SELECTED NON-FICTION WORK
DREAM BIG: THE MICHELLE WIE STORY | NBC - PEACOCK
Documentary | 47min | 2024
A look into the extraordinary journey of golf sensation Michelle Wie as she reflects on her career as she steps away from the professional circuit; from her start as a child prodigy Wie undoubtedly reshaped the landscape of women's golf.
DIRECTOR
Maura Anderson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Campfire Studios, NBC, USGA and Golf Channel
EDITOR
Carla Roda
Spencer Bakalar
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ruben Contreras
MUSIC COMPOSER
Th3rdstream
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS
Documentary | 97min | 2024
Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms.
She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.
Allee began filming her life in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. This film is the realization of her wish that her “final art piece be someone putting together the trail I have left behind.”
DIRECTOR
Alexis Spraic
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Larry Mestel, Mark Cuban, Prudence Fenton, Tina Fasbender, Lisa Wolofsky, Susan Danziger
EDITOR
Alexis Spraic
Carla Roda
Spencer Bakalar
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jerry Henry, Nick Higgins
MUSIC COMPOSER
Mark Mothersbaugh
MENUDO FOREVER YOUNG | HBO MAX
Documentary | 4x45m | 2022
Menudo Forever Young chronicles the rise and fall of the most iconic Latin American boy band in history, bringing viewers into the world of the popular teen idols’ global tours, magazine covers, ‘80s outfits, and screaming fangirls. But the four-part documentary also exposes that behind the glitz and glamor was a web of abuse and exploitation. Through revealing interviews with more than a dozen former Menudo members, the series examines how this extravagant facade was disguising serious harm.
DIRECTOR
Ángel Manuel Soto
Kristopher Rios
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Cristina Costantini and Jeff Plunkett of Muck Media
Alex Fumero of Trojan Horse
Bryn Mooser and Justin Lacob of XTR
CO- EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Maura Anderson
Kristofer Ríos
EDITOR
Carla Roda ( 4 episodes)
Carla Gutierrez ( 1 episode)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mecky Creus
MUSIC COMPOSER
Angélica Negrón
WE ARE GUARDIANS | NETFLIX LATAM
Documentary | 82m | 2023
We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film brings the issues to the forefront — from the science of the Amazon Rainforest and its pivotal role in our global climate stability to the economic drivers of deforestation. The film weaves together politics, history, economics, science, and consciousness, providing an in-depth exploration of this incredibly complex and critical situation — the origins and the impact of which ripple out far beyond the boundaries of the Amazon itself.
AWARDS
Winner Green Film Award 2024, Winner Grand Price Presénce Autocthone 2023, Winner Audeience Award 47 Mostra 2023, Winner Best Documentary Raindance Film Festival 2023, Winner Grand Prize Enviormental Film Festival 2024
DIRECTORS
Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Christopher Gebhardt, Randy Gebhardt, Bruce Cohen, Edivan Guajajara, Flay Guajajara, Erisvan Bone Guajajara, Rob Grobman, Iz Web, Luiza Krapels, Marco Krapels.
PRODUCERS
Fisher Stevenes, Maura Anderson, Chelsea Greene, Zak Kilberg
EDITORS
Atanas Georgiev, Carla Roda, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
MUSIC COMPOSERS
Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton
ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Pupillo
KICKBACK | AMAZON PRIME
Documentary | 96m | 2022
Kickback is the decades-long crusade of one eccentric investigative journalist, Andrew Jennings, to expose corruption inside football's sole governing body and the largest sports organization in the world, FIFA.
DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ron Burkle, Will Mavronicolas, Bob Yari
PRODUCERS
Ross M. Dinerstein , Ged Doherty, Trish D Chetty, Phillip Glasser, David Hutkin, Shannon E. Riggs
EDITOR
Carla Roda
MUSIC COMPOSER
VOTE NEIL | Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival
Documentary | 18m | 2021
Two gay Marines in Birmingham, Alabama battle their hardest mission: Election Week 2018. Neil is a first time politician running for State House. Mike is his fiancé and campaign manager searching for purpose. An intimate portrait about politics, the Southern LGBTQ experience, and one incredible love story.
