Documentary / Promotional
2013 Tuscarora Migration Project
2013-2014 - Director, Editor, Graphic Designer;
A rough edit of, at the time, an on-going video project. Members of the Tuscarora community commemorate the survival of indigenous culture while bringing awareness to Climate Shift: a re-enactment of the 1713 exodus of the Tuscarora people from their home territory in North Carolina following the Tuscarora Wars. Participants run, hike, bike, and kayak 1,300 miles from North Carolina to Western New York: the current home of the Tuscarora Nation.
Tuscarora History of the Niagara River Spearing Docks
2011 - Co-Director, Editor, Camera Operator;
Elders and residents of the Tuscarora Nation share knowledge and oral history of their experiences spear fishing along the Lower Niagara River; a fading tradition made illegal by New York State that was once a thriving source of food sustaining the health of the Tuscarora community.
This video was used to aid in recognizing the Lower Niagara River in the National Register of Historic Places.
Documentary
Live Production - Comedy/Drama
Waiting On Trains
2015 - Director, Producer, Script Adaptation;
An impatient business woman deals with an uncooperative train station attendant and an incoherent bum as she waits to board her train home.
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Recorded Live in Studio. I directed, produced, staged, generated sound and graphics, blocked and adapted a short script for this piece. I directed a 10-person production crew including a sound cue, sound tech, technical director, graphic manager, video manager, floor manager, three camera operators as well as the three actors live inside a studio.
Documentary
1961 Mount Hope Road
2016 - Director, Editor, Camera operator, Audio Recorder
Additional Credits: Marlin Wilson - Foley Sound
James Bissell - Stage effects
A mother and son share memories, history, and accounts of paranormal activity that used to occur in their former home; now built over a century ago. Filmed on location at the Tuscarora Nation Indian Reservation in Western New York, this house still carries the stories of its former inhabitants. Russ-Ellen Harris and Luis Santiago share their experiences and thoughts on whether or not there is still a paranormal presence lurking about their old home.