By Tim Brown As our world grows increasingly fast-paced, it can be hard to find the time to stop, observe and record the changes happening around us. Trying to do just that, I teamed up to make this documentary film…
PERFECTLY NORMAL
I was introduced to Jordan, the effervescent subject of this Op-Doc, by a mutual friend; we met for lunch at his favorite deli in Los Angeles, where we live. That day, we waded through a getting-to-know-you conversation that somehow felt…
‘4.1 Miles’: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short about Refugees
By Daphne Matziaraki When I returned home to Greece last fall to make a film about the refugee crisis, I discovered a situation I had never imagined possible. The turquoise sea that surrounds the beautiful Greek island of Lesbos, just…
Long Term Parking for Airline Workers
An airport parking lot in Los Angeles has become an improvised village of airline workers.(Source: The New York Times)
‘Vic Invades’: An Op-Doc on Extreme Cityscapes
“UrbExers” are extreme explorers who infiltrate subways and skyscrapers for adventure and the perfect photograph. (Source: The New York Times)
Sandorkraut: A Pickle Maker
Since the beginning of time, humans have been fermenting our food. Sauerkraut, chocolate, beer, cheese: Because of fermentation these foods not only last longer — they are delicious. But although nearly every region of the world has cultivated its own…