JACK AND SAM
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
From Executive Producers Julianna Margulies and Sarah Silverman, "Jack and Sam" is a poignant documentary about two Holocaust survivors miraculously reunited after 80 years. Now in their late 90s, they are spending the precious time they have left rekindling their friendship and educating others about the dangers of hatred.
Mixing documentary, archival, and breathtaking animation, this heartwarming story explores the enduring power of connection and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity.
AWARDS / FESTIVALS
SIMA AWARD - Best Editing
39th IDA Documentary Awards Shortlist
DOC NYC
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024
Calgary International Film Festival - Audience Award, Best Documentary Short
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival - Best American Indie Short
HollyShorts Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
Miami Film Festival - Honorable Mention
IndyShorts International Film Festival
New Hampshire International Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Ojai Film Festival
Port Townsend Film Festival - Jury & Audience Awards, Documentary Short
Provincetown International Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
St. Louis International Film Festival
Sulmona International Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
American Documentary Film Festival
Woods Hole Film Festival
Sedona International Fim Festival
Southside Film Festival
Key West Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
Berkshire Jewish Film Festival
Robinson Jewish Film Festival
SAVE THE CAT
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
After a Ukrainian refugee family is forced to flee their home, a group of strangers from around the world band together to help their daughter reunite with her beloved cat, Arsenii.
AWARDS / FESTIVALS
2024 NORCAL EMMY NOMINATION - BEST DIRECTOR
2024 NORCAL EMMY NOMINATION - BEST AUDIO
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival - Audience Award - Best Documentary Short
Miami International Film Festival
Sedona International Film Festival
SouthSide Film Festival
Mendicino Film Festival
LALITO 10
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / DP / EDITOR
When COVID-19 forced his school to close and remote learning proved impossible, a teacher in Guatemala built a mobile classroom on wheels to bring education directly to his students.
AWARDS / FESTIVALS
2022 NORCAL EMMY WINNER - SHORT DOCUMENARY
Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
Pittsburg Shorts Film Festival - Best Documentary Short
Woods Hole Film Festival - Audience Award Runner Up - Documentary Short
ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia
HollyShorts Film Festival
Catalina Film Festival
Doc Edge Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Durban International Film Festival
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Cinequest Film Festival
Huesca (Parallel Section)
Phoenix Film Festival
Kansas City International Film Festival
Sunscreen Film Festival
Hill County Film Festival
Port Townsend Fim Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Hell's Half Mile Film Festival
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Doctober
Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival
Orlando Film Festival
Sulmona International Film Festival
Satisfied Eye Film Festival
Fairhope Film Festival
Southside Film Festival
Annapolis Film Festival
Ennesimo Film Festival
ANGEL OF NANJING
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / DP / EDITOR
A documentary film about Chen Si, an man who has saved over 300 people who have tried to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge in China.
AWARDS / FESTIVALS
Winner - Best Documentary, Phoenix Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary, Catalina Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary, SaMo Indie Fest
Winner - Best Documentary, Big Apple Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary, New Jersey Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary, Long Island International Film Expo
Winner - Best Documentary Roving Eye International Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary JP2 Inter-Faith Film Festival
Winner - Best Director, JP2 Inter-Faith Film Festival
Winner - Special Jury Award, Montelup Fiorentino International Film Festival Winner - Service Above Self Award, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Winner - Sidney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award, Phoenix Film Festival
Winner - Int'l Humanitarian Award, Flickers: Rhode Island International
Official Selection - Hollywood Film Festival
Official Selection - Tallgrass International Film Festival
