Discover Top Documentary DPs in Edison, New Jersey, USA

If you wander around the parks on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on a nice Saturday you’ll probably catch an ear-full from a short, exotic looking, loudmouth outfielder – meet Kanyessa McMahon, Lower East Side softball legend and multimedia guru. Born in New York City but cultivated in London and Los Angeles, her habitat consists of the land below 13th street and rarely will she venture into foreign territory Uptown (unless it is for work!) or on the subway. Kanyessa's bachelor’s of arts in Photography from Pratt Institute and two graduate degrees from New School in Media Studies and Media Management make her a triple threat in the ever-changing world of mass media. Although her experience working both in the USA and Globally with top tier athletes and entertainers is where she has really cut her teeth. Kanyessa has directed and produced over 450 pieces of digital film content, including being the director of Adidas Women's #mygirls campaign, as well as, 3000 pieces of editorial content over the course of her career. Kanyessa has 10+ years of experience working with the worlds leading brands in sports, lifestyle and youth culture; helping to shape their voice and create authentic content and marketing campaigns that have been highly successful. When not working McMahon is busy basking in the companionship of her husband Liam, her son Daschel Tennessee Sharkey and their mischievous old dog Jasper Pirate Delancey McMahon!

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www.nickzachar.com sanctuaries.noaa.gov/stories Nick Zachar is a multimedia producer and filmmaker currently working for NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries as their Video Producer/Diver. In his current role he has the opportunity to find and share stories about America’s underwater treasures and, more importantly, the people who dedicate their lives to taking care of these special places. Alongside his team, he is currently directing, shooting, and editing virtual reality films that will allow viewers to Explore the Blue without having to get wet. Previously, Nick was a Producer/Editor for National Geographic's Digital Team. Nick's background as a biologist has taken him to the Caribbean, where he traveled with a team to aid efforts in the conservation of a critically endangered species of iguana. During Nick's career he has had the opportunity to repel into crevasses of glaciers, film aerial footage from helicopters, and swim alongside sea turtles and sharks, all in order to "get the shot". Nick specializes in field production and strives to find and share meaningful stories that shed light on environmental and wildlife issues.

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Nancy Hanzhang Shen is an award-winning Producer/Director/Editor with 8+ years of global experience in Film/TV/Video/Media productions and Social Media Marketing both in the US and Asia. Her past work has been seen in the PBS, HBO, FOX News & Business, China Central Television, and Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York. Nancy Hanzhang Shen grew up in Hang Zhou, China. She earned her BFA at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications in China and her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is a person with a keen interest in social issues such as unemployment, healthcare issues, migration, and human rights. Growing up in a diverse but unique culture has given her rich insights into dramatic changes taking place in the world. She has directed, produced, and shot a number of short films, which have played internationally in numerous festivals and exhibitions including Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the Short Shorts Film Festival in Japan, Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, and Shanghai International Film Festivals in China. Her graduate thesis film, “Why Am I Still Alive”, was the finalist of the Student Academy Award (the Oscars) and Love Your Shorts Film Festival, and won the Best of Show, Best Shorts Competition, and was nominated for Best Picture at the Short Shorts Film Festival. Summary ——————————————————————————————————— • 8+ years of experience in Film/TV/Media production. • Winner for Best Documentary Director/Producer - Why Am I Still Alive, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 39th Annual Student Academy Awards (the Oscars) New York Region http://www.whyamistillalive.com • Creative, highly-motivated Video Content Editor. • Directing and Producing 20+ commercials, promos, campaigns, viral videos, and web series on a tight schedule and multiple languages for international markets.

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I'm professional Cameraman and TV Producer. In the late 1990's I studied production at World Wide Television News and I began my career with the same organization. To date I have 15 years experience as Producer/Director & DOP in TV News and Documentaries. During my time at WTN, my work efforts were seen globally. My work has made major contributions to world media giants including BBC, CNN, CBS, FOX NEWS & Al-Jazeera. I covered many breaking news, documentaries and soft stories for these TV channels. I traveled to Baghdad to cover the "2nd Gulf War," to the USA for their Presidential Election, to Sri Lanka to cover their Tsunami, and to Kashmir for earthquake coverage. I also covered elections in Iran, Afghanistan and United Kingdom, making several wartime visits to Afghanistan. I diligently covered Benazir Bhutto's arrival in Pakistan and traveled with her on board, remaining on this assignment till her assassination.

