selected film samples |
A documentary about 88-year old artist and political
activist Peggy Lipschutz and her famous chalk-talks.
Produced by Jerri Zbiral of The Collected Image,
Chicago, IL
A team of experts come together to prevent the
world’s oldest monument from crumbling away.
The video is now in international distribution.
Produced for The Learning Channel
and Rosetta Films, Chicago, IL
Explores the infamous “Road to Kathmandu” of
the 1960s and early ’70s. We follow former hippies
to key points along the trail, from Istanbul to
Kathmandu.
Animated film presenting the history of society
from a woman’s perspective.
A filmmaker’s son returns an old film to the Navajo
Indians, and a series of incredible events ensues.
A visual celebration of Chicago’s internationally
acclaimed architecture, development and urban
design. Broadcast on PBS, 1996.
Perspective Films, Chicago, IL
An independent documentary chronicling the struggle of a Lakota Indian family to develop a hemp industry.
Edited for DVD home video for worldwide distribution. A performance documentary about the most successful women’s music tour to date.
Depictions of everyday life inspired by scrolls found
at the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo. This three-screen presentation is part of the Spertus Museum of Judaic Studies’ exhibit on display through August 2002.
Produced by Bainchild Productions
A cross-cultural documentary about human rights.
Shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Premiered at
Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center and selected for
screening at the Toronto International Film Festival
Produced by Kartemquin Films, the makers of Hoop Dreams. The filmmakers follow American and Vietnamese veterans on an historic 1,200 mile bicycle ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
A documentary about men and women wrongly
sentenced to death who lived to tell about it.
Premiered at Chicago International Documentary
Film Festival; chosen as audience favorite.
Produced by Brainchild Productions.
Depictions of everyday life inspired by scrolls found
at the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo. This three-screen presentation is part of the Spertus Museum of Judaic Studies’ exhibit on display through August 2002.
Produced by Bainchild Productions
A film on the documentary photographer who for
nearly forty years, photographed people around the
world, focusing on men and women at work.
Produced by Mark Rogovin, Chicago, IL
A history of the famous avenue. Part of a series
celebrating Chicago’s internationally acclaimed
architecture, development and design.
Aired nationally on PBS.
Perspective Films, Chicago, IL
A Song for You from Sharon Karp Media Monster on Vimeo.
1976 National Women's Music Festival
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
This film, my first film, was shot and edited on single 8, then transferred to film and edited on 16mm film. A glimpse of Women's music and politics of the day.