DOCUMENTARIES:
Producing creative and informative non-fictional work is our biggest passion. And that's not just including The Notice Blog. Scroll down to watch some of our other documentaries, including production work with Elite Daily, JULSA, The Policing & Social Justice Project, The Louie Armstrong House Museum, Queens Library, and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment.
Anthology of Documentaries
(In Chronological Order)
No Homo No Hetero: Black Fluidity and Sexuality in America | The Disciple | The 30% Documentary | What is Sonic Liberation? | NYPD’s Gang Database: Stop & Frisk 2.0 | City Hall | The Truth About “Crews” | Communities Fight Back | Are the Kids Alright? | The Immaculate Re-Conception of Kraig Lewis | Why We should Defund NYPD during COVID | Sweet Water | Working Future | The Backstory | Antonio Ortiz | Selena Taylor | Shaina Baldwin | Katrina Cranford | Ed Genesis | Gwendolyn Hooker | William Price | Kendra Paul
| Sylvester Sandler | Shaw Boyz | The Rebirth of DC's Black Skaters | The Story Behind DC's 1st Skate Park | “Way Back." | "Talk With Your Feet Not Your Mouth" | Clutch Beginnings | Close Rikers | No Homo No Hetero: Sexual Fluidity in Black America | Interview w/ Kyle Dion | ft. Brown & Cool Side of the Pillow | Getting Tattoos with French-Cuban Duo, Ibeyi Getting Tattoos with French-Cuban Duo, Ibeyi | A Wonderful World | Battle of the Bands: BCU | Hood Chef | Dumsor: Ghana’s Energy Crisis | 03.20.17 Swipe it Forward | Former Inmates Return to Prison to Perform Vagina Monologues | New Yorkers Take On NYPD on MTA | The Ugly Truth Behind Being Homeless In NYC | The Impact Of “Broken Windows” Policing on Black Communities | Broadway Bomb | 2015 | MIXTAPE VOL 1: David Whitwell | Who is David Taylor? | Homecoming: The Heights |
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Project Name (HyperLinked) | Client/Production Company
Date | Location | Type of Video | Service Provided | Description
Awards + Press
NYPD’s Gang Database: Stop & Frisk 2.0
NYPD’s Gang Database: Stop & Frisk 2.0 | Center for Policing & Social Justice
August 2017 - Present | New York, NY | Documentary Series | Producing, Interviewing, Voiceover Recording, VO Scriptwriting, Directing, & Editing
An in-depth, multimedia documentary that deconstructs the NYPD’s use of a gang database to circumvent the ban on Stop & Frisk.
The Impact of “Broken Windows” Policing on Black Communities
The Impact Of “Broken Windows” Policing on Black Communities | Elite Daily
February 10, 2016. | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing
A short documentary that deconstructs one of the most prominent myths driving over-policing in Black & Brown neighborhoods.
2016 NY Emmy Award Winner for Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment
Shaw Boyz
Shaw Boyz | DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
June 2017 - December 2019 | Washington, DC & New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing, Cinematography & Editing
Shaw Boyz follows a group of young teens as they navigate a rapidly gentrifying environment in the historical Shaw neighborhood. It's about culture, gentrification, friendship, and music with moments of Black Boy Joy, and wonders.
Official Selection of 2019 Independent Shorts Awards | Best Documentary
2019 ISA Bronze Award | Best New Web & Media
A Wonderful World | Queens College & LAHM
May 2017 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producer & Editor
An in-depth look at "What a Wonderful World," and the historical context that made its impact so immense. (Runtime: 11:32)
What is Sonic Liberation?
What is Sonic Liberation? | 651 Arts
June 2022 | New York, NY | Directing, Editing, Voiceover Recording, Writing, Music Composition
An exploration with DJ Reborn through Lisbon, Portugal, and her own memories to answer one single question: “What Does Sonic Liberation Look Like?”
“Vagina Monologues” in Prison
Former Inmates Return to Prison to Perform Vagina Monologues | Elite Daily
August 2016 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing
Join formerly-incarcerated women returning to prison as they put on the play "The Vagina Monologues," along with actors from "Orange is the New Black."
2017 NY Emmy Nominee | Best Program Feature Segment | Arts: Program Feature/Segment
Getting Tattoos w/ French-Cuban Duo, Ibeyi | Okay Africa
November 2017 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Editor
Under the needle at a Brooklyn tattoo parlor, French-Cuban duo Ibeyi tells the story behind each song on their new album "Ash.
Sweet Water | The Notice Blog
May 2019 - November 2020 | Chicago, IL | Short Documentary | Producing Cinematography, Editing & Panel Discussion
Community is key. I’ve been thinking about Community more often, since editing “Sweet Water” a short doc about Black communal spaces, & as the name implies; a Black commune in Southside Chicago, called “Sweet Water.” Fortunately, some good friends, Alex Antoine & Aaliyah Cristina, introduced me to this place.
