in time
Mona is faced with a moral dilemma when a young girl asks for help.
Written and directed by first time filmmaker Naomi Wantwadi, I was thrilled to be part of the producing team on the short film In Time. In addition to telling a worthwhile story, I'm really pleased to be part of a project where the cast and crew were overwhelmingly women and people of color.
The film is finished, festival submissions are underway, and the trailer will go live soon!
Dancing on the Elephant
Two women in their twilight years forge an irreverent and bittersweet friendship over the absurdities of nursing home life, the challenges of declining health, and their determination to age with dignity.
My Chasing Rabbits collaborator Julia Neill and I teamed up to produce and direct this terrific award-winning script. The script is adapted from a produced play by the same name, which also won a pile of awards, by the Toronto-based playwright Lisa Hagen.
The project is in pre-production (after a number of Covid-related delays!) with production scheduled for 2023. To learn more or to sign up for the email list, check out the Dancing on the Elephant website.
Waking the Sleeping Giant …
… is the story of the effort to build a reenergized progressive movement in the United States. Through the eyes of five extraordinary individuals wrestling with racial injustice, economic inequality, and money in politics, the film probes the widespread discontent of the past several years, Donald Trump’s dramatic electoral victory, and the key fault lines on the political left. Waking the Sleeping Giant makes sense of this singular moment in American politics and grapples with the urgent question of "where do we go from here?" Featuring Bernie Sanders, Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Ai-jen Poo, Robert Reich, and more.
Available on DVD & Blu-ray and Amazon Prime.
And on iTunes, Amazon Video, Vimeo, vhx.tv, Comcast, Dish Network, Vudu, DirectTV, & InDemand.
What would you do if your mom was a spy?
Thirteen-year-old Ericka suspects her mom might be and launches her own espionage effort - with her best friend to help her - to find out what's really going on. Winner of the "Audience Favorite: Best Live Action Short" at the Seattle Children's Film Festival!
Chasing Rabbits is now available on the kweliTV streaming platform!
48 Hours in Baltimore …
… follows two teams as they struggle through the challenges of a 48-hour filmmaking contest, one fully expecting to win top honors and the other simply hoping to complete their film on time. Stresses mount, with unpredictable results as they scamper to write, shoot, and edit their film while barreling toward the deadline. 48 Hours in Baltimore premiered at the Maryland International Film Festival in April 2016.
behind the scenes (gallery)
