Description

Award-winning filmmaker with over 25 yrs exp, writing, directing, producing &

editing all forms of media; feature films, television, commercials, social media,

podcasts. Notable works: cult-classic comedy film The Hebrew Hammer (written

and directed), second-unit Director for multiple Academy Award Winning Director

Ang Lee, advertising for Google, Harley Davidson, Renault. Written for Disney,

Fox, MTV, Paramount. Showrunner for television, directed and edited for BBC.

Notable Experience:

- Directed 2 Award-Winning Feature Films (starring Adam Goldberg, Judy

Greer, Mario van Peebles, Maz Jobrani, John Heard), distributed worldwide

- Show-ran TV with some of the biggest names in comedy on both sides of the

Atlantic; Russell Peters, Rachel Dratch, Lewis Black, Kids in the Hall, Jay

Mohr, George Wendt

- Wrote and Directed Second-Unit for Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Half-

Time Walk’

- Worked with some of the biggest brands in the world including; Google,

Harley Davidson, Renault, Nintendo, Red Mango, Irish Rail

- Directed a number of shorts film commissioned by BBC and Funny or Die

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Montpellier (up to 50km)

Alysa Kassay for Congress
Video Editor /Producer
September 2025 - Today (9 months)
Produced and Editing all campaign materials for North Carolina District 6 candidate for the House of Representatives/
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Danforth Center
Producer / Video Editor
September 2025 - Today (9 months)
St Louis, United States
Produce and Edit 3 camera shoot of the Ross Douthat (Ny Times Op Ed) and Philip Zuckerman debate at the Danforth Center - University of Washington in St. Louis
Video editing Video production color grading
University of Texas
Video Editor
February 2024 - April 2024 (2 months)
Austin, United States
Editing lecture recordings into high-quality instructional videos for large university classes. Enhancing video clarity and engagement for students.
Video editing

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University of Southern California
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