Editing Experience
Additional Editor, Rebirth of Our Nation: The Oneida Indian Nation Story
Historical archive film about the Oneida Indian Nation’s fight to regain their land and rebuild a homeland for their people.
Editor, Seven Square Miles
LAJ Films
Edited the feature film Seven Square Miles, which profiles an effort between Trenton residents and the police department to reduce crime in the city. The documentary has been screened at multiple film festivals, including the Toronto Independent Film Festival (2021), the International Social Change Film Festival (2021), the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival (2022), and the New Jersey Independent Film Festival (2022). The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 Trenton Film Festival.
Associate Editor, Super League: The War for Football
Words + Pictures
This four-part docuseries premiered on Apple TV+ in January 2023.
January 2022 – October 2022
Editor, I Am TCNJ: A Docu-Story Project
Edited a documentary project exploring students’ experiences at The College of New Jersey. The project consists of 33 segments that discuss issues surrounding Sense of Belonging, Microaggressions, and Institutional Racism. “To My Professors” and “Now Is the Time” were each nominated for a 2021 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Award. Stream the project at docustory.tcnj.edu.
Editor, Little Sallie Walker Sample Edit
Grace and Mattie Films
Edited a sample edit of Marta Effinger-Crichlow’s documentary Little Sallie Walker. In her film, Black women across generations recall the power, refuge, and pleasure they once discovered in childhood play and contemplate if play is magical enough to liberate and heal them now.
November 2022 – January 2023
Assistant Editor, Heart & Soul
5 Doms
Assisted Producer Bronwyn Berry and Editor Mona Davis on Director Kenny Vance’s feature documentary film about Doo Wop music and the earliest Rock and Roll stars.
September 2020 – February 2022
Editor, Heart & Soul Mood Piece
5 Doms
Edited a 9-minute mood piece showcasing storylines and characters from the feature documentary Heart & Soul.
July 2021
Additional Editing, Light Years
Collaborated with Director Claire Panke and Editor Linda Hattendorf on Light Years, a feature-length documentary about the choice to stay engaged, curious, and compassionate, whatever your age.
September 2018 – October 2018
Associate Editor, Basketball: A Love Story
My Three Sons Productions
Served as Associate Editor on a documentary mini-series directed by Dan Klores for ESPN Films, a mosaic of 60+ short stories exploring the history of basketball and love for the game as it relates to the NBA, the Olympics, college basketball, foreign interest in the game, and women’s experiences.
February 2016 – August 2018
Adjunct Professor
The College of New Jersey
Instruct and lead undergraduate students in a number of courses, including Intermediate Video Workshop: The Art of Editing, Advanced Radio and Audio Production, and Editing for Social Media. The editing courses give students an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of editing using Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere.
August 2017 – present
Editor at Bauser Media Group
Edited segments for Classroom Close-up, NJ, a half-hour television program that airs weekly on NJTV and features projects happening in New Jersey public schools. Nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Education/Schools Program/Special.
August 2014 – November 2018
Additional Editing, Only Roundup Remains
ToolboxDC
Consulted with Director Brian Liu and Producer Andrew Labens on Only Roundup Remains, a feature-length documentary that offers an intimate glimpse into the disappearing lifestyle of proud generational ranching families through the perspective of an aging father, his two sons, and their extended family of Montana cowboys.
May 2017 – July 2017
Assistant Editor, Wisdom Gone Wild
Ghostpictures
Assisted Director Rea Tajiri on her essay documentary Wisdom Gone Wild that presents a new look at dementia and caregiving, observed over 15 years.
November 2016 – July 2017
Sound Editor, Shelter for Al Jazeera America
Cabin Creek Films
August 2015
Sound Editor, Miss Sharon Jones!
Cabin Creek Films
Premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
July 2015 – August 2015
Post Production Supervisor and Sound Editor, Secrets of Llewellyn Park
Rock City Films
January 2015
Associate Editor and Sound Editor, Hot Type: 150 Years Of The Nation
Cabin Creek Films
January 2013 – November 2014
Associate Editor and Sound Editor, Running from Crazy for OWN
Cabin Creek Films
Premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
May 2011 – January 2013
Associate Editor and Sound Editor, Fight to Live
Cabin Creek Films
December 2010 – December 2011
Associate Editor and Sound Editor, A Force of Nature
Cabin Creek Films
Screened at the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival
February 2011 – September 2011
Associate Editor and Sound Editor, Gun Fight for HBO
Cabin Creek Films
August 2009 – March 2011
Assistant Editor, The House of Steinbrenner for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series
Cabin Creek Films
August 2009 – September 2010
Editor, DVD Extra/Conversation with the Director for The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Wheelhouse Creative
July 2010
Assistant Editor, The Call to New York Theological Seminary
Ducat Media
March 2010
Assistant Editor, Woodstock: Now & Then for VH1 & History Channel
Cabin Creek Films
December 2008 – August 2009
Co-Editor, Novartis Corporate Video
Z-Post & Zip Dog Productions
November 2008 – December 2008
Assistant Editor, National Park Service Video Podcast
Ducat Media
August 2008 – September 2008
Production Intern, The D.C. Sniper’s Wife: A Barbara Kopple Film for truTV
Cabin Creek Films
January 2008 – April 2008
Co-Editor, Just Another War
Independent Short Documentary Film Screened at the 2008 Athens Film Festival in Ohio and the 2009 Montreal Human Rights Film Festival
Summer 2007
Editor, Without Love
Independent Short Documentary Film
Fall 2006
Related Production Experience
Post Production Assistant
Fuse TV
Created show logs and cue sheets for six series and prepared the documents for delivery.
May 2009 – August 2009
Quality Control Assistant
Fuse TV
Assisted in making nine shows available for international delivery. QC’ed masters and submasters according to set standards and made suggestions for edits before tapes were shipped.
November 2008 – December 2008
Freelance Assistant Editor
Z-Post
Digitized footage and laid out sequences for various corporate videos and out-of-house documentaries, including Smash His Camera (2010) directed by Leon Gast.
April 2008 – December 2008
Production Intern
Cabin Creek Films
Assisted in production and pre-production on nonfiction projects, researched and developed film topics, dubbed and logged tapes, helped manage tape database, edited content for company website.
January 2008 – December 2008
Education
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ (May 2008)
Bachelor of Arts Double Major: Interactive Multimedia and Communication Studies
Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, Study Abroad (Summer 2006)
Honors & Awards
Essay The Piano: Defining the “National” published in TCNJ Journal of Student Scholarship
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member
Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society Member
Recipient of John Blassingame Prize (digital media competition for ASALH), October 2007
Recipient of Lee Morey Promise of Achievement Award, May 2007
Recipient of The College of New Jersey Global/Research Stipend