A short film we produced for the World Health Organization (WHO) is screening today at the United Nations as part of The International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It’s about the incredible Faustina Urassa of KASI, the Kilimanjaro Association of the Spinally injured. Watch it here.
Some exciting news. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe — a documentary I produced — is in contention for top honors this awards season. Follow this link for more information: http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20101118.html
We’re pleased to announce a new project, in collaboration with Sarah and Emily Kunstler, called Son of Terror. It’s a documentary about Zak Ebrahim, the American-born son of convicted terrorist El-Sayed Nosair. After twenty years in hiding, Zak has decided to reveal his true identity, confront the legacy of his father’s crimes and launch a personal campaign to promote peace. We’re following Zak on this extraordinary journey, and recently presented the project, to great response, at the IFP’s Independent Film Week.
My friend Caitlin at The Paris Review asked me to contribute a week-long “culture diary” for the magazine’s web site. You can read it here.
Full Battle Rattle has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Music and Sound. Its a well deserved nod to Composer Paul Brll for his fantastic score. Congrats due as well to Sound Designer Patrick Cicero and Re-recording Mixer Tom Efinger at Digit Audio.
We’re filming in India, Tanzania and the Solomon Islands this summer for a project on disability for the World Health Organization (WHO). Here’s a picture of Sai and her classmates in rural India.
I produced two segments for the upcoming season of the IFC Media Project, airing on the Independent Film Channel in late May. The first, GREED, is about the economy and financial reform. The second, WAR, is about the reconstruction of Afghanistan. It was a chance to work with two great journalists, Charlie LeDuff and Nir Rosen. The show’s co-creater Meghan O’Hara has a piece up on the Huffington Post about the WAR segment, and this bizarre flow-chart, which is featured in the segment.
