independent film
The Glorious Future: director, cinematographer, producer. IFFB
Filmmaker Laura Longsworth follows one woman's quest to change the world. Susan McLucas, of Somerville, MA, has found her life calling in teaching thousands of adults to ride bicycles. Overcoming fears, focusing on a glorious future, and attaining balance are gifts she imparts for cycling and for life. A life-long political activist, Susan divides her time between the Bicycle Riding School and being a champion for social justice.
LUCKEY: director and producer. IDFA, SXSW, Sundance Channel
Trailer for "LUCKEY", a documentary film, is about a family coping in the wake of a devastating accident. After sculptor Tom Luckey falls through a window and becomes paralyzed, Filmmaker Laura Longsworth follows Tom and his son Spencer Luckey as they build an enormous climbable sculpture at the Boston Children's Museum. In coming together to support Tom's artistic vision, the entire Luckey family must cope with crossing delicate lines drawn long ago by divorce and remarriage.
The Last Mountain: co-producer. Sundance Film Festival
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America's struggle to balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that concern greater than in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where a small but passionate group of ordinary citizens are trying to stop Big Coal corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal.
broadcast television
Walt Disney, for the PBS history series American Experience. Co-producer.
The Amish: Shunned, for the PBS history series American Experience. Field producer.
God in America, co-production of PBS series American Experience & Frontline. Production manager.
The People v. Leo Frank, for PBS, Producer.
Brandeis, for PBS, Line Producer
Audubon: Drawn from Nature, for PBS biography series American Masters, Field Producer.
Gold Rush, for the PBS history series American Experience. Producer
Golden Gate Bridge, for the PBS history series American Experience. Producer.
Let’s Get Married, for the PBS public affairs series FRONTLINE. Associate Producer.
Public Enemy #1, for the PBS history series American Experience. Associate Producer.
Inside the Terror Network, for the PBS public affairs series FRONTLINE. Associate Producer.
Organ Farm, for the PBS public affairs series FRONTLINE. Associate Producer.