Hi, I’m Amanda

I'm a storyteller of the documentary and non-fiction variety. Over the last fifteen years I've held almost every job in the production pipeline, from NBC Page to Supervising Producer at Showtime, and I've directed more films, specials, and segments than I can count.

A lot of that work happened in hard rooms, with people navigating grief, conflict, illness, and some of the toughest moments of their lives. Some of it happened in joyful rooms too. Either way, all those reps, from every angle, taught me something a lot of people miss: it's the comfort and awareness we have of ourselves, the quality of our attention, and our capacity to notice that changes how people show up in front of us — whether a camera is there or not.

There's more to it, of course. An attitude of non-judgment. A listening ear. Knowing how to ask real questions, genuine curiosity about the person across from you. All of it can be learned, which is why I teach it. But after more than a decade of practicing it myself, I can say plainly: the work transforms. The content transforms. And so do the people.

Because that's the thing I keep learning, in every room and on every shoot: people, when really listened to, change. They find things they didn't know they had words for. They remember what matters to them. Sometimes they even become a little more themselves.

That's the work. Everything else (the films, the training, the listening inside organizations) is just different ways of doing it. Don’t ask me to pick a favorite!