Documentaries

I Plan to Vote with My Daughters: The Story of Women’s Suffrage in North Dakota

This documentary was created as part of the Fall 2019 Digital History Class. Premiered as part of a double feature at the Fargo Theater on December 11, 2019, to a crowd of about 150 people. https://vimeo.com/379464122
 
 

Degree of Sisterhood: A history of the Alba Bales practice house

This documentary was created as part of the Fall 2019 Digital History Class. Premiered at the Fargo Theater as part of a double feature from the class on December 11, 2019, to a crowd of about 150 people. https://vimeo.com/379462474

 

North Dakota Goes to War, The 1st North Dakota Volunteers in the Philippines

A documentary was created as part of the Fall 2018 Digital History Class. I designed and produced the film with technical aid from filmmaker/musician Stephen Beckermann. The students conducted research and worked to create the narrative and gather images to help tell the story. The documentary film is not the big sweeping story of presidents and generals and famous names. It is the story of ordinary people—the men of the 1st North Dakota Infantry Volunteers—who fought in the Philippines from 1898-1899 during the Spanish-American War. Premiered at the Fargo Theater on December 10, 2018.
The film was reviewed by Spanish-American War scholar and author, Joseph McCallus in 2022. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/306712720

The Environmental History of the Red River Valley

The Environmental History of the Red River Valley
A documentary was created as part of the Fall 2015 Digital History Class. Chronicles the physical environment of the Red River Valley from millions of years ago into the twentieth century. https://vimeo.com/379462474
 

The Jefferson of the Valley—The Randolph Probstfield Story

A documentary created as part of the Fall 2014 Digital History Class explores the story of Randolph Probstfield, a socialist and early resident of Moorhead, Minnesota. https://vimeo.com/379462474
 

The 1862 Siege of Fort Abercrombie

A documentary created as part of the Fall 2014 Digital History Class. This film tells the story of a battle between Native Americans and the US Army at Fort Abercrombie in 1862. It has been used to educate visitors at the Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site about the battle since the summer of 2015. https://vimeo.com/114437542
 

Fargo‘s Most Famous Madam

A documentary that I created with the student assistance profiled an African-American Madam who lived in Fargo between 1886 and 1911. (2013) https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/81344815
 

The History of Murfreesboro Electric Department

Worked with the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU to produce a documentary about the history of the Murfreesboro Electric Department. (2010) https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/11378854
 

Refuse to Fold

For an academic documentary, partnered with Brian Dempsey to document the changing narrative of the blues in the Mississippi Delta; conducted interviews, shot footage, and photos; responsible for production and editing of the film published as part of Dempsey‘s Ph.D. dissertation. (2007-2010) https://vimeo.com/11021444