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jeen-yuhs

A Netflix Original Documentary

Official Selection - 2022 Sundance Film Festival

In Association with Creative Control & Time Studios

Dir. Coodie + Chike

Socks on Fire
       
     
Socks on Fire

A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate in Hokes Bluff, Alabama.

2020 IDA Award Nominee - Best Writing

World Premiere - 2020 Tribeca Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature
International Premiere - 2020 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam - Luminous Section

Editor, Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Dir. Bo McGuire

The Hollywood Reporter
Variety
Hammer To Nail
Filmmaker Magazine
Moveable Fest
The Film Stage

Faya Dayi
       
     
Faya Dayi

A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations – and Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop today. A tapestry of intimate stories offers a window into the dreams of youth under a repressive regime.

World Premiere - 2021 Sundance Film Festival

Consulting Editor

Dir. Jessica Beshir

       
     
A Kid From Coney Island (2020)

A feature documentary on the rise, fall, and redemption of basketball legend Stephon Marbury.

World Premiere - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

Acquired by 1091 & Slam Media

Dir. Coodie and Chike

Pr. Nina Yang Bongiovi & Forest Whitaker

The Los Angeles Times
The New Yorker
Forbes

DOWN IN THE WATERMELON FIELD
       
     
DOWN IN THE WATERMELON FIELD

Currently in post-production

Two sisters meet for the last time in the hills of Charleston, West Virginia.

       
     
Topic | The Gift | Vicky

Director: Jessica Beshir
Client: Topic

https://www.topic.com/the-gift

       
     
Canary in the Coal Mine (Short Documentary)

In the coal country of southern West Virginia, the Richardson family turns away from coal in order to focus on the family farm.

Finalist - ArcLight Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection - Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
Television Premiere on SCTV in Summersville, West Virginia

       
     
The Land of Young King Dave (Short Documentary)

A day in the life of viral sensation, Young King Dave. 

       
     
Paris Reed, Competitive Beatboxer (Short Documentary)

Client: Mass Appeal

Short documentary detailing the American beatboxing scene, as seen through the eyes of up-and-comer, Paris Reed.

       
     
Topic | The Gift | Cassandra

Director: Jessica Beshir
Client: Topic

https://www.topic.com/the-gift

       
     
Vital Signs - Shostakovitch

An episode of Vital Signs, a documentary series on the future of classical music by Lonelyleap.