
Origins: Jewish Film Institute Residency, Summer 2023
Thank you to the Jewish Film Institute for spotlighting my in-progress documentary “Janis Ian & The Art of Song.” I’m heartened to be welcomed into

Origins: Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me
Ashley Lewis, who is a good friend of mine and was a very good friend of Anna Nicole, is featured in Anna Nicole Smith: You

Origins: Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency, Spring 2023
The Rockefeller Foundation announced its 2023 Bellagio Residency Cohort and I am thrilled to be included. What an extraordinary experience to be a resident at Bellagio

Origins: Grammy Win For “Fandango at the Wall In New York”
“Fandango at the Wall in New York” won a 2023 Grammy for “Best Latin Jazz Album”. This photo of me with members of the Conga

Origins: Willie Nelson
Yes, that’s me and Willie Nelson. It was the late 1980’s at a venue somewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had graduated from

Origins: Brazil
Patrick & I fishing in the Amazon River during a trip to Brazil where we spent a dreamy and adventurous 6 weeks traveling for the

Origins: The Streets of San Francisco
Two PAs (Production Assistants), me, and one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet Adam Moes on the streets of San Francisco working on one

Origins: Santa Fé, New Mexico
Do you believe in destiny? Whether or not you do, what we believe shapes our life. Here I am in Santa Fe, New Mexico with

Origins: Elko, Nevada
I was still living in San Francisco when my friend Christopher Coppola called me to see if I would script supervise his first feature film,