FEATURED WORK
Never Whisper Justice // Black Girls - 2024
Lead film editor for the follow up documentary to Black Boys, which premiered in 2020.
Through a mosaic of intergenerational healing that traces the spectrum of advocacy, this chaptered exposé gives us all permission to be our whole selves. As uncertainty becomes a cultural norm, Black Girls highlights how necessary it is to invest in Black stories if we dare to create a world that honors each other in unprecedented ways.
* This is the trailer, which I did not edit. The film is currently available on Xfinity only, but please click here to be linked to the full project, which will be available on Peacock July 1st, 2024.
Good Morning America // Texas Abortion
What it’s been like on the ground after months of a strict abortion ban. This doc follows an anti-abortion pregnancy center in addition to an abortion clinic run by all black women.
Great Big Story // The Brave // Mobile School
Shelia Hill grew up in San Francisco’s Sunnydale Projects. She got into trouble when she was young and dropped out of school. She thought it wasn’t for her. Hill’s attitude changed after she had her own children. Hill realized that she had to do better for herself and her family. She learned how to read and got her high school diploma through Five Keys, an organization that gives members of underserved communities a chance to restart their education. Today, Hill works for Five Keys as community ambassador. She goes out into neighborhoods considered education deserts on the Five Keys bus and encourages residents to board the mobile classroom where they can study with a teacher and earn their GEDs.
Vox Media // Missing Chapter S2 // The Bombing of Kaho‘olawe
A decades-long effort to reclaim Kaho‘olawe would help spark a movement to renew the culture and traditions of the islands — and a push for Hawaiian sovereignty.
Great Big Story // The Brave // Desmond is Amazing
Desmond Napoles went viral after voguing the entire route of the 2015 New York City Pride parade. He radiates joy and positivity wherever he goes. But, despite all the love he spreads, Desmond has his fair share of haters that have required him to have extra security at school. Still, he continues to advocate for equal rights for all. This video is part of a series, “The Brave” that won a Daytime Emmy in The Outstanding Special Class - Shortform Daytime Program Category in 2020.
Vox Media // Juneteenth
Historian Karlos K. Hill explains the history and significance of the holiday.
Dr. Hill says, commemorating Juneteenth is important for all Americans because it helps us see all the ways that slavery still shapes this country, including, as he says, “the desire to master and dominate black bodies.”
Eater // Omakase //Ooshima of Seoul
Master sushi chef Park Sangha defies all tradition at his ultra-popular, six-seat restaurant Ooshima in Seoul, South Korea.
The Marshall Project //Detained
How the United States created the largest immigrant detention system in the world. An editorial and multi-video project, Detained follows America’s history of detaining immigrants. Specifically touching on INS, known today as ICE, and all the turmoil that immigrants and even employees faced and still do at the border. The edited clips above are from the segments, The Guard and The Asylum Seeker.