FESTIVALS
Licensed by NBC News and Meet The Press, Revry, WINNER: Best Shout (LGBTQ) Short at Sidewalk Film Festival, Official Selection AFI FEST, Official Selection Indy Shorts, Official Selection Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Official Selection American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Official Selection HollyShorts Film Festival, Official Selection Cinequest Film Festival, Official Selection Original Thinkers
Directed by
Honora Tablot
Produced by
Somebody's Daughter
Cinematography by
Daniel Marks
Edited by
Carla Roda
Music by
Evan Hodges
INVENTED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
Documentary | 92m | 2022
Invented Before You Were Born is an American feature length documentary film. White siblings, Jonathan and Rachel Knight, discover they are descendants of Kentucky slave holder Richard Bibb. Confronting this family history leads to meeting black descendants of the people enslaved by their ancestor. Joined by Le Datta Grimes (journalist and historian), they set off on a journey to share the stories of descendants and cousins linked by enslavement and the inheritance of Bibb's resources. Their efforts culminate in a powerful family reunion in Kentucky at the site that represents both bondage and freedom.
FESTIVALS
Winner Orson Wells Award, Winner Audience Award Denton Film Festival, Winner Award Of Merits at Impact Docs, Official Selection Santa Monica International Film Festival, Official Selection Tiburon Film Festival.
Directed by
Executive Producers
Rachel Knight
Fanshen Cox
Produced by
Le Datta Grimes
Written by
Le Datta Grimes
Carla Roda
Edited by
Carla Roda
Music by
THE GREEN WAVE
Documentary | 86m | 2020
The Green Wave tells the true story of Louis Mulkey, a Charleston firefighter, basketball coach and substitute teacher at a local high school, who passes away in a massive fire, while on duty. His underdog team continues playing on without their coach, trying to win the 2008 State Championship title in his honor.
Directed and Produced by
Executive Producer
Co-Produced by
Edited by
Carla Roda
Sound Design by
Daniel Molina
Rodrigo Merolla
Music by
OUR QUINCEAÑERA
Documentary | 85m | 2020
Our Quinceañera is a documentary which showcases the incredible story of a former mayor in small-town Texas. Who, only four years ago, decided to throw a Quinceañera for 4 of his students who couldn't afford to have one. This year, the event hosted 74 girls, and the annual celebration had become a community celebration, with food, music, and dancing.
FESTIVALS
Official Selection San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary at Cine Sol Film Festival, Audience Award Documentary at Bentonville Film Festival, Audience Award Documentary at Panamanian , International Film Festival, Official Selection San Diego Latino Film Festival
Directed and Produced by
Executive Producer
Produced by
Gilbert Galvan
Fanny Veliz
Nelson Grande
Edited by
Carla Roda
Director of Photography
Daniel Maldonado
Music by
WE STAND CORRECTED: DANNEMORA
Documentary | 90m | 2019
We Stand Corrected: Dannemora is an alternative narrative to Ben Stiller's Showtime limited series, Escape at Dannemora. The film pulls the curtain back on the intricacies of the prison system, the dynamics between officers and inmates and the aftermath of the largest manhunt in New York state history.
Directed by
Executive Producer
Lisa Kestenbaum
Bobby Crockett
Produced by
Edited by
Carla Roda
Cinematography by
Bobby Crockett
Music by
TRUST ME, I'M SICK
Documentary | 4x8min | 2020
You often can't always tell from the outside when someone has a chronic illness or disability. In "Trust Me, I'm Sick," we want to uncover the struggles, triumphs, and life changes that people with invisible illness experience. Ezra , Giuliani, Henriette, Matt and Cassandra share intimate stories about how Lupus, HIV and other chronic health conditions have helped shape their relationships, careers and expectations for the future.
Directed by
Created and Produced by
Edited by
Carla Roda
Cinematography by
Luisa Conlon
Music by
An Arlo Pictures Production In partnership with Suffering The Silence