Written Work
A podcast focused on diversity practices what it preaches
nieman storyboard, 2022
"Immigrantly" podcast creator and host works with a team of writers who will challenge her — and she them — as they prepare questions for guests.
A documentary film breaks rules and wins an Oscar
nieman storyboard, 2022
A young filmmaker analyzes why Ben Proudfoot’s short doc, "The Queen of Basketball," makes her cry, and why that makes it a successful film.
What happens when fandom backfires in a culture of censorship
nieman storyboard, 2022
"Dream Boy and the Poison Fans," from the NPR podcast "Rough Translation," finds universal themes in a do-you-believe-this story from China.
When feedback is a drag, and when it’s a path forward
NIEMAN STORYBOARD, 2022
A personal essay about the power and pitfalls of receiving feedback while working on my first film.
500 pounds a day to survive: A lobsterman races the calendar in a COVID-disrupted season
Boston Globe, 2021
A narrative piece about one of Boston’s last lobstermen as he tries to make enough money to make it through the year.
Challenges of sourcing, safety and reporting for narrative in China
NIEMAN STORYBOARD, 2020
A piece about the art of reporting in China based on an interview with New York Times reporter Sui-Lee Wee.
How limitations — COVID, budgets, access and more — can spark fresh ideas
NIeman storyboard, 2020
An interview with GBH Boston Associate Producer Pamela Gaudiano about one of the production company’s first COVID shoots and her archival work.
Rejecting the simplified news narrative
nieman storyboard, 2020
An interview with the two-time Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr about how she created some of her most challenging works,