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documentary mixes:
Making Waves
Jon Osaki's film about the birth of the Asian-American rights movement and where it is headed in a new generation of activists 2024
https://www.jjmlproductions.com/films
QUBA!
Kim Anno and Kyung Lee's film about the campaign for a new amendment to Cuba's
constitution guaranteeing LGBTQ rights 2024
.
https://vimeo.com/364630116
The Sharp Edge of Peace
:
Roya Sadat's new doc feature on the abandonment of the women of Afghanistan, 2024
https://www.sharpedgeofpeacefilm.com/
Flicka
:
a feature documentary fantasy about Frederika von Stade (Paper Wings Films,
Brian Staufenbiel, 2022-3)
https://filmfreeway.com/Flicka
Judging Juries
:
mix for Abby Ginzberg's documentary on the jury system in CA 2023
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27126700/
YES!:
mix for Nancy Kelly's short doc 2023
http://kelly-yamamoto.com/
Beyond Babi Yar
: John Pollick and Eli Adler 2023. Unforgetting the Ukrainian victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
https://vimeo.com/837062110
Community in Conflict
: Claudia Kataynagi (Biosphere Films 2023) feature doc mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEM-YcsU57k
Santos: Skin to Skin:
Kathryn Golden and Ashley James (Searchlight Films 2023) feature doc mix
https://searchlightfilms.org/santos/
Acres of Magic
(Nancy Kelly 2022) theatrical short film
https://www.netaonline.org/episode/acres-magic-interstitial
I WANTED TO BE A MAN WITH A GUN,
a documentary feature by William Farley 2020-2
https://www.farleyfilm.com/
The Island In Me
Gemma Cubero del Barrio (Talcual Films) feature doc mix. 2022
https://www.talcualfilms.com/films/homecoming/
Sarah Squared
: Nancy Kelly (Kelly Yamamoto Films) 2022 theatrical short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3H5wHWdxUU
I'm A Burner:
Nancy Kelly (Kelly Yamamoto Films) 2022 theatrical short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMwoeMmuImY
Do I Need This? :
Kate Shermerhorn (Luna Park Films 2022) feature doc mix and sound design
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/do-i-need-this/
Life Transformed
: Bill Chayes 2021 feature doc mix
https://independentshortsawards.com/2021/10/13/life-transformed-aftermath-of-a-traumatic-injury/
ART Works
: Drea Cooper (Slim Films 2021) dance documentary.
https://linesballet.org/2021-gala/
TRAPPED
Bo Boudart 2021
https://boboudartproductions.org/trapped/
TELL ME MORE
(with Kelly Corrigan)
Steve Goldbloom (2nd Peninsula Films) National PBS series 2020
https://www.pbs.org/show/tell-me-more-kelly-corrigan/
IRMI.
Veronica Selver and Susan Fanshel 2020
https://jfi.org/year-round/events-and-screenings/irmi
IMPRESARIO
Lauretta Molitor 2022
https://www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/impresario
PEOPLE OF THE FOREST
Alonzo King LINES Ballet 2021 recut and remix
JOURNEY OF A DANCER
Kara Wilkes 2021
THE MAGIC LINE
Joanna Rudnick 2020
https://storiedproduction.com/
STORY and PICTURES by
Joanna Rudnick 2020
https://storiedproduction.com/
The ROGERS
Dean Hamer 2020
https://www.qwaves.com/therogers
TO THE STARS
Nicole Miller 2019
https://www.sfmoma.org/event/nicole-millers-to-the-stars-public-screening/
TOKYO HULA
Lisette Flanary 2019
https://www.piccom.org/programs/tokyo-hula-1
VANISHING CHINATOWN
Emiko Omori 2019
https://www.vanishingchinatown.com/
JOURNEY TO HOKUSAI
Chikara Motomura 2019
https://www.journeytohokusai.com/new-page
OUR ATOLL SPEAKS
Gemma Cubero del Barrio 2019
http://www.talcualfilms.com/films/our-atoll-speaks/
SQUIRREL HILL FALLS
Hilary Brashear 2019
https://www.hilarybrashear.com/current-project
FOR THE LOVE OF CONCH
Bo Boudart, Susan Utell 2019
https://loveofconch.com/
WE BELIEVE
Joanna Rudnick 2019
https://storiedproduction.com/#our-work
A CONCERNED CITZEN
Bo Boudart 2019
https://boboudartproductions.org/a-concerned-citizen/
A BITTER LEGACY
Claudia Katayanagi 2016-18
http://www.abitterlegacy.com/claudia-katayanagi/