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I grew up in Italy where I studied music and photography. I've worked in Italy and Europe as a musician and photographer until I received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music where I studied percussion performance as well as music production in Boston, during my 4 years in Boston I also worked as a camera operator and photographer for many of the shows at the "Berklee performance center" and for independent artists of the Boston area. After Berklee, I moved to NYC where i continued working on visuals and sound. In 2015 i opened my own multimedia studio in Brooklyn, Studio42, where I produced videos and music, from live performances to promo and documentary interviews, managing the photography, camera work, and post-production. I've worked as a freelance audio and video person for Complex Media. Doing sound mixing and video editing for shows such as "Hot ones" and various full lenght documentaries. At this point in my Career, I have an urgent need to tell interesting stories through my lens, using all of the skills i've acquired from teh visual aspect to the sound experience.

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A versatile multi-skilled journalist, Aman Azhar has more than 10 years of international broadcast journalism experience. Previously, he worked as a broadcast journalist and multimedia producer for the BBC World Service, VOA News and other international news organizations, reporting from London, Islamabad, the United Arab Emirates and New York. He holds a graduate degree in Anthropology of Media from University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an MA in Political Science from the University of the Punjab, and is the recipient of the Chevening scholarship from the UK government and an academic scholarship for graduate studies from the Australian government. In 2005, he won a grant to attend a doctoral research seminar on global media policy research jointly organized by the University of Oxford’s St. Catherine’s College and University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. He also received the Franklin Award and a citation from the U.S. State Department for outstanding reporting on Pakistan. His reporting for Inside Climate News is focused on environmental justice issues faced by politically disenfranchised communities of color and low income communities across the United States.

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I am a Promotion Producer / Creative Director, fluent in both the Arabic and English languages, with vast experience in many prominent networks in the Middle East and the United Kingdom. In 2010, I was asked to re-join MBC Group, Al Arabiya News Channel, the1st free to air Arab Satellite Channel in the Middle East as part of the Creative team in their Brand Management Department. I produced a cross section of Arabic and Western promos for Al Arabiya News Channel as well as for MBC1, MBC2, MBC Action, MBC Drama and MBC4. I created launch campaigns for new channels, wrote scripts and created reels for marketing campaigns. I have a long history working with different Channels, NPR, Rotana, Showtime and Orbit networks ( OSN ), and many more. Now I have a small business where I cover all kinds of events, promotion videos, TVC, Branding as well as weddings. I have my own equipment and I shoot and edit.

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Nanfu Wang is an independent documentary filmmaker originally from China and currently based in New York City. She has a MA in documentary from NYU, a MA in Media Studies from Ohio University, a MA in English literature from Shanghai University, China, and a BA in English literature from Jiangxi Normal University, China. Her previous work includes two feature length documentary: DYLAN'S STREETS (2013) (83 min), an account of one month on the streets living with a young homeless man in Florida; THE ROAD FROM HAINAN (2014), a film follows human rights activist Ye Haiyan (aka Sparrow) from town to town as she is detained, evicted, and chased by local governments and secret police after trying to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Her short documentary pieces have been translated into many languages and published on AOL, Yahoo Brasil, Yahoo Mexico, Yahoo Argentina, Storyhunter TV.