Working Future | JLUSA
June 2019 - August 2019 | Detroit, MI; Kalamazoo, MI & Lansing, MI | Documentary Series | Co-Producing, Editing, Voiceover Script, Voiceover Recording, Post-Production Supervision
A 10-part documentary series that sits down with 10 formerly incarcerated people living in Detroit, Lansing & challenges the more than 300 Michigan laws that discriminate against formerly-incarcerated people.
- Official Selection for the 2021 Just Us Film Festival
New Yorkers Take On NYPD on MTA | Elite Daily
May 2016 | Short Documentary | New York, NY | Producing & Editing
Follows the “Coalition to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing” and “Why Accountability” as they offer free fare to thousands of New Yorkers to protest NYPD’s farebeating arrests.
The Homeless Rights Advocacy Group Ran By Homeless People | Elite Daily
Mary 2016 | Short Documentary | New York, NY | Producing & Editing
After three years of living on the hard streets of East Harlem, Jazmin Berges is giving back with Picture the Homeless - a homeless advocacy group ran entirely by formerly and currently displaced people.
Dumsor: Ghana’s Energy Crisis | BRIC TV & The Notice Blog
November 2016 | Accra, Ghana | Short Documentary | Producing & Editing
Climate Change has many effects. Here's one of them, in the nation of Ghana. They're one of the very first countries to have the majority of their electricity come from renewable energy in the form of hydro-electric dams. And there's more.
Interview w/ Kyle Dion | ft. Brown & Cool Side of the Pillow | Okay Player
June 2018 | Online Media | Producer, Cinematographer & Editor
An interview with singer Kyle Dion, with two performances
New Yorkers Take On NYPD on MTA | Elite Daily
May 2016 | Short Documentary | New York, NY | Producing & Editing
Follows the “Coalition to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing” and “Why Accountability” as they offer free fare to thousands of New Yorkers to protest NYPD’s fare beating arrests.
No Homo No Hetero: Biphobia in the Black Community | KHPRA
January 2017 - December 2018 | Short Documentary | Cinematography & Editing
A short documentary exploring bisexuality in the Black Community
Close Rikers | JLUSA
May 2019 - July 2019 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producing, Cinematography & Editing
A short documentary that follows JLUSA activists as they pressure city officials to close Riker’s Island.
Battle of the Bands: BCU | Shadow League
May 2017 | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (Remote) | Short Documentary | Editor
Follows HBCU Bethune Cooke University's journey back to the Battle of the Bands
Who is David Taylor? | The Notice Blog
May 2015 | New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producer, Editor
Meet David Whitwell & Felix Del Tredici, a pair of Avant-Garde musicians making their way through the New York music scene. What starts out as a simple profile piece for these two, takes us on a journey of Who's Who in the NYC underground's most compelling and prolific musicians.
03.20.17 Swipe it Forward | Why Accountability
March 2017 | Short Documentary | Producer, Director, Editor
On 03.20.17, a collective of everyday New Yorkers went to Yankee Stadium with over $2,000 in Metrocard passes. Their objective? Free Swipes to those in need.
Homecoming: The Heights | The Notice Blog
December 2014 to May 2015 | New York, NY | Producer, DP, Editor & Writer
Docudrama on the relationship between family, ideology, and self-actualization. Interviewed and filmed subjects, as well as edited, managed social media, advertising, and story development. Shot on Canon T3i and Nikon D3300.
Sometimes the journey makes the story, and that’s definitely how i felt when thinking about how I met Hood Chef. In fact, his story shows a perfect example of how local communities can create their own cultural capital. What does #HipHop's No. 1 chef have to do with sociology? A lot, actually. Here's why.
NYC is filled with a litany of musical artists, each with their own story. Mixtape seeks to tell them all.
Homecoming blends both reality and the fictional role to tell the story of a Black St. Louis family making their way through the year before, during and after the Ferguson Uprising. Intimate. Unflinching. And Unapologetically Black. This semi-fictional film series is an addictive watch.
Broadway Bomb 2015 | The Notice Blog
November 2015 | New York | Short Documentary | Producer & Editor
In the illegal world of longboard street racing, the motto is literally: “You Could Be Killed.” Join us, as we find out how organizers outwit and challenge local police, as thousands of participants from around the country merge for this underground affair. (Runtime: 1:02)
An exploration of redemption, community, and the deconstruction of American law enforcement’s obsession with gangs, “The Disciple” follows former Gangster Disciple, Rev. Andy D. Williams’ fight against gang database policing in Aurora, IL, and beyond.