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Commercial Director/Producer “Puma, Raw, Hip Hop Campaign, 2005”
Commercial Director/Producer “Ossie Davis Voter Protection Campaign, 2004”
Lecturer of Story Structure, Royal College of Art, London, 2002
’Professor of Screenwriting Courses at Howard University’s Graduate School of Film (Washington, D.C.) ‘01-’06
Wrote, produced & recorded music for - and acted in - “Downtown 81,” premiered at Cannes, 2000
Professor of “Creating Children’s Television” course, the Workshops (Rockport, Maine), 2000
Film Critic for British art magazine “Art Monthly” (London), 1998-99
Professor of “Writing & Directing For Children’s Television” course at The New School For Social Research (NY), 1997
Commercial/PSA Director for “Just Say No” International (NY), 1996
’Feature Film 2nd Unit Director Directed short film “Flying Vince Gallo”, appears in Miramax film “Basquiat”, 1996
Professor of Screenwriting course at The New School For Social Research (NY), 1996
T.V. Director for Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues”, a prime-time preschooler’s entertainment/educational series (NY), 1996
Feature Film Script Writer for the Julian Schnabel/Miramax film “Basquiat” starring Jeffrey Wright and Dennis Hopper, 1996
Film Producer produced and edited film loops for Lorrie Morgan’s stage show/national tour, 1995
T.V. Commercial Writer, Producer for Coliseum Books 30 sec. spot. Agency: Time Warner City Cable (NY), 1994
Discovery Channel’s FUTURE TENSE Directed one hour TV special for children, sponsored by IBM Corp. , 1991
Nickelodeon’s EUREEKA’S KASTLE Wrote and Directed for this “Ace” Award winning Children’s program (NY) 1989-91
Freelance Copywriter for Grey Advertising, Beaumont & Bennett, Inc., and Lockhart & Pettus, Inc. (NY) 1988-90
RUN/DMC-Adidas Commercial Wrote and Directed national spot for RUN DMC/Adidas sports shoes - Agency:Young & Rubicam, 1988
RUN DMC’S “Christmas in Hollis” Music Video Wrote, Produced and Directed for Profile Records. Won Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Critic’s Poll” for Best Video of the Year, 1987
Award Winning Student Film “HEADS, YOU WIN” Wrote, Produced and Directed this NYU Grad School Film which won the Paulette Goddard Award, 1986
Nationally Syndicated TV Special “Graffiti Rock” Wrote, Hosted and Produced this Hip Hop/rap music TV show, aired in 88 markets worldwide, nominated for an Emmy Award , 1984








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