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I'm a NYC-based filmmaker, editor, and photographer with extensive experience in all aspects of video and photo creation, including directing, shooting, and editing narrative and documentary films, small-business commercials, corporate videos, social media ads, and wedding films. Additionally, I work for Saturday Night Live as a photo assistant and set photographer, with published photos that have received over a billion impressions across various media and print publications. Finally, I have experience in videography and photography, shooting weddings and corporate events. Clients include: Voice of America, Saturday Night Live, NBC LX, The Related Companies, Farida Skin Care Studio, Min&Mon, Smove Mobile Equipment List: Cameras: Sony FX6 Full Frame 4k Cinema Camera Sony FX3 Full Frame 4k Cinema Camera Sony A7iii Full Frame 4k Mirrorless Camera Sony a6500 APS-C 4k mirrorless Camera Sony A7iii Full Frame 4k Mirrorless Camera Sony a6500 APS-C 4k mirrorless Camera Nikkormat FtN 35mm SLR Film Camera Pentax 6x7 Medium Format 120 SLR Film Camera Lenses: Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 Tamron 70-180 f/2.8 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Audio: Zoom H5 Field Recorder Zoom H1n Recorder Rode Wireless Go II Wireless LAV Mics (2) Rode Wireless Go Wireless LAV Mics (2) Rode VideoMic NTG Compact Shotgun Microphone Audio Technica AT897 Shotgun Micrphone + All necessary support

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I am a filmmaker with experience in business management and project entrepreneurship. My production experience has focused on documentary filmmaking and narrative films with a social impact angle. I have produced work in Cambodia, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Colombia, Peru, and several locations in the United States. I have produced work for clients such as FB Heron Foundation, Mellon Foundation, ProMujer, Equal Justice Initiative, Malteser International, UN Women, and The Fortune Society, among others. My most recent feature production, the documentary Death by a Thousand Cuts premiered at the HotDocs Film Festival in Toronto, won the Audience Award at DocNYC and the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Environmental Film Festival at Yale. I have ample knowledge of production and post-production processes and the organization of teams and resources to work on the many stages of a film production project. I have performed roles on projects as a camera, sound mixer, editor and sound designer. As a producer and co-founder of Human Pictures, I have been involved in production and post-production, including roles as an executive producer, production coordinator, field producer, and location coordinator. With my production company Human Pictures, we create socially conscious fiction and non-fiction films, and branded pieces, seeking to move beyond the role of a production company and establishing ourselves as a multimedia movement for social transformation.

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CHRISTIAN DE REZENDES – Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Editor. Through his company Breaking Branches Pictures (est. 1996), Christian has received over 35 filmmaking awards for his work as a Director, Cinematographer and Editor. He has over 20 directing credits, and many of his films have been distributed, screened internationally at film festivals, and have been broadcast regionally on PBS. His films cover a wide range of topics such as the Station Nightclub fire, art therapy, epilepsy, children with special needs, spirituality and faith-based services, LGBTQ rights and historic preservation. Christian has directed and produced critically acclaimed and award-winning films, including the documentary features Alzira’s Story (2000), 41 (2007) and Raising Matty Christian (2014), and the fully improvised dramedy feature Getting Out of Rhode Island (2003). His short documentaries such as Zach: A Film about Epilepsy (2009), Thinking Through the Drink (2010) REVEALED: Portraits Beneath One’s Surface (2011), Fred and Emile (2015), Fueling Fierce: The Shannon Heil Story (2016) and Love Is the Energy (2019), have also received international attention. Christian has also directed multi-award-winning short narratives, such as the comedy Cat Scratch (2012), and Memories for Sale (2013), a short drama based on the play by Jerry Bisantz, and in a co-production with Image Theater in Lowell, MA, and the comedy It Might Be Me (2016). In 2014, Christian directed and edited the feature doc Raising Matty Christian, about the life of Matthew G. Christian (1983-2009), who was born without full limbs and accomplished inspiring acts. The film won 10 top film festival awards including the Best of Fest Audience Award at the Woods Hole Film Festival and has been officially selected by 16 festivals nationwide. The film is now available through Amazon Prime. He is currently directing the historical documentary series Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village. The film will be his most ambitious work to date, and is slated to premiere in 2021. Christian continues to offer film production and post-production services for corporate, commercial and non-profit clientele throughout New England in the fields of medical equipment, ballet performance, faith-based youth programs, services for troubled youth, health care, jewelry sales, traffic engineering and energy medicine schooling, musical performance and the homeless.... to name a few.

