New Media Advocacy Project
Producer / 2015 to present
New Media Advocacy project is a Brooklyn based non-profit that makes documentary films for human rights lawyers. in my current role, I produce, direct, edit and implement distribution strategies for short documentaries.
Below is a selection of my favorite work.
Director/ producer/ writer /editor
In this "Beneath the Surface" installment, we meet the women who lead the anti-mining resistance movement in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. For decades, these women have risked their lives to protect their homes and ways of life. To sustain their struggle over time, female leaders pass their knowledge and experience on to the younger generation, who learn about the struggles of their elders through performance and storytelling. Young and old are united as they protest the use of force against them, and as they dedicate their lives to educating other communities.
Director and writer
Kanizan Bibi was 16 years old when she was arrested for murdering the wife and children of a wealthy neighboring family. Although there was scant evidence to place her at the scene of the crime, she eventually confessed to the crime-- after more than 15 days of horrific torture at the hands of police. She has since languished on Pakistan's death row, descending into mental illness. Made in partnership with Justice Project Pakistan.
Director and producer
Selected at the Pakistani International Film Festival, Islamabad 2018
The 15-minute film, "17 and Sentenced to Die" is a true-crime style doc about Iqbal Muhammed, a 17 year-old boy who was convicted of killing a man during an armed robbery, and has spent 15 years on death row.
Director/producer/editor
Screened at the National Human Rights Commission hearing in Abuja 2017
This video, “Innocent and Sentenced to Die: Wrongful Incarceration on Nigeria’s Death Row” exclusively focuses on the story of Williams Owodo, who was wrongfully incarcerated for over 17 years.
Director
Viral video on DAWN.com, Pakistan daily news site
Director/producer/editor
NMAP partnered with the Nigeria-based Woman Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARD-C) and the Gambia-based Institute for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (IHRDA) to create two videos that give survivors a voice and hold the state accountable.
Director/producer/editor
Public Counsel, the largest pro bono law firm in the nation, partnered with the New Media Advocacy Project on this series of videos that help former Corinthian students navigate the complicated process of applying for federal debt relief.
Editor
Director/producer/editor
N-Map produced this film as part of our Beneath the Surface series, created to inform rural communities facing mining about their rights, and empower them with legally sound strategies for protecting themselves.
Director/editor