Films
Dear Santa
Director, Writer, Producer | 2020
Dear Santa
Director, Writer, Producer | 2020
An elixir to our current state, Dear Santa takes us on the fanciful and poignant journey of a little known program called Operation Santa. For more than 100 years human elves have been helping Santa respond to the thousands of letters that are written and mailed to him. This gripping documentary crisscrosses the country following the most emotional letters as the elves work hard to make sure each child’s Christmas dreams come true.
Pick Of The Litter – Disney+ Docu-Series
Executive Producer/Showrunner, Director Limited Documentary Series 2019/2020 Disney+
Pick Of The Litter – Disney+ Docu-Series
Executive Producer/Showrunner, Director Limited Documentary Series 2019/2020 Disney+
The Disney+ docu-series Pick of the Litter is based on the 2018 documentary of the same name and executive produced by Dana Nachman, Don Hardy, Mary Celenza, and Josh & Dan Braun. The series tracks the journey of six dogs — Pacino, Tulane, Raffi, Amara, Paco, and Tartan — who are in training to become Guide Dogs for the Blind. Along the way, viewers learn not only of the rigorous process a dog must undergo in order to become a guide dog but you also meet every person who plays an integral role in shaping the dog for its life of service.
Hook Up 2.0
Writer, Director Short Narrative | 2019
Hook Up 2.0
Writer, Director Short Narrative | 2019
HOOK UP 2.0, is the newest short narrative film written and directed by award-winning director Dana Nachman. HOOK UP 2.0 is a timely and well-crafted short that tackles issues of dating and technology in the current #MeToo climate. A sorority girl figures out a way to eliminate all risk from the late-night ritual that is the college hook up. Now all she needs is to find a guy to test out her idea on…and with. Starring Veronica Dunne (star of Disney’s K.C. Undercover, and recently seen on Broadway in Chicago as Roxie Hart ) and Billy Meade (best known for his role as Bill Aldrich in the FX series Feud: Bette & Joan).
Pick Of The Litter
Writer, Co-Director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2018
Pick Of The Litter
Writer, Co-Director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2018
Pick of the Litter follows a litter of Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies from birth through the day they make it into the hands of a person who is blind, or… get cut from the program. Our cameras follow these pups through a two-year odyssey as they train to become dogs whose ultimate responsibility will be to protect their partners from harm. The ultimate canine career.
The Final Show
Writer, Director Short Narrative | 2017
The Final Show
Writer, Director Short Narrative | 2017
We meet Betty Schwartz in the last 2 minutes of her life. She’s eating breakfast when Betty goes unconscious and gets transported to The Between. She opens her eyes and SNAP all her senses are back. She feels the deep massage on her scalp and realizes it’s the touch of her best friend and hairdresser Marion who has been dead six years. Betty is thrilled. We bounce out to the real world where paramedics are wheeling Betty into the ambulance. Back in The Between Marion takes Betty through the The Between as all the men in her life show up. Betty flat lines in the hospital and the call comes in to The Between. Betty must decide who to take to eternity.
Starring: Marion Ross, Peter Mark Richman, Nancy Dussault, Jerry Douglas, Murphy Dunne
Washed Away
Writer, Director, Producer Short Documentary | 2017
Washed Away
Writer, Director, Producer Short Documentary | 2017
There are many days that Brandon Anderton cannot get out of bed. But on the days he can, he creates sand mosaic masterpieces only to see them enveloped by the tides hours later. He captures the scope and beauty of his art from a drone he flies overhead. In the hours while he is creating his art, his chronic pain fades into the background and sometimes vanishes all together, only to return with a vengeance after so many hours on his feet.
Washed Away chronicles the transformation of a person who goes from one of the darkest places a human can go to a place of hope and inspiration. The driving force behind his change is art.
BatKid Begins
Director, Co-writer, Producer Feature Documentary Warner Brothers | 2015
BatKid Begins
Director, Co-writer, Producer Feature Documentary Warner Brothers | 2015
It’s November 15, 2013.Twenty-five thousand people descend on San Francisco. Online, two billion others join in. This massive crowd erupts with a collectivedisplay of public emotion rarely seen. With a Beatlemania-like intensity, people take to the streets and screens. They are all united to fulfill the wish of 5-year-old Miles Scott, who is recovering from Leukemia. It is his dream to become Batkid and save Gotham City.
Batkid Begins chronicles the making of the overnight international phenomenon that is BatKid.
The Human Experiment
Writer, Co-Director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2013
The Human Experiment
Writer, Co-Director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2013
The Human Experiment follows the quest of 7 crusaders fighting to hold chemical companies accountable for what’s inside their products. Through their personal journeys shot across the country, the film will explore the true impact of man-made chemicals on human health. And it will examine the US regulatory system that has allowed more than 85,000 chemicals to reach and remain on the market without anytesting for their health effects. This inspiring story of real people working to make a difference on this issue willempower us all to take steps toward protecting our health and the health of future generations.
Love Hate Love
Writer, Co-director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2011 OWN
Love Hate Love
Writer, Co-director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2011 OWN
Executive Producer Sean Penn presents Love Hate Love that tells the story of three families whose lives were torn apart by terrorism. Filmed on five continents, “Love Hate Love” is a documentary about families who faced the unthinkable, then began a journey all across the world to ensure that love triumphs over hatred.
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Witch Hunt
Writer, Co-Director, Producer
Feature Documentary
| 2008
MSNBC
Witch Hunt
Writer, Co-Director, Producer Feature Documentary | 2008 MSNBC
On the night John Stoll was roused from his bed and carted off to jail, his attitude bordered on the cavalier.
“Aren’t you worried?” His lawyer wondered. “Hell no, I ain’t worried,” John answered. “I didn’t do this. You can’t convict me of something I didn’t do.” It was more than two decades before John Stoll was free again.
Executive Producer Sean Penn proudly presents “Witch Hunt,” a gripping indictment of the United States justice system told through the lens of one small town.
It’s John Stoll’s story, but it’s also the story of dozens of other men and women who found themselves ensnared in a spiral of fear, ignorance and hysteria. These people are Americans, working class moms and dads, who were rounded up with little or no evidence, charged and convicted of almost unimaginable crimes. All sexual. All crimes against children. Years, sometimes decades later, they would find freedom again, but their lives and the lives of their children would be changed forever.
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