Discover Top Field Producers in Newark, New Jersey, USA

I am both an Emmy Award winner and Telly Award winning director, producer and editor with over 13 years of experience in the television and film industry. Recently I won an Emmy for the first season of the television show "Oh Yeah..." on SNY and currently I am directing and executive producing the second season of "Life on Mars The Home Makeover Show" with lifestyle expert and author Mar Jennings. The first season has garnered critical acclaim, receiving 3 Emmy nominations, 1 Telly Award, and sold this past year to Amazon Prim. Having worked on everything from 30 second commercials to full length feature films, my work has aired nationally (USA Network, Syfy, NBC), locally (FOX, ABC), and at film festivals around the country (Silent River Film Festival).

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I am a media professional with seven years of field experience as a producer, shooter, and editor, working on breaking news and feature stories in more than eight countries in Latin America, as well as, in the United States. I have covered important regional stories such as the Haiti earthquake aftermath, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Hugo Chavez’s death, the 10 year anniversary of 9/11, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, recent slum takeovers in Rio de Janeiro, and countrywide protests in Brazil in 2013. I hold a Master degree in International Human Rights from the University of Denver and have a strong background working for NGOs and International Cooperation Agencies. Besides English, I am fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

My name is Natalie Jasmine Harris, and I am a Black queer director based in NYC. I hold a BFA in Film and Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and my work as a filmmaker spans narrative, documentary, commercial, and experimental forms. I just premiered my new short film, GRACE, at The 2024 Sundance Film Festival. My previous short film, PURE, was acquired by HBO and is currently streaming on Max. My work has been featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, THEM Magazine, Huffington Post, The Cut, and NBC. Additionally, I have directed commercials for Hyundai and Verizon. As a producer, I've worked on numerous projects for US Vogue, British Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign, Viacom's LogoTV, and many more.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer

Talal Jabari is a Documentary Cinematographer and Filmmaker known for his commitment to storytelling. His visual style leans towards intimate verité shoots, but he's equally adept at capturing the essence of sit-down interviews. Talal has dedicated much of his career to the Middle East, working on TV documentaries for broadcasters like Al Jazeera and ART. He covers a variety of genres, including social, political, and historical documentaries, as well as music and sports. Talal is multilingual, speaking English, Arabic, French, Hebrew, and basic Spanish, and he has worked in diverse locations, from Kampala to Berlin, Doha to Quebec. Now residing in New York, Talal continues his passion for crafting meaningful stories through film.

• Documentary DP

Mykola Metin is an award-winning editor with a soft spot for stories with unique takes on the universal human experience. His latest feature, a docu-drama film "American Trial" that portrays the Eric Garner trial that may have been, will premiere at the 2019 New York Film Festival. Other projects were in competition at Tribeca Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Cinequest, Seattle International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and many other US and International festivals. Commercial/Branded work includes clients like Facebook, IKEA, Pedigree, Cigna, SpeakENDO, Mastercard, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Verizon Fios, US Army, and more. Agencies/Companies: Ataboy Studios, CraftWW/McCANN, MomentumWW, Troica MISSION, Fearless Agency, and others.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location

