Alameda, CA, USA
$75 - $500 / Day
I am a documentary filmmaker, directing feature length documentary films. I have been working with social justice groups to create media to tell their stories for 12 years. I have produced hundreds of short videos to be shared online. I have been creating media around worker's strikes, election campaigns, etc so I am used to producing videos on tight deadlines. Much of the work I do has a press component; I often provide interviews, photos & broll reels to press. In 2010 when my work supporting immigrant rights communities in my home state of Arizona drew national coverage, I began getting freelance assignments for radio, PBS Jorge Gestoso Investiga, CNN Espanol, NBC National, TeleSur, Democracy Now, Bill Moyers and Al Jazeera's Faultlines (line production). I am an editor so I capture professional video/ audio with all of the components to tell a story. I came to video journalism through advocacy media but I understand the difference.
Produced for AJPlus
I filmed rural Afro Colombian reactions to the popular vote against the peace agreement in October 2016. Al Jazeera + Español edited the footage.
Produced for National Domestic Workers Alliance
I shot and edited this piece in about 4 -5 hours. I was the videographer with 100 Women, 100 Miles with the National Domestic Workers Alliance. I walked with the group and created 1 - 2 videos each day. These were advocacy pieces, but many of them attracted journalists to cover the stories themselves. I was also providing interviews/ broll to press.
I filmed and edited this piece. Stephen Boykewich, NGA, gave some final edits. I travelled to Harrisburg, PA to create this video for the National Guestworker Alliance. While organizers Nelson Motto and Sarah Dh worked with the young workers, I began shooting this short film. After 5 days the youth went on strike and this video was released the same day, featuring footage from the strike.
I created this piece in Tucson, Arizona in 2010. I put it online and it ended up getting aired on FlashPoints (KPFA Radio), the ColorLines Blog, and was even chosen for 2 film festivals. I was not commissioned to make it, but I will put the contact info for one of the people from TYLO. I filmed and edited the piece.
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