Selected Projects
2025 | In the Shadow of the Serengeti. A Maasai human rights lawyer fights to stop the evictions of his people from their homelands in Tanzania. (Al Jazeera English / Witness)
2020 | The America Bureau. Reporters remark on the chaotic American Presidential campaign, and what it means for the rest of the world. (The New Yorker)
2019 | Uganda’s Wakaliwood Gains International Acclaim. Uganda’s capital Kampala is home to a group of filmmakers making action-packed movies in an area called Wakaliwood. The ultra-violent films cover themes like Ebola and conflict, and can be filled with car chases, kung fu, zombies and murderous pumpkins. After dozens of films, Wakaliwood is gaining the world’s attention. (PBS Newshour)
2018 | PBS NEWSHOUR. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are working to end the latest Ebola outbreak that began in early August. The new cluster of cases has emerged in an area with active fighting between the government and more than 100 armed groups, hampering efforts to contain the virus. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso report. (PBS Newshour)
More on-camera reporting for PBS Newshour here.
2018 | Out of Sight is a series of 360-degree films telling the stories of the victims and health workers battling neglected tropical diseases in some of the most remote and underdeveloped regions of Nigeria and Congo. The series explores both the challenges of and progress toward eliminating three of those diseases.
2017 | Battle for Mosul. Reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad goes inside the battle against ISIS for control of the city of Mosul. Contributed as co-director, Iraq producer, and camera.
2017 | Battle for Mosul 360. Go inside the ongoing fight in Battle for Mosul, an immersive short documentary from FRONTLINE and The Guardian. Contributed as Director, DP, and writer.
2016 | On the Brink of Famine 360° (Full Film) “On the Brink of Famine” takes you inside South Sudan in 360° to meet people battling a man-made hunger crisis. Experience the front lines of a famine in the making, in this VR documentary by PBS FRONTLINE and The Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Contributed as field director, producer, and editor.
2016 | ARTE. “On the Brink of Famine” available in German and French online.
2015 | Diamonds and Division: How the fight over minerals is fueling sectarian conflict in the Central African Republic. Filmed, written, and hosted for VICE News.
2015 | South Sudan Celebrates Four Years. But with a broken economy, continuous war raging in many parts of the country, and more than 150,000 IDPs seeking refuge in UN camps, what is there to celebrate? (From 3′)
VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF FIELD PRODUCING. Boston united in grief after marathon blasts (April 2013); Alaska sled dog race half way through (March 2013); Mali rebels launch guerrilla attack on Gao (March 2013); Donors pledge over $1.5bn to help Syrians (Jan 2013); DRC peace deal: Talks collapse at AU summit (Jan 2013); US school shooting: ‘Victims shot multiple times’ (Dec 2012); Violence Spurs Somali aid groups to cut back; UN Likely Cause of Cholera Outbreak; UN Denies blame for Cholera Outbreak; Challenges to UN mandate in Haiti; US Companies increase insourcing of jobs; Detroit on brink of bankruptcy; Hundreds arrested in Occupy Wall Street protests (More Occupy Wall Street Here ; Here ; Here ; Here); Lady Liberty celebrates 125 years; Fears of fracking cause earthquakes in Ohio; US privation on the rise; Budget cuts may hit needy Americans; Ban Ki-Moon: Palestine UN bid ‘understandable’; Is recognition the road to a republic? (Dec. 2010); Bosnia in political crisis; Hart Island Cemetery: Hidden in plain sight; UN admits to failing DR Congo rape victims. More on Aljazeera.com.
Public speaking +
2023 | Guest lecturer, CUNY
2016 | Guest speaker, Magnum Foundation
2016 | ARS TECHNICA. Behind the Scenes: Making a virtual reality documentary. Ars takes you behind the scenes of making “On the Brink of Famine”, a virtual reality documentary filmed in South Sudan. Cinematography by Benedict Moran.
2016 | AL JAZEERA. How will virtual reality change our lives? Guest appearance on Al Jazeera English’s Inside Story.