A freelance self shooting producer / director with an extremely strong journalistic background. Most recently have been working on long form television documentary (CNN, PBS, the UK's Channel 4), but also have shorter form digital experience, having worked at Economist Films, The Economist's documentary film arm, on a permanent basis for a year and a half before moving to New York 18 months ago. I still work for them on a freelance basis, producing short form videos for their Daily Watch output, as well as longer form (approx. 20 min) in depth documentaries. I am currently working on the CNN series This Is Life With Lisa Ling. I am a confident shooter on the Sony F7 and Canon C300 primarily, but m adaptable to a range of cameras.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Katie is an award winning conservation filmmaker and founder of Coral & Oak Studios, a company dedicated to telling stories that educate and inspire audiences to engage with the creatures, people and world around them. A recipient of the Henry Luce Fellowship, Katie spent more than a year in Southeast Asia, where she collaborated with scientists and conservation organizations on various art and storytelling projects. Katie is a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and a recipient of the prestigious Koenig Trust Scholarship. Her clients include National Geographic, The Smithsonian Institute, The Nature Conservancy, Woods Hole Oceanographic, PBS and BBC. She currently lives and works in Washington DC.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Based between the Great Plains and New York City, I am a graduate of the NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service with a BA in broadcast journalism and religious studies and an MPA in international policy. A short form documentary producer and shooter with experience editing, I co-founded BellyFire Productions in 2015 after working for several years in global education and the nonprofit sector and traveling extensively in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. In addition to working on social issue focused short form documentaries with digital production teams at NBC and CNN, we collaborate with social impact actors - nonprofits, foundations, businesses - as they strive to generate awareness and drive change.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Field Producer

I am a freelance videographer/editor located in the Philadelphia/Bucks County area (though willing to travel). Through my years of work, I have created unique and polished videos for film, TV, documentaries, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, promos, concerts, music videos, corporate, and commercial productions. Also, I make my own films which have been featured in numerous film festivals, including the New Hope Film Festival, where I directed and edited a short film that won the Audience Award, as well as the Best Shorts Competition Award of Merit. My films have also been featured and promoted on popular independent streaming sites, such as NoBudge and SimpleMachine. Thank you for your consideration, Marc Dickerson

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Mahala is a director and producer with Courageous Studios, the brand studio for CNN. Previously she was a video journalist working at the Denver Post from 2010-2015. In that time she had the opportunity to grow with the newspaper’s developing video department, from working on daily video and breaking news to producing both short and feature length documentaries exploring themes and issues integral to the Denver and Colorado community. Her work has been recognized by Picture of the Year International, the Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards, and the National Edward R. Murrow Awards. In 2013, she was a member of the Denver Post staff awarded a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the Aurora Theater shooting.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer

As a kid in Tucson, Ben started making skate videos and 'crime dramas' with firecrackers as the gun shot sound effects. He played music and then studied film at Oberlin College before moving to Chicago where he further developed his skills in short-form documentary filmmaking by balancing his commercial projects for Leo Burnett with lower budget work for local artists, Vice, Pitchfork music festival, Stüssy, and vitaminwater. Since moving to New York, Ben's been able to put his focus solely on that work he cares most about: telling stories as a Producer, Director, Shooter, and Editor for MTV News, New York Magazine, VICE, the FADER/ Cornerstone, Refinery29, Humans of New York, and Change.org.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP

If I had to sum my life up with one word it would be passionate. Film and television is a process that I thoroughly enjoy being a part of. There is nothing more exciting than capturing the world and making it into something that is worth watching. I am truly passionate about my career and learning new things about it. I’ve dedicated my life to providing professional video services; weddings, music videos, commercials, news stories, documentaries, short films, live sporting events, family outings, live concerts, behind the scenes, and even just a fun trip to the local zoo. Whenever I find downtime I’m usually busy perfecting my passion, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity of making it my career.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I'm a Brooklyn based video journalist. I have been shooting, editing and producing documentary tv, film, and web content for the past 10 years. I am interested in making news and documentary shorts with a strong focus on human interest stories. Social issue documentaries that touch on issues such as poverty, education, environmental issues and the arts are all areas i am interested in exploring. One project I'm most proud of over the past few years is a series of shorts I produced, shot and edited about severely wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The series, Beyond The Battlefield, was commissioned by The Huffington Post and was nominated for a webby award and was also attached to a pulitzer prize winning print series of the same name.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant

***Currently in NYC*** Madeleine Askwith is a creative Producer from Aotearoa New Zealand who has shot all over the world. From the Himalayan mountains to the “hermit kingdom” of Pyongyang to the Colorado river delta, Maddy approaches every project with a holistic view of creativity, efficiency and safety. Maddy has produced feature, short films, and documentaries, which have all premiered at top-tier international film festivals, alongside a huge variety of award-winning commercial and branded projects. Maddy is also committed to continued personal and professional development and has emerging skills in Psychology, crisis work, Intimacy Coordination, Screenwriting, Te Reo Māori, and safety.

• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Post-Production Manager

Meri Haitkin has been a key creative on hundreds of hours of content in television, film and digital production as a producer, writer, director, and showrunner. Her specialty is character-driven, nuanced and humanistic storytelling and that’s earned her an Emmy nomination, a Critics Choice Real TV Award, an Institutional Peabody and a Webby. Through this immersive work, Meri has embedded in the worlds of fashion, competitive high school science, haute cuisine, stand up comedy, Spring Break in Cancun, a horse farm in New Jersey, Huda Beauty’s headquarters in Dubai, and an independent wrestling company started by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan in Chicago. This has made her a quick study and highly adaptable.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer

As the sole owner and operator of a successful public relations firm for 8 years, Courtney is responsible for every aspect of growing her business and executing upon customized media strategies for her clients. Courtney’s media savvy and dogged persistence has helped over 25 clients meet their publicity goals by expanding their media presence in TV, magazines, newspapers, and emerging digital channels (e.g., podcasts, blogs). Courtney drives the full lifecycle of media engagement: tailoring a media strategy, identifying optimal outlets, booking appearances, and ensuring desired outcomes through media training. Prior to going independent, Courtney sharpened her media and PR skills working at ABC News, Dewey Square Group, and United Talent Agency.

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant

Olga owns a video production company specializing in documentary films, videos for non-profit organizations and commercials. Olga's recent documentary film, "When People Die They Sing Songs," was broadcast on NHK (Japan), theatrically released in Russia (Documentary Film Center in Moscow), participated in festivals around the world including DOC NYC (New York) and Message to Man (St.-Petersburg). It was nominated for Student Oscar in 2014 and won CINE Golden Eagle Award. The film was featured in The New York Times in 2015. Olga's editing work has been shown at Tribeca Film Festival and Lincoln Center. Olga teaches film classes in Columbia University and Hunter College in New York. Olga Lvoff received an MFA in Social Documentary from the School of Visual Arts in 2013.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Steph and Ellen (SE Productions) co-directed and produced AFTER SPRING, a feature documentary about the Syrian refugee crisis. The award winning film was Executive Produced by Jon Stewart and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. It has since screened at over 50 film festivals in 15 countries. AFTER SPRING premiered on STARZ in February 2017. Ellen and Steph are recipients of the Frontline Award for excellent in documentary journalism and are MacArthur foundation grantees. They are experienced in international production and received exclusive access to film AFTER SPRING in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan, 7 miles from the Syrian border. They are currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Most recently, Samuel co-produced THE EYES OF MY MOTHER, which premiered at Sundance this year and sold to Magnolia Pictures. Prior to that, he worked for the prolific film producer Ed Pressman as his Creative Associate at the Pressman Film Corporation in Los Angeles, where he dedicated himself towards the development of several major motion pictures. Samuel is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and was raised in New York. He got his start by working in production at Dimension Films and post-production at The Weinstein Company. He then moved on to work at William Morris Endeavor and eventually for Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions. Samuel is versed in producing and directing music videos, promotional content, and short films.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Natalie Abruzzo is a TV reporter, multi-media journalist and filmmaker in New York. She recently earned her master’s degree at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism where she studied broadcast journalism with a concentration in health and science. Natalie spent 2015 simultaneously working as an on-air reporter for ABC and CBS in the Twin Tiers area of New York State and completing her first documentary short, “The Sixty-Six Percent.” She speaks with audiences about her project engaging in a broader conversation about the disparities between women’s clothing sizes, body shapes and cultural norms. Natalie’s work has appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC, CUNY TV, WBCR 1090AM, WHCR 90.3FM, NYCity NewsService, New York Daily News, Mott Haven Herald, Sheepshead Bites.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant