My Journey in Journalism
Becoming the Story
Covering the news, the last thing I expected was to be the news. The blizzard of 2023 (assuming there will not be another) became national news and I was right in the center of it. 6 and a half feet of snow… street not plowed, trapped at our home for 10 days. Things got real…
Return to Ground Zero
After 20 years we return to New York City and the site of the 9/11 attack. I knew that this would be difficult, but had no idea what to expect. The emotions are hard to put into words returning to this place. This is sacred ground. The people that created the 9/11 memorial should be…
Film Festival Rollercoaster
The Film Festival circuit is a rollercoaster… one day you get rejected completely and the next you win Best Documentary. It certainly helps to create a thick skin and a level head. A little rejection along with some praise helps to keep your feet on the ground. I am still looking for the right permanent…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good: The documentary is starting to get out there and will soon be able to be seen by the public. I am excited for people to see it and can’t wait to hear the feedback. A jury at the SoCal Film Awards has already honored it with the Diamond Award for Best Documentary Feature…
#SB STRONG
It seems like an eternity, but the terrorist attack in San Bernardino was five years ago today. I always say that you never know what to expect day to day when you work in news, and this day was certainly never expected, and more importantly will never be forgotten. Covering a story, I never felt…
It’s not over ’til it’s over
Perfectionist Composer / Producer Craig Marks has done an amazing job with the soundtrack, but that just wasn’t enough. He is still tweaking and insisted on adding live Cello to the mix. I had an incredible experience watching Cellist Joe Zeitlin in London as Craig and I zoomed from Southern California. It is frankly emotional…
Beginning and End
A very exciting day, the end to a three year process and the beginning of letting go and waiting. I completed editing the film and finished with the audio and music mix with my very talented high school friend Craig Marks. A very strange, socially distant, COVID appropriate way to mix a film, but it…
Light at the end of the tunnel
This is a very exciting time, all the pieces are coming together and the end is in sight. I have been working on this project for 3 years almost to the day. Thanks to my high school friend Craig Marks, I have an amazing soundtrack that is almost finished. So fun to be able to…
The Quarantine Effect
Coronavirus, COVID 19, the plague, whatever you want to call it has had a huge impact on our country, and our world. I am very saddened by the deaths and the fact that many of those people had to die alone, without their family and friends at their side. I want to try and focus…
The day that I became a Journalist
Journalism was not my first choice. I was going to be a narrative film maker, like Steven Spielberg or George Lucas. I went to film school, which turned into theatre school (a story for another day). For fun I took some photojournalism classes because I loved photography. I made some short films on my own,…
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