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SUNSET STRIP (2012)
director + writer + producer
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A "color-packed doc boasting a lifetime's worth of glamour and sleaze" (Hollywood Reporter) starring Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Ozzy Osbourne, Keanu Reeves, Alice Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Sharon Stone, Hugh Hefner, Courtney Love, and others.

WHEN THE WORLD BREAKS (2010)
director + writer + composer
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A personal look back at 1930s American life, art, cinema, literature, music, and culture.

THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE (2009)
writer + producer
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Why music? Artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession, with Milford Graves, Juliette Lewis, Elijah Wood, John Frusciante, George Clinton, Jason Schwartzman, among others. A "head trip about the heart." (Wired)

MOOG (2004)
director + writer + producer + composer
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Bob Moog shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure" (New York Times) peeks into the inventor's mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.

FRONTIER LIFE (2002)
director + writer + producer + composer
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This feature documentary explores the strangely inventive art world of Tijuana, Mexico. A city that has more in common with science fiction novels than history books about Mexico. Filmmaker Magazine calls the film a "fresh, quick-paced, smartly edited doc that boasts an innovative score" and Resonance dubs it one of the "latest and greatest in documentary filmmaking."

WORKS IN PROGRESS

THE SHIP THAT ROCKED THE WORLD [in pre-production]
director + writer

The story of two intrepid characters who find themselves at the center of the 1960s counter-cultural revolution. Tom Lodge is the adventurer, explorer, and innovative radio programmer. Ronan O'Rahilly is the idea man, hustler, and visionary iconoclast. However unlikely or against the odds, these men took major risks to launch the most influential radio outfit of its day: Radio Caroline.

LORDS OF CHAOS [in pre-production]
writer + executive producer

Set inside the notorious Norwegian Black Metal music scene of the early 1990s, this narrative feature follows a group of dedicated musicians as their art transforms into brutal violence in the streets of Northern Europe.

SOUNDING THE SPACE
[in post-production]
director + producer
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Percussionist Marcos Fernandes reconnects with his homeland by staging elaborate concerts in four historical buildings designed by his grandfather Uheiji Nagano (1867-1937) in Yokohama, Kyoto, Okayama and Matsue.

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SUNSET STRIP (2012) director + writer + producer \| official site \| IMDb \| A "color-packed doc boasting a lifetime's worth of glamour and sleaze" (Hollywood Reporter) starring Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Ozzy Osbourne, Keanu Reeves, Alice Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Sharon Stone, Hugh Hefner, Courtney Love, and others.
WHEN THE WORLD BREAKS (2010) director + writer + composer \| official site \| IMDb \| A personal look back at 1930s American life, art, cinema, literature, music, and culture.
THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE (2009) writer + producer \| download \| buy dvd \| official site \| Why music? Artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession, with Milford Graves, Juliette Lewis, Elijah Wood, John Frusciante, George Clinton, Jason Schwartzman, among others. A "head trip about the heart." (Wired)
MOOG (2004) director + writer + producer + composer \| download \| buy dvd \| read reviews \| official site \| Bob Moog shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure" (New York Times) peeks into the inventor's mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.
FRONTIER LIFE (2002) director + writer + producer + composer \| buy dvd \| read reviews \| official site \| This feature documentary explores the strangely inventive art world of Tijuana, Mexico. A city that has more in common with science fiction novels than history books about Mexico. Filmmaker Magazine calls the film a "fresh, quick-paced, smartly edited doc that boasts an innovative score" and Resonance dubs it one of the "latest and greatest in documentary filmmaking."
WORKS IN PROGRESS THE SHIP THAT ROCKED THE WORLD [in pre-production] director + writer The story of two intrepid characters who find themselves at the center of the 1960s counter-cultural revolution. Tom Lodge is the adventurer, explorer, and innovative radio programmer. Ronan O'Rahilly is the idea man, hustler, and visionary iconoclast. However unlikely or against the odds, these men took major risks to launch the most influential radio outfit of its day: Radio Caroline. LORDS OF CHAOS [in pre-production] writer + executive producer Set inside the notorious Norwegian Black Metal music scene of the early 1990s, this narrative feature follows a group of dedicated musicians as their art transforms into brutal violence in the streets of Northern Europe. SOUNDING THE SPACE [in post-production] director + producer \| official site \| Percussionist Marcos Fernandes reconnects with his homeland by staging elaborate concerts in four historical buildings designed by his grandfather Uheiji Nagano (1867-1937) in Yokohama, Kyoto, Okayama and Matsue.
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