Filmmaking
Waiting for Alstonia (Premiering 2026)
Role: Director/Producer
Released: March, 2026
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In the Budongo Forest of western Uganda, life unfolds in quiet complexity. Animals, plants, and humans are entangled in constellations of mutual dependency. At the center of one such intricate web grows a powerful tree—Alstonia—a medicinal species vital to both Budongo’s wild chimpanzees and the people living along the forest’s edge. Waiting for Alstonia follows an urgent quest to understand the chimpanzees’ medicinal use of this tree and to document its role in human lives across generations, before it vanishes forever.
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As we move deeper into the forest, the film explores not only loss, but also lively resilience. We witness the intricate relationships that have formed between species, the ingenuity of the chimpanzees, and the ways humans and animals are bound together by the use of a shared medicine. Through this exploration, the story becomes a meditation into the quiet persistence of hope-with-roots, and the delicate balance of an ecosystem under pressure.
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Geresomu
Role: Director/Producer
Released: 2025 (Uganda)
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This 12-minute short-doc explores the life and experiences of my collaborator Geresomu, a Ugandan primatologist who has been working at the Budongo Conservation Field Station for more than half of his life. Geresomu has seen first-hand how the forest has changed over the last three decades, watched chimpanzees grow up from infant to alpha, can identify every plant in the forest, and has witnessed innumerable rare and invaluable behavioral events, many of which remain unrecorded in the academic literature. Geresomu speaks of raising his children amongst the chimpanzees, his feeling of connectedness to Budongo, and his hopes for the future of the forest. The film is available for streaming on EcoFlix.
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Role: Co-Writer/Co-Director
Released: 2024
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This entire film was made during the course of one week as part of the 2024 Symbiosis initiative presented at the Science New Wave Festival XVII and supported by the Simons Foundation. The film came in runner-up at the festival.
Wild Medicine
Role: Presenter
Released: 2024
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Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives and share many of our behaviours. Now it seems that they may also use plants as medicine. Elodie Freymann, from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, tracked wild chimpanzees in Uganda, where the primates displayed some surprising behaviours. Chimpanzees who showed signs of injury or illness seemed to eat specific plant material. Analysis of these leaves, resins and tree bark revealed that they had antimicrobial and bioactive compounds. Surprisingly, many of the local villagers were also found to be reaching for the same plants, suggesting that chimpanzees may have some understanding of the medicinal properties of these forest pharmacies.
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The Danglin' Pangolin
Role: Co-Director
Released: 2020
Danglin' Pangolin is a stop-motion animation made in the midst of Covid-19 when pangolins were being blamed for the spread of the virus. Released on World Pangolin Day, our aim was to spread awareness about the plight of the pangolin and draw attention to the illegal poaching of these critically endangered animals.
Research and Development
My expertise lies in producing documentaries, with a specialization in researching and developing stories related to environmental issues, science, wildlife, and space. I excel in in-depth research and shaping scientific stories into compelling narratives. I enjoy crafting engaging documentaries that not only captivate audiences but also offer fresh perspectives on critical topics.
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Props and Graphics
Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas (music video) -John Legend (2018)
Release (web series) - Directed by Joe Penna (2020)
IBM 'Dewey' marketing campaign -Produced by Atlantic Pictures (2019)
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Other clients included Durst, SL Green, Allianz, Amex, Nasdaq and more. Design portfolio available upon request.
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