Recent Broadcast Productions

SUNRISE EARTH: Viewers' Choice (in production)

5 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

It's season five of SUNRISE EARTH, and this year's votes are Arches National Park in Utah, Venice, Italy, Northern Norway, British Columbia, and a garden in Japan.

Behold The Earth (in production)

90 minutes, Independent Feature

The belief structures of the scientific and religious communities in North America are powerful. Their relationship to the natural world, and to each other, is critical to the future health of the planet.

Behold The Earth is a feature-length documentary listening to strong-minded and charismatic leaders on the two sides, with an eye for an emerging “working relationship.” The background of the film is, literally, the health of the world and the question of what is in our future for the next 50 years. Can these two communities take us as far as we need to go? And are we headed towards “day” - or “night”?

Life v2.0 (in production)

60 minutes - The Science Channel

Life 2.0 follows the team of renowned biologist J. Craig Venter, as it attempts to develop custom-built microbes. These designer microbes, whether producing hydrogen for fuel, pharmaceuticals or manufacturing materials, could dramatically reduce human reliance on petrochemicals and fossil fuels.

Venter led the team that decoded the human genome in 2000, an historic scientific achievement on par with splitting the atom and orchestrating the moon landing.

SUNRISE EARTH: Viewers' Choice (2007)

5 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

In season four of SUNRISE EARTH, viewers voted online to choose the five locations that the crew would visit. From Ireland to New Zealand to French Polynesia, from an underwater sunrise on the Great Barrier Reef to the summit of Haleakala on Maui, the latest season is arguably the best one yet!

SUNRISE EARTH: Secrets of the Sun (2006)

1 hour special, Discovery HD Theater

A look at the cultural myths and science of the sun, with perspective from the solar scientists and anthropologists Anthony Aveni, Mike Carlowicz, Roger Valencia Espinoza, Barbara Thompson, Nicola Fox, Steele Hill, and Daniel Müeller.

SUNRISE EARTH (2004-2006)

50 x 1 hour, Discovery HD Theater

Early use of EXPERIENTIAL TV format. Real-time observations of one sunrise habitat per episode draws on wonder of HD to make you a naturalist in your own living space.

Seasons one and two cover North America. In its third season, SUNRISE EARTH goes international, to Asia, Europe, Central and South America.

Cracking the Ocean Code (2005)

50 minutes, The Science Channel, Discovery HD Theater, The Discovery Channel

This HD production was shot in the North Atlantic, Panama, Cocos Island, Galapagos, and Australia with genome pioneer J. Craig Venter. Definitive CGI on wonders of whole genome shotgun sequencing.

Toad Warriors (2005)

1 x 2 hours, Animal Planet

Craig and Jackie Adams-Maher risk life and limb to save the King Brown snake of Australia from a deadly invasive army: the Cane Toad. Cane Toads possess a deadly poison to kill any animals in their path.

Without their help, the deadly King Brown snake, a species that is essential in the production of life-saving antivenom, faces extinction.

(post-produced for David Wright and Lunasea, Inc.)

Live from the ISS (2002-3)

1 x 1 hour, Discovery Channel, Discovery HD Theater

In production when the Columbia shuttle crashed…was to be the next mission and awaits shuttle return to space. This production will be the first HD downlink from space.

Mid-Water Mysteries

2002, The Science Channel, episode in series Science of the Deep
Gelatinous predators filmed in situ with Johnson Sea Link (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute). (Segment produced for David Clark Inc.)
Winner of the National Academies Communication Award 2004

Quest for Captain Kidd

2001, 50 minutes, Discovery Channel
Explorer Barry Clifford and his team find the remains of Captain Kidd’s ship, the Adventure Galley, in a newly discovered pirate graveyard off Madagascar. Narrated by Mel Gibson, Quest for Captain Kidd was the flagship 2001 program for Discovery Channel’s Expedition Quest initiative.

