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Producer/Web Designer
Brandeis Productions, Inc.
Design and development of a network-flexible user-content based transmedia format
Producer/Director
The New School: "The Bob Kerrey Decade"
The story of the controversial tenure of former Senator Bob Kerrey while he as the president of The New School in Manhattan.
Exec. Producer /Director
AMC: “Liza Life Coach”
Cheri Oteri, formerly from Saturday Night Live, portrays a determined Life Coach, committed to making the world a better place, one anxious person at a time. The series is airing currently as both a webisode at amctv.com and short form programming on the air, Wednesday nights at 8pm.
Exec. Producer /Director
AMC: “Action Pack”
This ongoing series of short programming follows Matt McCarthy and Nick Stevens as they hang out doing all manner of things that people do, mostly in the streets and haunts of New York City. But no matter what they’re doing, they talk about action movies, endless and passionately. You can see them in short bursts between the breaks of, coincidentally, action movies, Wednesday nights at 8 on AMC or at amctv.com.
Producer/Director
PBS: “Dissonance and Harmony: Arabic Music Goes West”
Part of a CPB initiative called America at a Crossroads. This hour explores the struggle of the artist in the Middle East, followed by a journey by an eclectic group of Arab musicians from throughout the region to LA, where they collaborate with American musicians and perform at The Roxy in Hollywood, offering a much needed image of Arabs, not as threats, but as good citizens and neighbors.
Aired 11/2/08 on PBS national feed
Also aired throughout the Middle East.
Producer/Director/Editor (field pieces)
PBS pilot for ongoing series: LIFE: (Part 2)
“Lewis Black on Aging” and “Rock Bottom Remainders” (famous writers’ rock band)
Creator/Exec. Producer/Director
AMC: “Movies at Our House”
52 episode comic doc/drama series concerning odd gatherings of people watching and discussing movies “live” on AMC.
Producer/Director/Editor
Independent Feature: “American Bellydancer”:
With music impresario Miles Copeland; a doc. about the fall of the music business, art vs. commerce, tension with the Middle East, feminism and misogyny, concerning the 1st ever touring American Belly Dance Troupe. 3 American film festivals. Aired on The Documentary Channel 11/8/08 and throughout South America.
Producer/Director
Pilot: “In The Kitty”
With Caroline Rhea, featuring a long-lived weekly Hollywood celebrity poker game.
Producer/Director/Editor
Fuse: Tastemakers Weekend in LA
One hour special investigating music scene in LA.
Exec. Producer/Editor
MTV: “The 24 Hour Show”
Pilot tracking the making of a 4 minute movie in 24 hours.
Exec. Producer/Director
Bravo: “Citizen Reno”
4 Episode non-fiction sitcom. (Entertainment Weekly and NY Mag picks.)
(pilot) Supervising Producer
AMC: “Backstory”
Series about personal and cultural influences that shaped classic movies.
Prod/Director/Writer/Editor
VH-1: Behind The Music: “Woodstock”:
3rd season premiere - 90 min. documentary on producing the original concert.
Prod/Director/Writer/Editor
VH-1: Behind The Music: “Studio 54”:
2nd season premiere – 1st BTM 90 min documentary on the rise and fall of the infamous nightclub.
(People Magazine "Show of the Week.")
Producer/Director/Editor
Cablevision: Hazelden/New York Inner-City Scholarship Fund/Cable Positive/Pfizer: Series of documentaries used for fundraising.
Exec. Producer /Director
Comedy Central: "Comics On Delivery"
13 episode comic reality series regarding personal problems. Also developed and directed the pilot.
Exec. Producer
Lifetime 2: "Men's Room".
Reality-narrative series about men for women.
Exec. Producer
fX: "Lost & Found"
22 episode series- life stories of people who had grown apart and were compelled to see each other again. Ran for 3 years.
Creator/Writer/Director
New Line Television: "True Tales of Romance"
Filmed narrative pilot developed for a series.
