
Filmmaker and Faculty at Temple University
Greater Philadelphia Area

Filmmaker and Faculty at Temple University
Greater Philadelphia Area
Screenwriter/Director/Producer
I have directed 6 feature length films:
"Invisible Cities", 1990
"Two Plus One", 1995
"Edge City", 1997
"Diary of a City Priest", 2001
"The Other America", 2004
"Bloodlines Video Diary Project", 2008
In Production:
"Beirut Boys", feature length doc in progress, 2008
"North Phila. Oral History Project", 2008-98
My work has been screened internationally since 1988 and has screened in over 25 countries. "Edge City" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Hamptons Film Festival. "Diary of a City Priest" was an official selection at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. "The Other America" was the Opening Night Film of the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival.
Youth Media production, Curriculum development, Independent film producing
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2003 — Present (5 years 1 month)
Full Time Appointment in the Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media Dept. Also teach in the Temple Honors Program.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1991 — Present (16 years 8 months)
Worked as independent writer/producer/director for 14 years. Films produced include Edge City and Diary of a City Priest.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1990 — 2002 (12 years)
BA and MFA, Radio-TV-Film, 1982 — 1990
Education, Fine Art Photography, Cinema, Digital Media, Community Media
IFP, New York
Associate Director, Media Education Lab at Temple University
Eastman Kodak Faculty Scholar Award
2008 Media Arts Fellowship from the PA Council on the Arts
2008 Junior Faculty Teaching Award in the School of Communications and Theater