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 to April 1997, part time from April 1998 to 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 to 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 7 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