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AUDIENCES
BOOK CLUBS
I love talking with readers about the stories behind the stories. What really happened, what didn’t make it onto the page, and what surprised me once I finally sat down to write it all.
Available for virtual sessions or in-person in the NYC area.
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Film schools, production companies, and media conferences.
What fifty years behind the camera taught me about storytelling, access, and the craft. From shooting film to digital, from EPK sets to documentaries, and what hasn’t changed no matter how much the technology has.
LIBRARY & COMMUNITY EVENTS
From trafficking survivors to prisoners training guide dogs, I’ve spent decades documenting people society often overlooks.
These talks focus on the stories behind those experiences, the people themselves, and what happens when you stop and really see someone.
SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES
Career journeys, documentary filmmaking, and the ethics of the lens.
What fifty years taught me about seeing clearly, making choices in the moment, and knowing when to keep rolling and when to put the camera down.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Lessons in resilience, adaptation, and learning to see what others miss, told through real-world shoots that went right, and some that went very wrong.
What happens when you’re thrown into unpredictable situations and have to figure it out in real time.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Format: 30-60 minute presentation followed by Q&A
Delivery: Virtual (Zoom) or in-person (NYC area)
Style: Every talk is built around real stories. No slides needed.
SAMPLE TOPICS
Behind the Lens: Fifty Years of Stories Nobody Else Saw
From Mel Brooks to Muhammad Ali. From movie sets to moments that were never supposed to happen. What it takes to be there, stay there, and come away with the story.
The Camera as Shield: Distance, Presence, and What Matters
What happens when you spend a lifetime watching instead of living.
The line between documenting a moment and being part of it—and what that costs over time.
Always Rolling: Lessons in Adaptation and Resilience
From film to video to digital. From bar mitzvahs to presidents to prisons.
How to keep going when everything changes—and why the fundamentals never do.
Documenting the Invisible: Stories That Need to Be Told
Twenty-five years of filming people most of us pass by.
Veterans, prisoners, survivors, and others fighting their way back—what they taught me about resilience, dignity, and being seen.