Selected Works
The unexpected faces on the frontlines of ICE raids
Film | Digital | Illinois | Field Producer + Cinematographer + Social Editor
As soon as the Trump administration began its immigration crackdown in Chicago—known as Operation Midway Blitz—teenage brothers Ben and Sam Luhmann stepped up to the front lines. Armed with phone and body cameras, Ben and Sam patrol the Chicago suburbs in hopes of tracking ICE agents and filming raids they see as unwarranted and unjustified. The teens are both homeschooled, and dedicate five hours each day to help a rapid-response network of volunteers that documents ICE raids and assists families of those detained in the arrests.
The News Movement
The unexpected faces on the frontlines of ICE raids
Film | Digital | Minnesota | Field Producer + Cinematographer + Social Editor
In December, the Trump administration started flooding the Minneapolis area with thousands of federal agents, calling their actions the “largest immigration enforcement operation ever.” What has followed feels more like a paramilitary occupation, and even Native Americans—whose ancestors predate the United States itself—have been stopped and detained by ICE. Federal agents roam the streets, pulling over people who appear to them as immigrants. Residents patrol their neighborhoods, and are met with tear gas and pepper balls as they attempt to document and disrupt arrests. Some encounters have even turned violent. Federal agents have now shot and killed two demonstrators in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
The News Movement
How Americans are fighting back against health insurance companies
Film | Digital | California | Producer + Cinematographer + Editor
U.S. health insurance companies are coming under increased scrutiny for their unregulated use of artificial intelligence, which patients say is being used to wrongfully deny medical coverage and services. Several class action lawsuits have been filed against insurance giants like UnitedHealth, Cigna, and Humana. They claim that insurance companies' use of AI models have error rates as high as 90%, can often contradict doctors’ recommendations, and can result in the denial of life-saving medical care.
The News Movement
Why Democrats’ Midterm Strategy Won’t Work
Show | Digital | New York | Cinematographer + Editor
Democrats think they have a chance to win the Senate majority this year — and they’re turning to 2006 for lessons on how to do that. In recent months, political analysts have shifted their evaluation of the 2026 Senate races. No longer are Republicans considered a total lock. Democrats’ path to the majority is very narrow, but it now exists. And to capitalize on that path, the party is trying to replicate the strategy that worked for them under the last second-term Republican president: a play-everywhere, moderate-heavy approach aimed at broadening the number of potential pickups. That strategy is necessary — there’s no path to a majority without competing in Trump country. But it has major problems: Americans’ voting patterns have changed significantly in the past 20 years. Voters’ attitudes towards traditional politicians have also changed. And, most of all, Donald Trump is not yet on George W. Bush’s trajectory — or is he?
The Recount
Queens of the South
Film | Digital | Nashville, Tennessee | Producer + Cinematographer + Co-Editor
"Being openly, visibly queer is resistance in itself."
This year, at least 17 states have introduced bills restricting drag performances. For Brut, I visited Tennessee, the first state to sign the ban into law and visit the drag queens at the center of the resistance.
Brut America
Screened at CAFILM Pride
How young MAGA women helped Trump win the White House
Film | Digital | Iowa City, Iowa | Producer + Cinematographer + Editor
As the US presidential election approached, many headlines focused on Donald Trump’s growing support from young, male voters (including Joe Rogan Podcast listeners). However, on college campuses across the country Gen Z Republican women are running, organizing and founding powerful groups like Young America’s Foundation, Turning Point and Uncensored America. It's happening behind the scenes, and behind the headlines. Meet Trump’s Invisible Army.
The News Movement
Generations of Pulse
Film | Digital | South Carolina | Florida | Co-Director + Cinematographer + Co-Editor
In the face of unrelenting legislative discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Florida, three people directly impacted by the Pulse Nightclub shooting work to expand protections.
Created with Tamera Moore
Screened at:
Los Angeles LGBT Festival - Winner Best Documentary 2022
Central Florida CineFest - CFCF 2022
4 Feet
Film | Digital | King City, California | Producer + Cinematographer + Editor
Marlene Dodge drives across California in her aging pickup truck with an empty horse-trailer in tow, a journey she does regularly as she works to rescue wild mustangs from slaughter.
Winnebago Two-Spirit
Film | Digital | Winnebago, Nebraska | Producer + Cinematographer + Co-Editor
"We're Native, we're queer, we're in drag."
For Brut, I visited the first ever drag show on the Winnebago Tribal land in Nebraska, where an organization is showing off their Native two-spirit community.
Brut America
Life After Abuse in Prison
Film | Digital | New York, New York | Producer + Cinematographer + Co-Editor
For years, they had to remain silent about being sexually abused while incarcerated. Now, a New York law is giving survivors one year to seek justice.
Brut America
Impact of Rip Currents
Film | Digital | Pacifica, California | Producer + Cinematographer + Editor
Each year, an estimated 100 people lose their lives to rip currents, powerful, channelized flows of water that pull swimmers away from shore at surf beaches. In the wake of their son Tyler’s tragic death, the Collins family transforms their grief into purpose, advocating for clearer coastline warnings and greater public awareness in an effort to prevent future loss of life in the ocean.
Queer Surf Group Challenges Norms, Makes 'Magic' In The Water
Film | Digital | San Francisco, CA | Producer + Assistant Camera
After years of feeling she had to hide her identity on the professional circuit, Kyla Langen and her partner found a way to bring more LGBTQ surfers into a sport that hasn’t always been welcoming.
NBC Universal
Cover Story for the Santa Barbara Independent
Photographer | Central California Coast
