Join award-winning journalist Imara Jones as she travels across the country to tell the stories of three Black trans leaders on the frontlines of change: housing advocate Kayla Gore; Breonna McCree, a champion for economic empowerment; and Oluchi Omeoga, who fights for the rights of migrants.
Position: Associate Editor on three short films. PBS and TransLash Media https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/series/american-problems-trans-solutions/
At the elite MIT, four African students strive to graduate into agents of change for their home countries. But what changes come from living in two different worlds?
Directed by Arthur Musah
Position: Assistant Editor
Feature Documentary watch now on PBS
A PBS, POV documentary mini-series about women of color as political candidates and organizers who seek to expand the electorate, asking whether democracy can be preserved or made stronger by its most marginalized. Directed by Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia.
Position: Assistant Editor on series, Editor of end credits and social media posts shown below
A brave woman takes her wife and son from New York to visit her hometown in Kenya, where she was once persecuted for being a lesbian. Directed by Molly Pelavin.
Position: Editor
Feature Documentary. Premiered at 2018 Vancouver Queer Film Festival and Atlanta’s Out On Film Fest.
Liv and her older sister Tess are inseparable siblings, who from a young age share a strong musical bond. While everything seems normal to the outside world, behind the music and happy images, hides a terrifying secret. As Liv rides the waves of hope and despair, older sister Tess desperately fights to save her. Their story reveals the realities of the damage stigma and silence bring on a family, and the aftermath of suicide for the survivors who are left behind. Directed by Alan Hicks, Produced by Paula DuPré Pesmen.
Position: Assistant Editor
Feature Documentary
The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert. Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig.
Position: Assistant Editor
Sundance Documentary Feature
This SHOWTIME four-part docu-series focuses on creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making, using legendary music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin's iconic Malibu, CA studio as the backdrop. Tremolo Productions
Position: Assistant Editor
