Tag: independent lens

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai | Trailer | PBS

I produced this trailer for “TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai” for the nationally televised series Independent Lens on PBS, which is produced by the Independent Television Service (ITVS). How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address…

INDEPENDENT LENS | TULIA, TEXAS | Trailer | PBS

I produced this trailer for “Tulia, Texas” for the nationally televised series Independent Lens on PBS, which is produced by the Independent Television Service (ITVS). A lone undercover cop moves into a small farming town. By the end of the blazing summer of 1999, 46 people are arrested for selling cocain–nearly all of them African American. It was heralded as…

INDEPENDENT LENS | Helvetica | Trailer | PBS

I produced this trailer for “Helvetica” for the nationally televised series Independent Lens on PBS, which is produced by the Independent Television Service (ITVS). You can’t escape if you try — it’s on your computer, the subway, U.S. mailboxes, IRS tax forms, and spells out countless corporate logos from Target to Fendi. No doubt, Helvetica is the king of fonts.…