DOCUMENTARY FILM + IMPACT CAMPAIGN

Blowback Productions

I produced, edited, and creative directed the award-winning feature documentary IT’S BASIC about the Guaranteed Income Pilot Program in the United States, in collaboration with director Marc Levin and executive producer Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton, CA. Centered on the voices of program participants, the film weaves together powerful personal narratives and expert insights to highlight the transformative impact of direct cash assistance and storytelling in advancing social change.

  • Boots-on-the-ground producer, leading the project from concept through development and execution.

  • Captured on-set stills, behind-the-scenes visuals, and press-ready photography used across press kits, social campaigns, and impact marketing materials. Oversaw visual consistency and storytelling across all media assets.

  • Designed multimedia marketing collateral—including the film’s landing page (itsbasicdocumentary.com), digital assets, and still photography—for the press tour and social impact campaign.

“It’s Basic will enrage you. But it will also make you optimistic that the tide will turn and that compassion and justice will one day prevail.”

— Boston Globe

“Speaking to participants in programs from Los Angeles, California, to St Paul, Minnesota and Newark, New Jersey, Tubbs and Levin show the human side of guaranteed income-working to dispel a 400-year myth over who is deserving of government aid and who is not.”

— The Guardian

“With great intimacy and hopeful stories, It’s Basic tracks the gathering momentum toward a philosophy of lifting up those who are struggling to survive in the world’s richest country.”

— Tribeca Film Festival

“It’s Basic, a deeply moving new documentary about universal basic income, shows the shocking thing people do when the government hands them money with no strings attached: They help other people.”

— MovieMaker Magazine

Trailer for Cambridge, MA CambridgeRise, pilot program.

Trailer for Los Angeles BIG:LEAP guaranteed income pilot program.