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Jelani, a dedicated, passionate and hardworking filmmaker, believes and commits to the characteristic of quality production. He believes that once work is done through the virtues of the heart, its success will follow. Jelani possesses a full arsenal of abilities from Steadicam operation, to video editing. He expresses a love for the entire process of film making and dives into the world to fully immerse himself to understand the inner workings of all the components that come together to produce a film. Passion is what he stands for and it can be felt the moment you engage in his visual piece. He has brought these virtues along with exceptional talent to indie features, music videos, commercials, and television series in New York and the Caribbean. Not only has Jelani worked within the projects mentioned in the latter, he has also worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry in the Caribbean.

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Vienna Alexandria Maglio is a freelance, multimedia journalist and producer based in Jersey City, New Jersey who has worked on stories across the United States and internationally in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Her past work has focused on issues of social justice, human rights, gender, citizen journalism and the intersection of journalism and technology. She has worked on various programs within Al Jazeera English (AJE), including AJE's award winning new media program, The Stream and AJE's, 101 East, a weekly current affairs and documentary program focusing on Asia and the South Pacific. Most recently, Vienna collaborated with an all female crew of journalists, producers and photojournalists on Her America: 50 Women, 50 States, a groundbreaking digital road trip amplifying the voices of everyday women. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from The New School for Public Engagement, where she concentrated on human rights and media. Previously, she has worked with the Brooklyn-based international human rights organization, WITNESS.

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After receiving his doctorate in sociology at the University of Paris X, France, Gérard Schmidt created and managed a film company whose mission was to produce and distribute cultural documentaries and short films with an international focus. He sold his catalogue at major international TV conventions such as MIP, MIPCOM and NATPEE. Relying on his deep knowledge of European co-production and financing, Gérard has led training seminars to emergent film professionals. As a Producer/director/shooter/editor he’s created content for all formats: broadcast, DVD and web. He’s coordinated with researchers, journalists, graphic designers, web developers and audio/video technicians. Comfortable with content management systems and internet-based processes, he is very familiar with cross-disciplinary collaboration. With his company Digital Wonder, Gérard produces, directs, shoots and edits concerts, interviews, promos and all formats video for American and international clients. In 1997 he moved from Paris to New York and joined Metropolis DVD as Executive Producer and Director of Special Features, negotiating with major music labels and bands in the US and France, including The Rolling Stones, Slipknot, Nickelback, DMX, Ben Harper, Johnny Hallyday, Def Leppard. He shot and edited numerous video segments for these artists. Continuing in this field, he joined Masque Entertainment as Managing Director creating a new DVD production department and directing/shooting concerts and video segments. Anticipating the shift to online media, he was named VP of Venue Operation and Productions at Livestream.com where he created and managed a department, streaming thousands of live concerts online with an original and proprietary remote control system. He has worked for several start-ups and companies as Director of International Business Development including at DuArt Media Services, the oldest post-production facility in New York City. He speaks fluent French, English and Spanish. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. x Tel x http://www.youtube.com/user/digitalwondervideos/

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Danish-born filmmaker, creative director, and writer, I partner with clients to discover the most compelling ways to tell their stories. My work has been in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in film festivals across the globe. For documentary content, my stories frequently focus on misfits and outliers who see the world differently, examining their bold responses to the mismatches between expectations and circumstances. My list of clients include AARP, Diageo, IBM, Nokia, SYPartners, Pushpin Studios, Milk Media, IxDA, and Mailchimp. My documentary, The Emergency Kit, premiered at DOC NYC in New York in 2014. I'm fully invested in a very collaborative approach, favoring the use of nimble teams. In addition to my role as director, my responsibilities often include creative direction, writing, editing, casting, and producing. From Copenhagen, I am based in Brooklyn and available to work across the globe.