ALTERNATIVE FACTS
Jon Osaki 2018
https://www.jjmlproductions.com/
NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY
Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi 2018
http://minetalegacyproject.com/
FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE
Jun Stinson 2018
http://futbolistas4lifefilm.com/
LEITIS IN WAITING
Dean Hamer 2018
https://www.piccom.org/programs/tonga-leiti-1
HEALING JUSTICE
Shakti Butler 2017
https://world-trust.org/product/healing-justice/
WHEN RABBIT LEFT THE MOON
Emiko Omori 2017
http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions/emiko-omori
LE CORPS SONORE
Renetta Sitoy 2018
http://rubinmuseum.org/events/exhibitions/the-world-is-sound
THE MENENDEZ MURDERS: Erik Speaks
2017 Nancy Saslow series on A+E Network
http://www.aetv.com/shows/the-menendez-murders
TWO SCIENTISTS WALK INTO A BAR
Wellington Bowler 2016-18 (3 seasons)
https://www.gene.com/stories/two-scientists-walk-into-a-bar
COMPANY TOWN
Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow 2016
http://www.snitow-kaufman.org/company-town/
EARTH FOCUS: Vanishing Coral
Stephen Olssen KCET-PBS
https://www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/episodes/vanishing-coral
GLOBAL SPIRIT
Stephen Olssen (series, 11 hour-length episodes) 2017
http://www.cemproductions.org/globalspirit/
OTTOMATICAKE
Gemma Cubero del Barrio 2017
https://gemmacubero.wordpress.com/talcual-films/
LIFE AFTER LIFE
Tamara Perkins 2016
http://www.lifeafterlifemovie.com
THEORY OF OBSCURITY
(a film about THE RESIDENTS) Don Hardy 2015
http://residentsmovie.com
SURVIVING SKOKIE
Eli Adler and Blair Gershkow 2015
http://www.survivingskokiemovie.org
GHOST TOWN TO HAVANA
Gene Corr 2015
http://www.ghosttowntohavana.com
ARC OF JUSTICE
Mark Lipman and Helen Cohen 2016
http://openstudioproductions.com/arc-of-justice/
PAYING THE PRICE FOR PEACE
Bo Boudart 2016
http://payingthepriceforpeace.com
THE ROAD TO ZUNI
Annapurna Nath Pandey 2017
https://filmfreeway.com/RoadtoZuni
CHANGING SEASONS
Jim Choi 2015 (CAAM)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4652594/
TREES IN TROUBLE
Andrea Torrice 2015
http://www.treesintrouble.com
ON BEAUTY
Joanna Rudnick PBS 2014
https://www.kartemquin.com/films/on-beauty
THE EAR GOES TO THE SOUND (Laetitia Sonami)
Maria Renetta 2014
http://earsoundfilm.com
STORIES FROM TOHOKU
PBS Diane Fukami and Eli Olsen 2014
http://storiesfromtohoku.com
WALKING IN TWO WORLDS
Bo Boudart PBS 2014
http://walkingin2worlds.com
OAKLAND ORIGINALS
Jim McSilver (doc series) 2014
http://oaklandoriginals.com/meet/meet-the-filmmakers/
METAL MAN
Bill Chayes PBS 2014
http://www.chayesproductions.com/metal-man.html
COREY’S ASTERISKS
Deborah McDonald PBS 2014
http://www.deborahjmcdonald.com/D_Projects_2015.html
MIND OVER TRAUMA
Stephen Olsson 2014
http://cemproductions.org/about.html
A FRAGILE TRUST
Samantha Grant PBS 2014
http://www.afragiletrust.com
TELOS: The Fantastic World of Eugene Tssui
Kyung Lee PBS 2014
http://www.telosmovie.com
PUBLIC SEX, PRVATE LIVES
Simone Jude 2013
http://www.publicsexprivatelives.com
BEARD CLUB
Laura Lukitsch 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCiWUYrhHVQ
STREETS OF DREAMS
Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman 2013
http://openstudioproductions.com/who-we-are/
SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE
Debbie Lum 2012 PBS
http://www.seekingasianfemale.com
TRASHMAN
Susan Stern 2012
https://vimeo.com/69210675
To CHRIS MARKER: AN UNSENT LETTER
Emiko Omori 2012-13
http://chrismarker.org/chris-marker-2/to-chris-marker-an-unsent-letter-by-emiko-omori/
MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON
Leo Chiang 2012 PBS
http://sleochiang.com/films/mr-cao-goes-to-washington/
AMAL’S GARDEN
Nadia Shihab 2012
http://nadiashihab.com/index.php/documentary/amals-garden/
A SOLDIER’S HEART
Stephen Olsson 2012 LINK TV
CRACKING THE CODES Shakti Butler 2012 PBS
http://crackingthecodes.org
STRONG!
