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Miami, Fl, Us

Award-winning media company specializing in quality documentary storytelling. Website: hammerandnailprod.com

Unnamed Project (ESPN, anticipated completion 2025), a chronicle of college baseball in the 1980s."A Date, with History" (2021), on the arrest of a Black woman and a white man at a Miami motel in 1955. Official selection of San Francisco DocFest and Miami Film Festival GEMS."The All-American Cuban Comet" (ESPN, 2020), on the life and trailblazing career of Cuban immigrant-turned-college football star Carlos Alvarez. Part of ESPN's SEC Storied doc series. Winner of two 2021 Telly Awards and two 2021 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. "Errol Flynn's Ghost"​ (2018), on the enduring cultural impact of American movies in Cuba. Winner of a Gold Remi Award at 2019 WorldFest-Houston.“The Pick-Up Game” (2018), an exploration of Miami's neighborhood soccer culture. Part of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) exhibition “The World’s Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art.” "A Long Way from Home"​ (TV One, 2018), on the experiences of the Black and Latino players who followed Jackie Robinson into white professional baseball. Winner of a 2019 Gold Telly. "Havana House"​ (2017), a chronicle of life and love in a stately Havana home over the past 50 years. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2017 Miami Film Festival and an official selection of AFI Docs. "The Most Beautiful Line"​ (2016), on Miami Marine Stadium, an architectural landmark and the first venue built for powerboat racing. An official selection of the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival. "A Stubborn Bet"​ (2016), on famed Hialeah Park horse track and the owner determined to keep it open. An official selection of Louisville's International Festival of Film in 2017. "The Guerrilla Fighter"​ (ESPN, 2016), on legendary boxer Alexis Argüello's involvement in his native Nicaragua's volatile politics. An ESPN 30 for 30 Short."Gay Talese's Address Book"​ (Grantland, 2015), on the celebrated writer's 50-year habit of never throwing away a phone number, or the story that went with it.

"Nixon's the One: The '68 Election"​ (PBS, 2010), a penetrating look at the 1968 presidential race. Narrated by Dick Cavett. (Tomlinson-De Onis Productions)"Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami"​ (PBS, 2008), the definitive account of how Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali amid the tumult of the 1960s. Foreign Title: "Becoming Muhammad Ali"​ (Tomlinson-De Onis Productions)

"Plastic Paradise"​ (PBS, 2013), exploring America’s 20th century Polynesian obsession, and the 21st century adherents who breathed new life into it. (Common Machine Productions)"Hecho a Mano: Creativity in Exile"​ (PBS, 2011), the life stories of four Cuban artists living in Miami. (Common Machine Productions)

“Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” (PBS, 2018), on the life and career of the baseball legend. Part of the PBS biography series American Masters. "Brothers in Exile"​ (ESPN, 2014), on the unlikely professional baseball careers of Cuban defectors Liván and Orlando (El Duque) Hernández. Part of ESPN’s 30 for 30 doc series.

"Walshy Fire: Pull Up" (PBS, 2023), on the life and career of the Jamaican American DJ and music producer. Part of the PBS American Masters "In the Making" digital shorts series.

Provided site-specific videos for numerous exhibitions, including "Queer Miami: A History of LGBTQ Communities" at HistoryMiami Museum and "The World's Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art" at Pérez Art Museum Miami. Other cultural partners include the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the San Francisco Public Library, and Yale University.

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Contributor to more than two dozen outlets, including The Miami Herald, The Texas Observer, CrimeReads, Cigar Aficionado, and Grantland. Author of the best-selling Kindle Single "The Girl in the Photo" (2015)Co-author of "What Have They Built You to Do?: The Manchurian Candidate and Cold War America" (University of Minnesota Press, 2006)

Miami, Florida, Us

Participated in the selection of films for the 2016 Miami Short Film Festival and the 2018 Miami Film Festival. Served as a juror for the student competition at the 2018 Key West Film Festival and the 2024 Yale Student Film Festival.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

Hosted a special screening of the ESPN documentary "The All-American Cuban Comet" and participated in a breakout session/workshop on sports media production at the annual Sports Collective Symposium.

Toronto, On, Ca

One of three writer-producers chosen to participate in a live pitch session at the annual meeting of the National Association of Television Program Executives, the largest US-based forum for programming buyers, producers, and distributors.

Miami, Fl, Us

Produced the video work "The Pick-Up Game" for the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) exhibition "The World's Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art," on display April 13 - September 2, 2018. Coinciding with the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the exhibition brought together works by more than 40 artists.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Hosted a screening of the documentary "A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation" and led a seminar on the business of documentary filmmaking as part of the prestigious Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale, a residency for distinguished media professionals.

Miami, Fl, Us

Guest curated "Beyond the Game," a 5,000-square-foot exhibition chronicling the sporting institutions that mirrored and shaped the growth of South Florida: Hialeah Park, Miami Jai-Alai, the Marine Stadium, the 5th Street Gym, and the area's numerous pro sports franchises. The exhibition ran July 16, 2016 - January 15, 2017.

Coral Gables, Fl, Us

Part-time lecturer in the School of Communication; taught courses in film studies and film history.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Oversaw editorial for pioneering South Florida lifestyle monthly with a circulation of approximately 25,000; member of company’s Innovations Committee.

Miami, Fl, Us

Supervised a staff of writers, photographers, and freelancers and oversaw all editorial for standalone arts and culture weekly with a circulation of 70,000.

Miami, Fl, Us

Wrote feature stories and profiles for award-winning arts, politics, and culture weekly with a circulation of 110,000.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Full-time lecturer in American Studies; taught courses in American history, film, and culture.

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., American Studies

B.A., English

Honors Program