NEWS

My newest documentary film "Louder Than Guns," was released in May and has been playing in theaters around the country (NYC, Nashville, Chicago, Houston), and will soon be in Los Angeles, Louisville, Alexandria VA, and more to come.

"Louder Than Guns" features Ketch Secor, his band Old Crow Medicine Show and Public Radio's David Greene (host of KCRW's "Left, Right & Center"). Created in response to a horrific school shooting in Nashville, the film encourages people to listen to those they may disagree with on this polarized issue, to find common ground, and realize that we, as a nation, are a lot closer to each other on this seeming impasse than we think. It’s not a political film, it’s a music film. An inspirational conversation on a tragic topic.

The film can also be seen in the PBS series Reel South, which is airing a 1-hour television version of "Louder Than Guns” on various PBS affiliates throughout the country. It's available on the free PBS app, the Reel South website, and on Reel South's YouTube channel.

My 6-part television series "The Power of Film" which I created with filmmaker Laura Gabbert and features legendary UCLA film professor Howard Suber, continues to stream on MAX after its debut on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) . The series interweaves dramatic scenes from America's most popular and memorable films with Professor Suber’s brilliant teachings about how and why they work. I hope you'll be inspired by it and share it with filmmakers, students, writers, and anyone who loves cinema.

In other news, I've been working this last year with Director Allen Hughes on a 4-part doc series, and last fall I directed and edited a new music film for Imagine Documentaries (both projects are unnounced, but will be shortly). I’m also happy to be collaborating again with director Patrick O’Brien, who’s had ALS for over 21 years, and recently completed an amazing short film (which I edited) "The Hemingway."

Recent podcast or radio interviews I've done include: "THE CREATIVE ASYLUM" with Daniel House, "NITE LITE with Pete Schwaba" (an all-Wisconsin show out of Green Bay), and Steve Cuden's "STORYBEAT: A Podcast for the Creative Mind."