Julie Wyman 2011 PBS
http://strongthefilm.com
A FOOT IN THE DOOR
Deborah Chasnoff and Kate Stilley 2012
http://citizenfilm.org/portfolio_page/a-foot-in-the-door/
THE WELCOME
: Kim Shelton 2011 PBS http://hartleyfoundation.org/welcome
JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERS
E: Patsy Northcutt, Brian Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker 2011-13 PBS
http://northcuttprod.com/projects/journey-of-the-universe-trailer/
A FISH CLINGING TO WATER
: Tim Perkis and Sam Ashley 2011
https://vimeo.com/23921945
50 YEAR OLD FRESHMAN
Deborah J. McDonald 2011-12 PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek7dfAISpKc
TRUST Nancy Kelly 2010 PBS
http://trustdocumentary.org
SOMEONE ELSE’S WAR
Lee Wang 2010 PBS
http://someoneelseswar.com
CAMERA, CAMERA
Malcolm Murray 2010 theatrical
http://hereisthis.com/film/
ED HARDY: TATOO THE WORLD
Emiko Omori 2010 PBS
http://www.edhardytattootheworld.com
VIRTUOSO
(The Olga Samaroff Story) Wendy Slick 2010 PBS
http://www.olgasamaroff.com
KICKING THE NOTES THE TORADZE WAY
Linda Schaller WNIT/PBS 2009
http://www.wnit.org/toradze/
STRAIGHTLACED
Debra Chasnoff 2009 PBS
http://newdaydigital.com/Straightlaced-How-Gender-s-Got-Us-All-Tied-Up.html
A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES
Leo Chiang 2009 PBS
http://sleochiang.com/films/a-village-called-versailles/
READ ME DIFFERENTLY
Sarah Entine 2009 PBS
http://www.readmedifferently.com
MRS. MENENDEZ
MEgTV Nancy Saslow 2009 (E!)
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/filmInfo.php?film_id=6633
ASK NOT
Johnny Symons (ITVS PBS: Independent Lens) 2008
http://www.asknotfilm.com/overview/
TRIMPIN: THE SOUND OF INVENTION
2008 Peter Esmonde PBS, theatrical (Music designer and editor)
http://www.trimpinmovie.com
THE NEW NEIGHBORS and A CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT
(Andrea Torrice 2008) PBS
http://www.thenewmetropolis.com/about_the_films.html
HEROES AND HISTORY
: (Steve Schecter 2008) Stanford University
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/heroes-history-lessons-leadership-tolstoys-war-peace
OPERATION WILDFIRE
Pam Rorke-Levy and Dan Krauss (PBS and National Geographic) 2007
SHELF LIFE
Don Bernier 2008
http://www.kikim.com/xml/aboutUsTeamResult.php?oid=12
SPEED AND ANGELS
Peyton Wilson 2008
http://opositivefilms.com/directors/peyton-wilson/
THE LAST OF THE DOGFIGHTERS
Peyton Wilson, Paco Chierici 2007
https://www.lionsofthesky.com/speed-and-angels-video-page
PROPS
(series 2 seasons 2007-8) Nancy Saslow, Cartoon Network 2007-8
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cartoon-net-gives-props-stars-148405
NOISY PEOPLE Tim Perkis 2007
http://noisypeople.perkis.com
7500 MILES TO REDEMPTION
Emiko Omori 2007
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6490498/
PASSION and POWER
Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori. 2007 PBS
http://www.sf360.org/?pageid=10953
MAQUILOPOLIS
Vicki Funari and Sergio DeLa Torre 2006 (ITVS) PBS
http://cameraobscura.dukejournals.org/content/25/2_74/173.abstract
BALLETS RUSSES
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine 2005 PBS and theatrical (Sound editor and pre-mixes.)
http://www.gellergoldfine.com
SMITTEN
Nancy Kelly 2005 PBS
http://nancykelly.tv/films/smitten/
OCCUPIED MINDS
David Michaelis and Ahmed Adjani 2005 LINK TV
BEYOND CONCEPTION
Johnny Symons 2003 Discovery Network
DOWNSIDE UP
Nancy Kelly (2002) PBS
http://www.downsideupthemovie.org
DADDY & PAPA
Johnny Symons (2002) PBS
http://www.daddyandpapa.com
ART OF THE ATHLETE
MEgTV 2005-6 (series, Discovery Network) Nancy Saslow, Carolyn Carmines, Dianne Fukami
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitTV
SPORTSWIVES
MegTV 2005 (2 hr. special for A+E Networks) produced by Nancy Saslow and Carolyn Carmines.
