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Manhattan Prep School Promo Documentary

By nathaniel | October 18th, 2011
We filmed and edited this piece over the last two weeks for Leman Manhattan Preparatory school in NYC. Very cool school, and we were thrilled to take on the challenge of “telling their story” to a broader audience of prospective parents and students. We filmed on location, in the school’s art room, on the 22nd [...]
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Headed to the White House – Sorta.

By nathaniel | May 7th, 2010
Participatory Chinatown is a 3-D immersive game designed to be part of the master planning process for Boston’s Chinatown. Players assume the role of one of 15 virtual residents and work to complete their assigned quest – finding a job, housing, or place to socialize. Matthew Hashiguchi and I were asked to create this short [...]
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Hanging Cleats 30 Second Commercial for 2010 World Cup

By nathaniel | March 17th, 2010
hangingcleats.com is a non profit organization dedicated to providing access to sports, specifically soccer, to youth who live in high risk areas around the world. Their founder contacted me after viewing some of my documentary work, and asked if I would be willing to shoot a short commercial that would air during the World Cup. [...]
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World Cup Commercial

By nathaniel | February 11th, 2010
I was recently asked to direct a commercial for a non-profit that does educational outreach through football (soccer). I’m really excited about this project, not because of the exposure it will get because of the venue (the 2010 world cup!), but because if the powerful message I’ll be able to help craft for this great [...]
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Studio Shoot

By nathaniel | January 14th, 2010
I was fortunate enough to direct a shoot for studioCase out of Manhattan, and their client Johnson and Johnson. We had a great time at National Boston studios, who were amazing, and Jesse Hubbell did an outstanding job as our all around grip/lighting expert. While I can’t talk about the content of the shoot, I [...]
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