Who Killed Alex Odeh?
The assassination of a beloved Palestinian-American activist in Southern California sets off a 35-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement.
This feature length documentary film is co-directed School of Media and Public Affairs professor William Lafi Youmans. It has received support from The Sundance Institute, The International Documentary Association, Cinereach, Jewish Story Partners, and the Jewish FIlm Institute. It is scheduled to premiere in 2026.
Let the Fire Burn
On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and the revolutionary group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a rowhouse. Built entirely from archival sources, the film places viewers inside history unmediated.
World Premiere, Tribeca Film Festival. Winner, Film Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award. Broadcast on PBS Independent Lens. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films.
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CONDITION/DECONDITION
Mysterious wartime navel films reveal early military phycological operations. An experimental short film.
World Premiere at Prismatic Ground 2022.
Unconditional Surrender
Cold War propaganda images remixed with hip hop beats to stimulate critical thinking. An experimental short film.
World Premiere, Prismatic Ground at Maysles Documentary Center, New York, 2021.