FitTV's DIET DOCTOR
MegTV 2005 (11 x 1 hr series for the Discovery Network) produced by Nancy Saslow and Carolyn Carmines
https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Demand-Diet-Melina-Jampolis/dp/1939457467
THE SPLIT HORN
Taggart Siegel (2001) PBS
https://www.pbs.org/splithorn/story.html
Fit TV's HOUSE CALLS
Meg TV 2004 (22 x 1 hr series for the Discovery Network) Nancy Saslow and Carolyn Carmines
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/rf-watch-online/tv-shows/fit-tv-s-housecalls
OIL ON ICE
Bo Boudart and Dale Djerassi, 2004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_on_Ice
ALIVE IN LIMBO
Hrappa Gunnarsdottir and Erica Marcus 2004 ITVS PBS
https://www.kanopy.com/product/alive-limbo
THE SELF-MADE MAN
Susan Stern 2004 ITVS/POV PBS (Voice-over recording and archival footage forensic audio work.)
https://www.newday.com/film/self-made-man
A GREAT WONDER
Kim Shelton (2003) PBS
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422356/
LIFE STEPS
(12 part series) Jim Watson, Michael Pritchard 2003 PBS
http://www.livewiremedia.com/pdf/pdf_53_1.pdf
HOLD YOUR BREATH
Maren Monsen 2004 PBS
http://icarusfilms.com/fn-hold
WAILA! (Making The People Happy
) (Dan Golding and Jaime Kibben) 2009 PBS
TRANSGENDER MD
(MEgTV/Discovery Health, Nancy Saslow) 2009
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=54809.0
FOSTERING LOVE
(MEgTV/Discovery Health, Nancy Saslow) 2009
https://adoption.com/forums/thread/334414/new-discovery-health-show-fostering-love/
THE WEIGHT OF OBESITY
Mickey Freeman, 2005; 1 hr. PBS
THE DISENCHANTED FOREST
Sarita Siegel 2001 (National Geographic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disenchanted_Forest
PASSION and DISCIPLINE
Steven Schecter, written by James Marsh (2002) Stanford University
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442314/
DIVIDED LOYALTIES
Sophia Constantinou, 2000 PBS
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408693/
THE LEGACY
Michael J. Moore 1998 PBS
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181650/
WORLDS APART
Maren Monsen and Julia Haslett (2003) Stanford University
https://www.juliahaslett.com/Worlds-Apart
RISING WATERS
Andrea Torrice 2000 PBS
https://itvs.org/films/rising-waters
MAKING TUTTI
Davia Nelson, Karen McCabe, Don Novello ITVS PBS 1997
https://itvs.org/films/making-tutti
THE LAST STAND: Ancient Redwoods and the Bottom Line
Holiday Phelan, Shirley Gutierrez; 2000
https://www.kanopy.com/product/last-stand-ancient-redwoods-and-bottom-lin
We Don't Live Under NORMAL CONDITIONS
Rhonda Collins, 1999 PBS
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237906/?ref_=nm_knf_i3
OUT: The Making of a Revolutionary
Sonja de Vries and Rhonda Collins; 2000 (I also contributed 16 music cues to this film.)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4749512/
DO YOU KNOW THIS IS A STORYTELLING MUSEUM?
Greg Young, 2003
http://goldenbearcasting.com/menu2.html
SAVING OUR SCHOOLS
Jim Watson, Michael Pritchard 1999 PBS
http://www.hlmedia.com/history.html
TRAV's TRAVELS
geography series for kids. 1998 Erin Crysdale IVN
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy3alntbV2pdPLJRNXCZGYA
RED RIBBON WEEK
Jim Watson, Michael Pritchard 1998 PBS
http://www.hlmedia.com/news.html
FOREVER COOL
Robert Dalva,Rob Nillson and Veronica Selver 26 episode internet documentary 1997
THE SPIRIT WITHIN
: series for The Disney Channel / IVN Lorraine Hess-Seymour, Louise Lo 1996
GREAT MINDS OF SCIENCE
Tim Smith 1995 (6 part series) Discovery Channel
CREATURES OF THE BLUE, CREATURES OF THE WIL
D Sierra Club-IVN Louise Lo 1995 series
GREAT SPLENDORS OF THE WORLD
Chris Valentini and Rob Fruchtman series for The Disney Channel 1994
EXPLORING ANTARCTICA
Michael Moore, Emiko Omori. 1994 Discovery Channel
WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Chris Valentini, Marianne Gammon. TV series, Disney Channel, 1992-6
Nominated for daytime national Emmy for sound editing/mixing, 1993 and 1994. Emmy for best daytime special 1993.
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