A Sheltered Sea

2009 BLUE Ocean Film Festival Award Winner

"A Sheltered Sea" tells the story of California’s Marine Life Protection Act - the critical need for its implementation, the science that defines it, and the interconnecting mosaic that makes up the coastal ecosystem of California.

The film features Time’s Person of the Planet Dr. Sylvia Earle and the many researchers, surfers, divers, economists, fishermen, conservationists, scientists, and ordinary citizens that are creatively collaborating, sometimes explosively, to build the first statewide network of Marine Protected Areas in the world.

It is an effort that has spanned decades –and the future of California’s marine environment hangs in the balance.

A Safe Place for Kids - The Mission of Childrens Institute

2009 Telly Award Winner

"A Safe Place for Kids" tells the gripping story of LA's abused and neglected children, their sometimes violent homes, and their long journey back into the mainstream of life. There are thousands of these children - on street corners and behind latchkeys - in dirty washrooms and grey basements - waiting for the next body blow - the next angry scream - or their next meal.

Using powerful images and probing interviews with therapists, counselors, kids and parents, Narrator Angie Harmon takes the audience through some of Los Angeles’ most devastated communities - and reveals a hopeful life for some of our most vulnerable children.

"A Change of Heart”
30 Days into the Future of Cardiac Care"

Winner of the 2003 "Freddie" at the International Health and Medical Media Awards.

This compelling one-hour documentary follows a young cardiac patient as he struggles to get a new heart – and features the patients, doctors and nurses at the University of California's San Francisco Medical Center - and it's internationally renowned Cardiology Department.

Aired on ABC TV, "A Change of Heart" is full of personal stories, breakthrough medications, and new age technologies and treatments - along with the brilliant narration of actor Joseph Campanella.