Fishing for the Future

2001, 55 minutes, PBS
The story of the North Atlantic fisheries as told by all the stakeholders: harvesters, managers, and scientists. Recent collaboration between the three groups brings hope of finding some solutions to the problem of over-fishing.

The Vikings

2001, 2 hrs, PBS NOVA
The Vikings examines a new, less barbaric image of the Norsemen based on recent archaeological investigations. The latest research shows that they were canny merchants, expert shipbuilders, superb artisans, and bold colonizers of lands that lay beyond the edge of the known world. (Segment produced for Galafilm, Inc.)

Uncovering a Pirate’s Graveyard

2000, 23 minutes, NBC for Discovery News
A special on the breaking news of locating Captain Kidd's ship. (Field Production for NBC program)

Search for the Giant Lobster

2000, 26 minutes, National Geographic Sea Stories
While most of the world’s fishery stocks fall into decline when fishing efforts increase, the lobster fishery in Maine appears to defy this equation. Scientists now believe that giant broodstock lobsters that can live 100 years may be the answer to the mystery of Maine’s healthy, sustainable lobster harvest. (Produced with Cobalt, Big Rock Productions)

Coral Heaven

1999, 26 minutes, National Geographic Sea Stories
Like clockwork every year, one of nature’s greatest phenomena takes place off the Texas coast after the August full moon: coral spawning. Marine Biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle ventures to an area known as the Flower Gardens to observe a mating ritual of astonishing precision and beauty. (Produced with Cobalt, Big Rock Productions)

The Viking Saga: L’Anse aux Meadows

1998, 2 x 60 minutes, Sveriges Television (Sweden), Channel 4 (UK)

Non-Broadcast Productions

Block Island Blankie

2004, 9 minutes
A third film with the Ocean View Foundation following a lost treasure through the Block Island's waste/recycling system.

A Block Island Rescue

2003, 11 minutes
A second film for the Block Island Ferries which tells the story of rescue and islander spirit. Produced with the Ocean View Foundation.

A Block Island Conversation

2002, 10 minutes
This film will be shown onboard the Block Island ferries to give visitors an awareness of the year-round community and the delicate ecosystem of the Island. Produced with the Ocean View Foundation.

Leave No Trace in Maine

2001, 17 minutes
Co-funded by several state and federal land management agencies and the national organization, “Leave No Trace”, this film demonstrates the importance of low-impact land use so that future generations may also enjoy unspoiled wilderness areas.

Fishing From Space? Testing New Tools for the Maine Coast

1999, 9 minutes
A program for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service and The Island Institute: the latest satellite technology helps harvesters and scientists predict the future of the New England lobster fishery.

Search for the Broodstock Lobster

1998, 15 minutes
Produced for Maine Sea Grant--scientists and harvesters collaborate to learn more about the behavior of the lobster population in New England.

Tough Choices: Today and In History

1998, 28 minutes
A film designed to help middle-school social studies students engage in discussions about ethical decision-making. Produced for The Institute for Global Ethics.

Managing for the Future: The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited

1998, 15 minutes
Managers face a worldwide challenge of collapsing fish stocks. Could this failure be partially due to top-down governance? The town meeting goes to sea as harvesters, managers and scientists wrestle with the tough issues of regulation, marine protected areas, and other strategies of self-restraint.

Tale of Two Fisheries

1996, 17 minutes
Scientists explore marine ecosystems that are changing as a result of ever-growing fishing pressures. This case study shows how scientists who study a complete ecosystem as well as species life cycles, the methods, timing and location of harvest can be adjusted to promote sustainable fishing practices.

Underwater, Out of Sight

1995, 15 minutes
The Maine cod fishery has never been worse than at present, and the lobster fishery has never been better, although this wasn’t always the case. Since the fishery crash 50 years ago, a conservation ethic within the lobster industry has evolved, and harvesters now speak with pride of their booming industry. Using aquaculture, cod fishermen have begun to work with scientists to enhance stocks.

Sea Level Rise

1995, 12 minutes
An educational video for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.