Creator/ Exec. Producer
Lifetime: “Three Blind Dates”
25 episodes. The very first dating reality series, with a comic twist. (Originally for PSN syndication.)
Producer/Director/Co-Host
VH-1: “Fools For Love”
13 episodes narrative/stand-up hybrid about relationships w/co-host Caroline Rhea. Guests included Jeff Garlin, Kevin James, Laura Kightlinger and Orlando Jones.
Creator/Director/Host
VH-1: "Street Talk"
100 plus 1-minute "shows" with people-on-the-street.
Writer/Director/Host
VH-1: “Fame” Street Talk special
1/2 hour satirical documentary about the mysteries of celebrity.
Producer/Director
VH-1: "Shindig Revisited"
1/2-hour documentary special about the music show of the 60's.
Producer/Writer/Director
AMC: 17 filmed documentary spots for network image campaign.
Writer/Director/Editor
The Movie Channel: Filmed interstitial trailer parodies.
Writer
ABC: Late night pilot with Joy Behar
Writer/Director
Comedy Central: 7 original 16mm short comedy films pertaining to romance and eating.
Writer/Director/Host
The Movie Channel: "Pictureshow".
24 monthly 1/2 hour location/humor shows about movies.
Producer/Director
VH-1: "World Alert"
(3) 1 minute PSAs in association with Greenpeace.
Writer/Director/Host
Lifetime: "Esquire: About Men For Women"
Original bylined humor pieces - Ace nominated
Writer
Jean Doumanian Productions: 1/2 hour comedy pilot.
Supervising Producer
A&E: Classical Music Awards from Lincoln Center.
Director
Cinemax: Remote segments for comedy series pilot, "Late For Dinner".
(field pieces) Writer/Director
Lifetime: "Way Off Broadway"
Variety/Comedy series with Joy Behar & Larry David (25 episodes).
Writer/Producer
A&E: 1/2-hour on-air preview show. (highest ratings for year).
Writer/Producer/Consultant
Showtime/The Movie Channel: On-air marketing /national ad campaign.
Director
Atlantic Records: 4 mini-music videos promoting African-American artists.
Writer
Showtime: Radio spots written for Joan Rivers.
Director
ABC: Comic promotional presentation distributed nationally.
r Writer/Directo
Showtime: "The Funniest Person In America".
Docu-comedy series on the road with Ellen Degeneres.
Director
Showtime : "Comic of the Month"
Multicamera stand-up series.
(staff) Producer
Showtime: Producing, directing, and writing for interstitial series, affiliate marketing programs, celebrity profiles, on-air promotion, and management of staff .
Cameraman
"Inside the Irish Republican Army" Syndicated news segment from 2 weeks spent in Belfast with the IRA.
Creator/Producer/Director
Manhattan Cable TV: "Stay Tuned":
13 original half-hour comedy programs.
Producer/Director
International Center of Photography: Fundraising documentary.
Assistant Director
ABC Arts: "Sticks and Bones" From The Public Theater with Joe Papp.
Assistant Director
Nat'l Playwrights Conference: New Drama for Television Project.
Production Staff
Windsor Total Video: Camera & editing, commercials & industrials.
Photographer
National Playwright's Conference: Published NY Times with byline.
TEACHING
Workshop Director
New School for Social Research
8 credit video workshop.
Instructor
New York University Graduate Program/ Communications in Education.
Teaching Ph.D candidates to use media in their dissertations.
Instructor
Stonybrook University Screenwriters Conference
Class in writing non-fiction for the screen
EDUCATION
BFA: NYU Institute of Film and Television.
Also studied at USC & California Institute of the Arts.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Avid editor/owner, interviewer, documentary shooter.
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
American Bellydancer official selection for 3 American Film Festivals
Ace Award Nominee - Best Short-form '89/ '90/ ’91 - Best Documentary Series '96
Chicago Film Festival National Certificate of Merit.
Monitor Award Finalist for Best Cable Shorts.
Published with byline - NY Times Arts & Leisure lead front page photo
Published 2 short stories in Minetta Review
Barkas Award in Creative Writing - NYU.