The War Within is a 10-episode short documentary series that follows the lives of three military veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Afghanistan. The series began pre-production in August 2018 and published weekly on Facebook Watch from November 2018 through January 2019. As a producer on this project, I had a hand in pre-production, production and post-production. 

Along with scheduling and organizing shoots, I filmed a few of the scenes that take place in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. I was one of the editors as well during post-production, and I played a key role in the organization of all production assets. You can watch the series on the McClatchy Studios Facebook page or on Amazon Prime. 

Trump’s inner circle: The ties to Russia is a collaborative project between McClatchy’s video team and investigative team. It breaks down the Trump-Russia investigation into profiles and timelines of major players under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. It is the winner of a ‘People’s Voice’ award in the 2019 Webbys for Best Use of Interactive Video. I produced and edited the videos featured in this interactive web that you can view on Verse.

Charlie Brotman was the announcer for every presidential inaugural parade since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957. I produced, filmed and edited this profile video on Brotman after he was not chosen to announce President Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017. Brotman was brought back in 2021 to announce President Joe Biden’s inaugural parade.

After a lifetime in captivity, the window for freeing Lolita, the Miami Seaquarium’s star orca, may be closed, activists say. As the campaign to free her continues to rage, they question whether freeing Lolita is in her best interest.

“Should Lolita be freed? What’s next for her and other large marine mammals in captivity,” was specifically produced for McClatchy’s newsroom The Miami Herald, but it was also picked up by other McClatchy outlets like The Bradenton Herald. I edited this video package, which involved finding archival video and photos to tell the story. I also narrated the video and produced the graphics.