I’m a journalist and documentary filmmaker, with a passion for human rights investigations, and telling stories about collective memory and narrative. I have the chops to report as a correspondent, and the knowledge and eagerness to work behind the camera.
Though I have extensive experience in conflict zones—I’ve covered South Sudan’s civil war, fighting and humanitarian needs in Sudan, Iraq during the fight against ISIS, ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic, instability in Yemen, and more—I don’t call myself a war reporter. Before becoming a journalist and filmmaker, I was a Peace Corps health volunteer in Benin, coordinated multi-million dollar aid programs in Darfur, Sudan, and also worked in humanitarian aid in Kenya, Chad, Libya, and elsewhere. I’ve traveled and worked in more than 80 countries, and I leverage that knowledge to effectively access remote, hidden, personal stories around the world that often straddle the worlds of humanitarian assistance and current affairs.
I have directed, reported, and produced for The Guardian, PBS Frontline, The New Yorker, Newshour, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, VICE News, the Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, National Public Radio, CBC News, Public Radio International, France24, and others.
I’ve received fellowship support from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, the European Journalism Center, the International Reporting Project, and The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, a joint collaboration between Stanford and Columbia Universities.
I was a fellow at the inaugural Sundance Institute Youtube New Voices Episodic Storytelling Lab and an official artist of the 2016 and 2018 New York Television Festival. I’ve been part of teams nominated for an Emmy, a One World Media Award, and an Online Journalism Award. I was the silver medal winner (2019) of the Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize, and gold medal winner (2015) of The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize for written media, from the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA).
I worked as a news producer for Al Jazeera America and between 2010-2013 was the United Nations and Diplomatic Producer for Al Jazeera English. I have a Masters of Science in Journalism and a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University. I’m fluent in French and highly proficient in Spanish, with working-level knowledge of Arabic.
I shoot on Sony FX6/FX3. Contact me at moran.reporter[at]gmail.com or on twitter. See blindriver.media for more information on my production company.