nonfiction that moves

I’m currently directing a documentary called Hen House. Set in a town built around the poultry industry, it follows immigrant workers who blend theater and direct action to challenge the risks that define their daily lives.

Here are some of the DOC FILMS AND SERIES i’ve had the pleasure to work on

She Runs the World

Directed and Produced by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill

Producer Lisa Binns

Co-Producer Julia Rosenheim

Edited by Frances Henderson

Editor Bryan Chang

Cinematographer Nasreen Alkhateeb

Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media

Directed and Produced by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz

Produced by Anna Casper

Co-Producer Julia Rosenheim

Edited by David Meneses

One Good Reason

Directed and Produced by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill

Produced by Anna Casper

Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Director of Photography Taylor Krauss

Edited by Frances Henderson

Surveilled with Ronan Farrow

Directed and Produced by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz

Written by Ronan Farrow, Matthew O’Neill, and Perri Peltz

Produced by Beth Morrissey

Producer Ronan Farrow, Unjin Lee

Associate Producer Elena Garcia

Additional Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Edited by David Meneses

Encounters

Directed by Yon Motskin

Co-Executive Producer Patrick Altema

Producer Ruchi Mital

Co-Producer Julia Schwalb

Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Cinematographer Tim Cragg

Edited by Davis Coombe, Greg O'Toole, Marc Vives, Meg Ramsay

Rudy! A Documusical

Directed by Jed Rothstein

Produced by Sarit Work

Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Cinematographer Wolfgang Held

Edited by Michael Culyba, Samuel Nalband

Nuclear Fallout

Directed and Produced by Taylor Krauss and George Steptoe

Executive Producers Perri Peltz and Matt O’Neill

Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Editors Moses David Naranjo and Nicole Del Cioppio

Axios on HBO

Directed and Produced by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz

Supervising Producer Ellin Baumel

Co-Producer Anna Casper

Associate Producer Julia Rosenheim

Supervising Editor David Menses

I've created many films over the years—here's a selection of my more personal, creatively-driven work.

Overgrown Red Hook

director

Overgrown Red Hook is a short docu-poem about the abundance of plant life in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

the boathouse

director

After the city shut down in March, 2020, New Yorkers took over the Prospect Park Boathouse to create a cross-cultural music scene, redefining the purpose of public art in the time of a pandemic.

the art of survival with margot and tibor

director

Two Holocaust survivors find ways to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown.