Video Explainers for the Council on Foreign Relations

Short-form videos on current events, as explained by the Council's expert fellows. View more of my work for CFR here!

Role: Editor

Biden on Ethics Rules for Supreme Court Justices

In an exclusive formal interview with President Biden, ProPublica asked the President to comment on a wide range of subjects, including the Supreme Court, political violence, and the threat of a government shutdown. I edited two clips for social media on deadline. See the full interview here. 

Role: Editor

Biden on His Confidence in the Supreme Court

In an exclusive formal interview with President Biden, ProPublica asked the President to comment on a wide range of subjects, including the Supreme Court, political violence, and the threat of a government shutdown. I edited two clips for social media on deadline. See the full interview here. 

Role: Editor

JournalismAI: Empowering news organizations around the world to use artificial intelligence

JournalismAI is a global initiative that has empowered 6,000+ journalists to use artificial intelligence responsibly.The London School of Economics’ journalism think tank Polis—with the support of the Google News Initiative—has developed a range of programs to help journalists harness the potential of AI for their newsrooms. It has also provided a space for journalists, from Paraguay to the Philippines, to collaborate and discover the best uses of this technology for journalists more broadly.

Role: Assistant Editor

Does Geopolitics Explain the Ukraine War?

Journalist Brendan Miller explains Putin's fixation with geopolitics as a way to understand Russia's war in Ukraine.

Role: Researcher, Additional Production

The Frustration Machine

Journalist Brendan Miller explores the nature of internet controversies, virality, and the quest for engagement. 

Role: Researcher, Additional Production

Meet the Journalist: Louie Palu

Journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Louie Palu explains international efforts to gain control of the arctic as the polar ice melts. 

Role: Editor

Meet the Journalist: Jaime Joyce

Jaime Joyce discusses her Pulitzer Center-supported reporting project on children of incarcerated women in California, and the efforts families make to stay connected.

Role: Editor

Meet the Journalists: Jane Hahn and Max Bearak

Meet Jane Hahn and Max Bearak, who discuss their coverage of the feud between farmers and herders in central Nigeria for The Washington Post. 

Role: Editor

Visual Ecotherapy

Documentary short on the therapeutic benefits of nature, produced with S. Phalen for for T. Stadelmann's & D. Ibes' Communicating Environmental Science Through Film class, spring 2018. 

Role: Co-Director, Editor, Camera Operator.

Las Cocinas de Cuba / Kitchens of Cuba

A short documentary in visual ethnography style about Cuban kitchens.  Produced for A. M. Stock & T. Davis's Curate, Connect, Cuba class, spring 2016.

Role: Director, Editor, Camera Operator

Writing on Walls / Scrivere sui Muri

A short documentary about street art in Arezzo, Italy.  Produced for F. Siniscalco's Documentary Filmmaking class at the Accademia dell'Arte, summer 2016.

Role: Director, Editor, Camera Operator

Document Arlington Project: The Pike / The Show Must Go On

Two short documentaries, one investigating redevelopment and gentrification along the Columbia Pike Corridor, and one exploring the role performing arts play in the Arlington community. Produced at Arlington Independent Media by the 2014 Document Arlington Project class.  

Role: Director, Editor, Camera Operator