MEDIA

I am passionate about meaningful storytelling in any medium. I have worked on documentary, fiction, and branded media projects. Below are some of my projects: 

RESEARCH: 

I worked as a researcher for the National Geographic Channel and OgilvyEntertainment, among others, for many years.

WRITING & CONCEPTION: 

• Netflix, Spoil Yourself, case study submission script for Cannes. Produced by MSL Group, New York 2015.

• Factory: The Andy Warhol Story. Produced by OgilvyEntertainment, NY, 2013. Story and character development for television series pitch. Extensive research.

• Philips: Innovation + You. Produced by OgilvyEntertainment, NY, 2013. Campaign researcher and story developer of more than 100 short video projects.

• DuPont Horizons. Produced by OgilvyEntertainment, NY, 2010-2014. Conceived more than 30 original mini documentaries for DuPont, to air on the BBC and online.

• China and Globalization, The Asia Society, NY, 2011-12. Researched, wrote, and produced 5 educational videos on the history of globalization in China.

• DuPont Horizons. Produced by Ogilvy Entertainment, NY 2010. Wrote original script for video about famine in India.

• Homeland Afghanistan. The Asia Society, NY, 2009-10. Researched, wrote, and produced 70 videos for digital project. Project was selected as a Webby Award Honoree.

ON-CAMERA APPEARANCES: 

• National Geographic Channel, Taboo Series, 2011 - Appeared as an anthropology expert to discuss context of several cultural phenomena. 5 episodes.

• History Channel, Zombies: A Living History, 2011 - Appeared as an anthropology expert to discuss Hollywood's fascination with the uncanny.

• A&E Biography's Filthy Rich and Under 21 and From Homely to Hot, 2011 - Appeared as an anthropology expert to discuss America's celebrity culture.

• The Sundance Channel's Love/Lust, 2011 - Appeared as an anthropology expert on 8 episodes to discuss cultural trends ranging from fashion to social networking to superstition.