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Untitled Chicago Drill and Activism Feature
2022 (IN POST) | Feature | Documentary | #ChiDNA A nuanced look at the interrelationship between drill rap and activism in Chicago as Tweak'G, independent rapper and activist, traverses many spaces while honing her sound and place in a misunderstood city.
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Untitled No Cop Academy Documentary
2022 | Feature | Documentary | #NoCopDoc #NoCopAcademy was a Black youth-led, adult supported campaign to mobilize against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plans for a massive at-the-time $95 million training center for Chicago police in West Garfield Park. This story chronicles the grassroots' refusal to this expansion of policing and the demand for accountability for decades of violence and resources for schools and youth.
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Seguimos Aquí:
Pride, Pandemic, and Perseverance 2021 | 35-min | Documentary | #SeguimosAquíDoc Four LGBTQ+ identifying Latinx Chicagoans navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, interpersonal struggles, and community triumphs throughout a turbulent yet powerful 2020. A collaboration with ALMA and the Chicago History Museum.
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Calvin's Story
2016 | Short | Documentary | #CalvinsStory Calvin Curtiss, one of the countless youths surviving homeless in Chicago, tells his story in his own words, explaining how he came to experience homeless, his daily activities, and his dream of becoming a massage therapist.
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What's Beef?
The Construction of Street Culturalism 2014 | Feature | Documentary | #WhatsBeefDoc A critical analysis of the common criticisms of American gangsta rap, highlighting the emergence of the genre in the late 80's as modern cultural response to larger, often ignored, systemic harms.
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Award-winning
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Used in an educational capacity
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