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This is a story about Haiti in the years preceding the January 12, 2010 earthquake. It is also a story about outsiders, told from the point of view of the filmmaker, Rachel Smith, an outsider who goes to Haiti with a video camera. The film follows Enock, elected president of a community organization in the slum of Cite Soleil, as he seeks development aid for his neighborhood – an area infamous for gang violence. Meanwhile, it shadows two United Nations peacekeepers – Chris (an American officer), and Marcos (a Brazilian soldier) – as they work within the mission, toward its mandate for security and stability in Haiti. Gradually, the local politics and codes of behavior between peacekeepers and locals become more complex. The film asks: Can peace exist in the midst of poverty? At what point does an outsider understand the nuances of a place enough to help? January 12, 2010, the earthquake hits, devastating a country already in crisis. The filmmaker returns to the UN and to Cite Soleil.
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Over the past four decades, Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. In A Dream is a documentary feature film that chronicles his work and his tumultuous relationship with his wife, Julia. It follows the Zagars as their marriage implodes and a harrowing new chapter in their life unfolds.
Note: I did not cut the trailer, my involvement was on the feature.
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A short film that became a springboard for the feature length In A Dream.
Independent Short Film. In submission to various festivals. Co-Director/Editor.
SYNOPSIS
In this innovative exploration of a six year old girls' imagination, co-directors Gannon and Gladding
craft a narrative by juxtaposing a high school teacher's reflective disposition with the poetry and magic
of his daughter's world. Shot using both documentary and narrative techniques, the film achieves
an authentic portrait of a man parenting his daughter as they discover acceptance of life's challenges
and stages, including death.