A look into how essential workers in Kansas City are adapting to a “new normal” during the pandemic.
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Swipe Up: The Life of Aspiring Social Influencers
A first-person account of how challenging it is to become a successful social media influencer. This documentary offers a glimpse into the lives of three social media influencers, and the filmmaker’s own attempt to grow the number of her Instagram followers.
Quarantine & its Effects on College education
When the Coronavirus crisis broke out worldwide in March 2020 and increasing amounts of countries issued widespread lockdowns, college students fled home to quarantine for the foreseeable future. Many students had to flee their cities of university and others had to put an education on hold. I interviewed college students from each continent to get […]
Churches in the Middle of COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple countries have faced stay-at-home orders and shut downs of nonessential businesses as the entire world was put on pause in an attempt to flatten the curve. This video is a look inside one church’s story while they navigate new territory for both the congregation and staff in the midst of […]
Dad Relearns Elementary Curriculum To Homeschool Daughters
Jorge Coello is juggling his job as a real estate agent with his new one as a homeschool teacher for his two daughters. Fifth-grader, Alyssa, and third-grader, Samantha, are also finding remote learning tough.
Miguel – A Portrait
The friendly diplomacy between China and Cuba is influencing millions of young people’s lives on the Caribbean island. At sixteen years old, Miguel has been learning the Chinese language for six years and Kung-fu for eight. He said to me that the moment he arrives in China would be when his life begins. Although given […]
Turkish Immigrant Restaurant Owners in New York and London
This short documentary is a manifestation of my interest in Turkish culture, immigration and food. The video aims to capture the stories and personalities of restaurant owners across the world.
Small Business and COVID-19 – The Impact on One Home Building Company in Austin
In this video, I profile my father, Mark Dawson, co-owner of Dawson Lupul Builders, on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting his small business.
Working their first job, from home
Many of those born in Generation Z were told they’d be working jobs that hadn’t been invented yet. After the Coronavirus was declared a pandemic earlier this year, offices around the world adapted so that their employees could instead work from home. This would have been nearly impossible twenty years ago. As this generation now […]
Turkish Immigrant Restaurant Owners in New York & London
I made this documentary to go with my senior thesis about Turkish immigrant restaurant owners in New York and London. It looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways […]