Select Films


National Geographic:  The Last Days of Osama bin Laden  2011
Executive Producer

A one-hour documentary shot in Abbottabad, Pakistan and Washington DC shortly after the US Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's compound. The film offers the first insights into what Pakistani officials knew and what the neighbors learned when they arrived at the compound moments after the SEALs departed. Hosted and reported by CNN's National Security Analyst, Peter Bergen, the film offers fresh insights into the process at the White House that led to the historic decision to raid the compound.


National Geographic Explorer:  Talibanistan  2010
Emmy Nominated
Director | Producer

Shot on the frontlines of the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Illustrates how counterinsurgency is executed in the field. Exclusive access to Pakistan military operations. Interview with a captured Taliban fighter as well as a journey into Taliban territory with social scientists who are helping the military better understand the local culture.


CNN Special Investigations Unit:  Narco State  2007
Director | Producer | Co-Writer

A one-hour documentary that explores how the Afghan drug trade frustrates America’s war on terror, fuels the Taliban insurgency and destabilizes President Karzai’s government. Hosted by Anderson Cooper.


National Geographic:  Inside Saddam’s Reign of Terror  2006
Director | Producer | Writer

A one-hour special that documents the rise of Saddam and the Baath Party in Iraq. Gruesome video obtained from the Defense Intelligence Agency reveals the barbaric tactics Saddam used to instill fear throughout the country.


National Geographic:  Inside Hurricane Katrina  2005
Director | Producer

A two-hour film on the minute-by-minute chaos that engulfed Louisiana shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck near New Orleans.


Discovery Times:  The Case Against Saddam  2005
Director | Producer

Filmed in Iraq, this documentary tracks the building of the Anfal case against Saddam Hussein. Obtained behind-the-scenes access to the U.S. prosecutors who were gathering evidence throughout the country and preparing the trial. Conducted interviews with victims slated to testify at the trial. Contributed reporting to a companion front-page article in The New York Times.


Discovery Times:  After Saddam  2003
Director | Producer

Filmed in Iraq, this pre-insurgency documentary highlights Ahmed Chalabi’s struggle to help form a democratic government in the newly ‘liberated’ country. Chalabi and members of the Iraqi Leadership Council warn the U.S. that occupation will provoke chaos and possibly civil war.


History Channel:  Blind Man’s Bluff  2000
Director | Producer

Two-hour documentary based on The New York Times best-seller on Cold War submarine spying. Filmed in the U.S. and Russia, it features interviews with top-ranking military and intelligence officers. Narrated by Will Lyman.