“PLAY – DIY survival in the Music Industry”
Blast from the past. Just recently came across this link from director Joelle Jaffe to her excellent short film PLAY - “a documentary film that follows the work of independent musicians — at various points in their careers and various levels of fame — trying to navigate the waters of a changing music industry.” I am proud to have served as the Director of Photography on this film, which features musicians Vienna Teng, John Vanderslice, and The Cassettes. WATCH THE WHOLE FILM HERE.
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is an amazing organization that supports indie filmmakers and our films on the journey to completion. One of the wonderful things that IFP does each year is host a fantastic Independent Film Week in New York City where they bring together the best new films with the best in the industry – hoping to generate partnerships, funding opportunities etc. Although we are lucky enough to already have our funding and domestic TV distribution in place (PBS), we are still seeking international, home video, digital, and educational distribution, as well as funds for a theatrical version of the film, and our companion transmedia project. In addition, we are eager to meet lots of festival programmers so we can get on their radar early.
I am thrilled to announce that after a long time in the making, I finally inked the official paperwork for a co-production deal with ITVS for A FRAGILE TRUST. SO… what does this mean? Well, first of all, we are incredibly honored to have been selected for funding through the 
The feature length rockumentary for which I did some shooting over the past several years is finally (nearly?) complete. They did a sneak-preview screening of the film at this years NOISE POP Festival.
