Film Selects 

Journeys in Deep Time (2019) A 2-hour film (PBS/Smithsonian Channel) When Whales Walked is a mind-expanding dive into the world of deep time where we meet the evolutionary ancestors of some of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating animals: Whales, Elephants, Birds and Crocodiles. We had so much fun with this one! Filmed in museums all over the world and in remote locations from China to Africa, Tierra del Fuego and Canada, the film was an eye-opening journey and reveals astonishing facts of evolution and our planetary history. At a time when both science and the environment are under threat, When Whales Walked is a celebration of the natural world and the work of scientists everywhere in revealing its mysteries.

NOVA PBS (2018) It starts deep under water with the amazing discovery: in a flooded cave in Yucatan, Mexico, one of the oldest human skeletons ever found in the Americas. First Face of America goes on to reveal the world of the first Americans and how they peopled the continents. The story is epic, but at its heart is an exciting forensic investigation and a moving portrait of the life and death of a young stone-age girl.

Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. Under the guidance of idealistic music director Favio Chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange new world of arenas and sold-out concerts. However, when a natural disaster strikes their country, Favio must find a way to keep the orchestra intact and provide a source of hope for their town. The film is a testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.

A 2-hour special for PBS (2016) Beginning with his unusual childhood in Alabama, E.O. Wilson – Of Ants and Men chronicles the famed biologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author's lifelong love for the natural world and the groundbreaking research that has established him not only as the foremost authority on ants but one of the most remarkable scientists and thinkers of our time.

Filmed in real time, the astonishing discovery of the remains of a new species of ancient home in South Africa kicks off an epic exploration of the state of the art of human evolutionary studies. Emmy Nominated.