Dear Black Girl - Love Letters to My Sister's. Video Performances and the Continued Celebration of Black Women

Dear Black Girl – Love Letters to My Sister’s, Dear Black Girl Short Documentary Film

Soon after the curated spaces, narratives and conversations began taking place in each installation it became quite clear that the documentation of these gathers of events in this movement with black women and other witnesses needed to be a part of the process.  The documentary's become a part of the continued installations and performances.

first last light

first last light ruminates on how the earth holds time, keeping a record of its own histories through fossils, waterways, soil, and the shifting atmospheric qualities of a place. I began photographing this series during the quiet moments I sought throughout the pandemic, thinking about how fragile and porous our bodies are, embedded in the environment and built places. This work threads dreams and myths, the drama of living, the unpredictability of the weather, data collection, detritus left in public parks, and the life cycles of plants, rocks and animals. 

Only A Turtle

Shot on 16mm film, this independent short film which premiered at the Maryland Film Festival and Cinequest subtly examines our throw-away society as some people discard turtles purchased when they were 15 grams, not realizing they would grow to be more than 100 pounds, or abandon them at the vet's office when they need care because they are “only a turtle.” In addition to meeting others who respond by establishing sanctuaries for these forgotten pets, we also see the personalities and intelligence of these creatures which have been around for 200 million years, but now have half of their sp

Una Comunidad Viva

I am in pre-production for my latest independent documentary about a local soup kitchen which has served the community for 55 years. Willa Bickham and Brendan Walsh opened Viva House in 1968 and – with an army of volunteers – have offered hospitality, food, tutoring and the occasional haircut for their southwest Baltimore neighbors over the last five decades. Now aged 80, they reflect on their journey and the community who has worked with them and whom they have served, as they prepare this week's lunch.

Those Who Trespass

Four elderly nuns feel so strongly about closing the School of the Americas (now the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) that they put their own freedom at risk. In fact, as a result of their peaceful protest, they are sentenced to six months in a federal prison.

This 2003 Student Academy Award-winning film by Renee Fischer follows their journey. It was screened at the DC Independent Film Festival and the United Nations Association Film Festival. The full film can be viewed here.

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