Long-form:

MTV Logo/True Entertainment: "The A List NY", one-hour episodes, docu-soap
(2010)

TaylorMade Prods: "Circus Dreams"
feature-length documentary about a troupe of dynamic 12-18 year olds performing in Circus Smirkus, the only traveling youth circus in the U.S. (2010)

MTV Networks Intl/UNICEF: "Tribes: Behind The Scenes"
half-hour documentary on the shoot of the movie Tribes about HIV & AIDS
among youth in the Caribbean (2009)

SG Films: "Rokia Traore: Voice of a new generation"
verite-style one-hour music documentary on the groundbreaking female
singer from Mali (work-in-progress, 2009)

History Channel/Engel Entertainment: "Black Blizzard"
2-hour documentary on America's dust storms during the Dust Bowl (2008)

PBS/Frappé: "Spain... On The Road Again", 13 one-hour episodes featuring
Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, Claudia Bassols & Mark Bittman of the NYT (2008)

PBS/Jumpstart Productions: "Child Brides: Stolen Lives" on NOW
hour-long documentary on child marriage in India, Niger & Guatemala (2007)
*2008 Winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best TV Documentary
on international affairs, Overseas Press Club of America
*2008 Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Feature Story in a news magazine

The HD Gallery Network/Engel Entertainment: "Dead Art"
half-hour episodes on Art, Architecture, and Cemeteries (2007)

PBS/Frappé: "Best Recipes in the World with Mark Bittman of the New York Times"
13 half-hour episodes (2006-07)

A&E/Engel Entertainment: "Alaska Teen Rescue"
hour-long documentary which follows a group of teenagers working in an Emergency
Medical Response Unit in a small village in Alaska (2006)
*2007 BANFF Award Nomination

NBC/Al Roker Entertainment: "Word Power Challenge"
one-hour game show for kids (2006)

E! Entertainment/True Entertainment: "Gastineau Girls" Season 2
half-hours, reality TV (2005-06)

Bravo/Picture This Television: "Celebrity Poker Showdown" Seasons 1-4
two-hour episodes (2003-05)

MTV/Granada USA: "Room Raiders", half-hour episodes, reality TV (2004)

Sundance Channel/Motzfilms: "Hamburger America", feature-length docu. (2004)

PBS/Picture This Television: "TV411", educational series (2002-03)

PBS/Frappé:
- 13-part PBS series, "Jewish Cooking in America" (2001 & 2002)
- PBS Special, "A Spoonful of Ginger: Food As Medicine" (2000)
- Pledge special for PBS, "Chez Pépin" (Jan. 2000)
- 26-part PBS series, "Jewish Cooking in America" (1998 & 1999)
- 26-part PBS series, "Dessert Circus with Jacques Torres" (1997-98)

Aronson Film Associates: "Twins", half-hour documentary (2001)

The Learning Channel/Engel Entertainment: hour-long documentaries
- "Extreme Science: Volcanos" & "Great Whites"(2000)
- "Adrenaline Science: Danger Zone" (2000)

Short-form:

Christie's: videos highlighting art works from high profile collectors (2010)
NJ Children's Specialized Hospital: outreach video on autism (2009)
Sesame Street - shorts for the PBS kids show (2006-2009)
"The Fire This Time", trailer for documentary on the case of the "NJ Seven" (2009)
TVGals - Live Out Loud's "Homecoming" with GLAAD president Neil Giuliano (2009)
APL Prods - "A Painful Pride", teaser for documentary on war survivors (2009)
"The Jazzman", teaser for pilot of TV series (2006)
Emotional Pictures - "R. Kelly Greatest Hits" :30 commercial spots for MTV (2003)
In The Life - PBS news magazine on gay and lesbian issues (2001-2003)

Narrative films

As Editor:

- "Bicycle", dir. James Richards - feature film (work-in-progress, 2010)
- "Le Bonheur d'Elza", dir. Mariette Monpierre - feature film (2010)
- "Popous Pane and the kids he loves to hate", dir. Derrick Anthony - short (2009)
*12th annual HBO Short Film Competition - ABFF, Finalist
- "The Diploma", dir. John M. Reefer - DV short film (2005)
- "Fright Club", dir. Attika Torrence - DV short film (2005)
- "Psyche", dir. Attika Torrence - HD short film (2004)
- "The Trap", dir. Larry Banks - DV short film, 48 Hour Film Festival (2002)
- "Brotherly Love", dir. Attika Torrence - feature, Amer. Black Film Fest (2001)
- "Dot", dir. Kate Schultz - DV short film, Woodstock Film Fest. (2001)
- "The First Story", dir. Cindy Stillwell - 8mm short film, Slamdance (2000)
- "Breaking It Down", dir. William Eggleston - feature, roughcut (2000)

As Writer-Director-Editor :

- "Sparks", 35mm short Film (2004), shown in 25+ film festivals
- "Miracle Growth", DV short (2001)
- "Birthday" music video (2000)
- "K.622", 16mm short Film (1997)

Education & Additional Experience

Final Cut Pro Instructor - Spring Semester 2004
Long Island University, Brooklyn

Master of science in TV-Radio-Film, 1990
Syracuse University/S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Fulbright Scholarship Award, 1989

The American Women's Group in Paris Scholarship Award, 1989

The Gordon J. Alderman Award for creativity, cooperation
and leadership qualities, 1990

Bachelor's degree, 1987
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

Bilingual French-English

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