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Project Bucket: UNC

premiered in select theatres August 27th, 2017 (access on YouTube here)

       The Bucket List brings the team to activities from swimming at the beach to eating fried gummy bears, from racquetball to singing James Taylor’s “Carolina on My Mind” from memory. Some list items challenge the five, such as winning an intramural championship t-shirt. With only four years to complete all 100 list items, the team will have to work nonstop to complete and document every single list item. Watch as these five friends journey through the Bucket list, through college, and truly experience UNC.

Documentary Shorts

Belize: Witnessing Climate Change Firsthand

Director, Cinematographer, Co-editor

A documentary approach to the life of marine scientist in the field. The piece follows Justin Baumann, a PhD student from UNC Chapel Hill, as he leads his first field expedition to Belize. Witness the team attempt to get a better idea of how coral reefs really are responding to climate change, and Justin learning how lead a team of researchers in the field. Co-edited with Josh McClenney

 

North Carolina Now Segment: Lake Phelps and Pettigrew State Park

Producer, 2nd cinematographer

A documentary segment of the series “North Carolina Now” on UNC-TV that explores Pettigrew State Park. The park is home to Lake Phelps, North Carolina’s second largest natural lake and full of interesting properties, from the diverse wildlife to the 4,000 year old canoes discovered sunken into the lake. This piece was created under the guidance of Dr. Tom Linden as a part of the “Documenting the Sciences” course in the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Scott Sessoms is associate producer, Kate Grise is scriptwriter, and Mike O’Connell is primary cinematographer and editor. This piece originally aired on December 1st, 2014.

Why We Care About Coral Reefs

This is a short piece surrounding research that followed hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the US Virgin Islands in September of 2017

 

 

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