RACE wins ‘Outstanding Documentary Series - Serialized’ Sports Emmy
In May 2023 6-part Netflix documentary series (Boardwalk/300 Entertainment) won the Sports Emmy in the category for Outstanding Documentary Series (Serialized). The series follows Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver in the Cup Series. RACE is directed by Erik Parker, who was also executive producer, with Rob Ford as Co-EP and myself as co-producer. Read more here.
Dear Producer Mentee
Honored to be chosen as the mentee of acclaimed filmmaker/producer Sabrina Schmidt Gordon as part of her Dear Producer Award. Part of her reasoning: “Our interactions have never felt extractive; she has always led with appreciation and thoughtfulness, and is also generous– reaching out just as often to share an opportunity, offer an acknowledgement, or to simply say hello. I look forward to continuing our conversations, and am so pleased to have this formalized opportunity to contribute to the career development of such a lovely, dedicated, talented spirit.” Read more here.
Interview by New York Women in Film & TV
To celebrate the world premiere of ‘Battleground’, NYWIFT interviewed me for their blog to talk about how I joined the project, the production process and what’s next. Read the full interview here.
RACE: BUBBA WALLACE will stream on Netflix February 22 2022
Following the massive success of “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” Netflix is turning its attention to American auto racing. The streamer has released a new trailer for “RACE: Bubba Wallace,” a new documentary about NASCAR’s only full-time Black race car driver. The six-episode series premieres February 22.
2021 Film Independent Documentary Lab fellow
“The films selected for this year’s Lab represent true diversity in storytelling and artistic style, taking us from Black women organizer-superheroes in 1970s Las Vegas to scrappy youth on the streets of Naples, Italy,” said Lisa Hasko, Director of Artist Development. “From personal to political and everywhere in between, these boundary-pushing filmmakers challenge us to think beyond our bubbles in the most creative, immersive ways.”
Selected for Impact Partners Documentary Producers Fellowship 2020
I’m extremely excited and proud to be part of the 2020 cohort. From Impact Partners: “In response to the COVID-19 crisis, and in recognition of an exceptionally strong application pool, we have expanded our 2020 cohort from 10 to 15 producers. We hope that the fellowship will provide support and community to this exceptional cohort of producers at a time when connection is especially vital to documentary producers’ professional and personal well-being.”
Interview on The Self-Made Story
I was interviewed by Jazmarae Beebe of The Self-Made Story. Here’s a quote from the article: “Over the years I’ve gotten to know so many wonderful people who have had all kinds of experiences I have not; some joyful, some tragic. I think what they all have in common is that they are persevering through it all – and that’s a beautiful thing to get to both witness and capture.”
SWIPE selected for ‘Golden Calf competition’ at the Netherlands Film Festival 2019
The first short narrative film I’ve produced under the banner of my newly minted production company Before Films will premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival in the fall of 2019. SWIPE is selected for the Golden Calf competition, the country’s biggest film prize.
SWIPE selected for ‘De Ontmoeting’
Short online dating app horror SWIPE from director Niels Bourgonje and produced by me is selected for the 4th annual edition of Dutch initiative ‘De Ontmoeting’ (The Meeting). It links filmmakers & producers with broadcasters or production companies to help make their short films. Swipe stars Ebony Obsidian and Jefferson White and will be shot in NY in March 2019.
'Capturing Narratives with Steffie van Rhee' on Unpopular Culture
Platform for independent artists, Unpopular Culture, interviewed me about my work as a documentary filmmaker. The conversation covered things from the responsibility that comes with telling other people's stories to working with strong women and why I moved from journalism to film. Click here to read the full length article.
