by agurkov | Feb 13, 2022 | New, Work
Broadcast Premiere in Season 10 of the acclaimed documentary series America ReFramed on World Channel and PBS. Now available on Video on Demand (PBS.org, Amazon Prime, Apple + TV). FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND explores the complex life of a blue-collar New England town as...
by agurkov | Feb 8, 2022 | Web Series, Work
Produced by Specific Pictures with Latino Public Broadcasting for PBS.org at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the 10 short films in the award-winning anthology series Latinos are Essential explore the lives of Latinos in communities all across the United...
by agurkov | Feb 8, 2022 | Short Films, Work
Following a young psychologist and mother on a day-long visit to see her husband in federal prison, this short film is an intimate portrait of the personal and financial tolls that incarceration takes on prisoners’ loved ones. Viewable on The Atlantic....
by agurkov | Feb 5, 2022 | Features, Work
This ground-breaking, multi-award-winning documentary feature follows the life of Puerto Rican American Muslim hip-hop artist Hamza Pérez, as he and his family and community navigate life in post-9/11 America. New Muslim Cool is more than another hybrid hip-hop story....
by agurkov | Feb 4, 2022 | Web Series, Work
Executive produced by Latino Public Broadcasting and produced by Specific Pictures for PBS.org, Street Knowledge 2 College explores the lives of students and families at a unique, community-organized school in South Los Angeles. Run by the Youth Justice Coalition,...
by agurkov | Feb 4, 2022 | Short Films, Work
Co-directed with Mustafa Davis, Message to Zaire explores the story of a young, professional, Afro-Latino-Muslim couple in Oakland, California whose little boy dreams of becoming a police officer. This short documentary is part of The Talk, a two-hour long PBS special...