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My name is Tom Spota and I created Vidualiz to help businesses grow by targeting customers through a successful content strategy. I have over 10 years of experience shooting, producing and directing live and on-demand video content for FOX Sports and MLB.com (MLB Advanced Media.) Highlights of my work include live streaming and on-demand coverage of 10 World Series, 10 All-Star Games & The Midday Show with Casey Stern. Not only do I know how to produce great content, but I am experienced on the business side as well. I've earned my MBA in Media Management and Marketing from Fordham & spent 5 years at Shutterstock Inc. developing over 475 strategic partnerships to drive tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Interested in growing your business? Looking for that competitive edge? Please contact us for a free consultation and get started on a targeted video content strategy that will drive your ideal customers to your business and and convert those leads into revenue.

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Before starting CaveLight Films, Jordan wrote and produced numerous TV and documentary projects for Travel Channel, A&E Network, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, as well as produced TV commercials abroad for brands that include Adidas, Samsung and Head & Shoulders. In 2008, he produced the feature length documentary, Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story narrated by Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and directed by Emmy Award winner Scott Goldstein. Jordan has also produced multiple short documentaries for SgpMedia, which are on permanent exhibit in major museums including the Newseum in Washington, DC, The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and the Tolerance Center in New York City. He also occasionally does freelance video work for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Jordan earned his Masters from the University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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NICK is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer who deeply understands the power of story. He’s directed, shot and produced feature documentaries, shorts and commercials that cover topics from the Flint water disaster to the Syrian refugee crisis. His work has taken him across the globe, screened at international film festivals and headlined campaigns run by brands such as Google, Samsung, and the US Holocaust Museum. With an anthropology degree from Columbia University and experience at one of the top strategic marketing agencies, Nick knows how to produce both branded and traditional doc content that not only engages viewers, but ignites a reaction. With a unique blend of keen story-telling sensibilities, beautiful aesthetics and technical savvy, Nick weaves together the cinematic with the strategic to create authentic documentary for the digital age. First and foremost a DP, he is also willing and able to don multiple hats in accordance with project needs.

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I am an award-winning independent filmmaker from Cape Town, South Africa. My career started after completing my film and television studies at Monash University, South Africa in 2004. My films infuse music, history, politics, and art with geopolitical current affairs, examining issues and unknown stories to create narratives in impermanent settings. Between 2004-2008 I worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and many other production companies producing, shooting and directing high-end educational documentaries, magazine shows and music videos that have been featured on numerous international television channels including Al Jazeera, ESPN International, ZDF Germany, TRT-Turkey and HULU.  In 2009 I established Azania Rizing, a production company that aims to inspire young people through creative storytelling about Africa and the African Diaspora.  I have directed over 10 feature documentary films shot between five continents including over 20 short current affairs news inserts. I’ve also guest lectured at various international universities including the University of Cape Town, University of Johannesburg, University of Pennsylvania, University of Sao Paulo, Johns Hopkins University, Tulane University, University of West Indies, and the University of Toronto. My latest film, “Not in My Neighourhood” won multiple awards including the Audience Award at Encounters International Film Festival (South Africa), Best Documentary at the American Black Film Festival (US) and Jury Award for Most Outstanding Film at the African International Film Festival (Nigeria).

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I’m an Italian independent documentary filmmaker based in New York City and part-time in Los Angeles, I’ve been freelancing as a producer, field producer, and cinematographer for VICE Media since early 2016, and I’ve collaborated with numerous firms such as Radical Media, Anchor Entertainment, Scott Free, PBS, Hulu, Rolling Stones. I have a wide range of experience with the development of original ideas, elaborating decks, pitching possible formats, and handling the realization of a project throughout all stages of production. I’m an avid reader, an attendee of film festivals, a researcher for documentary series, and a podcasts listener, especially those of philosophical and political nature. I’m very interested in capturing stories of personal transformation and exploring diverse methods of storytelling through the art of filmmaking. I want to raise social, environmental, and political debates and stimulate emotional reactions in my audience through the lens of character-driven films. I speak 3 languages, I traveled to shoot approximately 40 of the United States of America and visited all continents of the world except for Antarctica. I practice mindfulness, yoga, climbing, backpacking, and theatre.

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