- 2007: Dishonorable Killings, an investigative documentary
on honor killings of women in Kurdish communities in South-East
Turkey.
Director/producer.
- 2007: Waves of Hope, a film
on successful community based post-tsunami recovery projects
in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia.
Director/producer.
- 2007: Solidarity, a special report distributed
worldwide through APTN on the recovery of Nias, Indonesia,
after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake.
Producer/writer.
- 2006: Fatima, a unique dramatic film shot in Baghdad
about the devastating effect of the war on civilians, families
and women, featuring an all-Iraqi cast and Nadia Odeh, a
Palestinian lead actress.
Director / writer / producer.
- 2006: Ketahanan, a documentary on tsunami reconstruction
in Aceh, Indonesia, told through the stories of survivors.
Executive producer / writer.
- 2005: Kbiit, a documentary on the birth of East
Timor, highlighting the challenges faced by the first nation
of the millennium.
Executive producer / writer.
- 2004: Taking Destiny Into Her Own Hands, a documentary
about the journey of a 21st century young gypsy woman, focusing
on ethnical integration in the global era.
Director / writer / producer.
- 2003: The Sisters of Ladakh, a documentary on
Buddhist nuns in the Himalayas. Against a stunning visual
environment, young women forge a feminine vision of Buddhism
in a traditional society.
Director / writer / producer.
- 2003: Women of the Sand, a documentary on nomad
Islamic women in Mauritania. Shot in cinema-verité style,
it is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum
of Modern Art, New York.
Director / writer/ producer.
- 2003: The U.N. Security Council, a behind the
scenes documentary about one of the most powerful bodies
in the world.
Director.
- 2002: The Twin Towers of Islam, a documentary
on the Muslim reaction to the 9/11 bombings, filmed on the
Pakistan / Afghanistan border, produced for Multicanal Spain.
Director / producer / writer.
- 2001: The Seekers, a documentary on worldwide
travelers, exploring their motivations, personal discoveries
and changes.
Director / writer / producer.
- 2000: Behind the Veil: Afghan Women Under Fundamentalism, a
ground-breaking film shot undercover during Taliban rule,
documenting women’s resistance against fundamentalism.
Director / writer / producer.
- 1999: Urban Outcasts, a documentary on the Hip
Hop culture in São Paulo, Brazil, focusing on the
social context and community awareness of the fastest-growing
cultural movement in the world.
Director / writer.
- 1999: Gabriela, a documentary on an elderly
woman who lives on garbage salvage alone in the metropolis. Produced
in São Paulo, Brazil, for the BBC Life series.
Director / Writer.
- 1998: Going Back Home, a documentary on Brazil’s
street children, following the path of compelling real-life
characters on their quest to find a home. Winner of
a special International Emmy Award.
Director / writer.
- 1997: Rebellious Mexico, a special report for
Brazilian network television on the Zapatistas in Mexico,
focusing on their grassroots traditions.
Reporter / writer.
- 1997: Marijuana Wars
Rural Child Labor
Life in the Swamps
Rave Culture
Portrait of a Serial Killer
Award-winning series of magazine-style stories for Brazilian
television, broadcast on Bandeirantes network.
Reporter / writer.
- 1995: Demobilization of Young Soldiers in Angola,
a hard-hitting documentary filmed in the rebel territory
controlled by UNITA in Angola.
Director / writer.
- 1995: Black Cultural Movement in Bahia, a special
report for ABC-TV Australia.
Development / co-producer.
- 1994: Social Abyss X World Cup Fever
Toxic Waste in Cubatão
Slave Labor in the Coal Mines of Mato Grosso
One-hour special investigative reports for “Documento
Especial”, an award-winning factual series broadcast
on Brazilian network TV.
Reporter / writer.
-1989-2004: 16 feature stories for United Nations television
broadcast on CNN and distributed worldwide to 180 stations,
including Colombia (4), Brazil (4), Pakistan (3), Afghanistan
(1), Mauritania (1), New York (3).
Highlights include Women Bakeries in Kabul during Taliban
rule, Aids Prevention and Reintegration of Teenage Women
Guerillas.
Producer.
- 1988: Capoeira: Art and Slyness, a documentary
on a unique mixture of African-Brazilian martial arts
and dance, filmed in Olinda, Brazil.
Director.
- 1986: Rã’ã, a documentary
on the Caiapó Indians in the Amazon, focusing on the
contradictions of their increasing contact with the modern
world, part of the collection of the Museum of the American
Indian, N.Y. Director / writer /producer.
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