TITLE: Playing the Part
PUBLICATION: PBS NewsHour
ROLE: Director of Photography | Co-producer | Co-editor
DESCRIPTION: A mock Afghan village situated in the California desert is helping some U.S. Marines gain a better understanding of cultural differences and adapt to challenges when they are deployed to Afghanistan. The piece also explores the issues and conflicts that arise within the Afghan-American community that participates in these military exercises.
This piece originally aired on PBS NewsHour on March 6, 2012 (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june12/afghanvillage_03-06.html).
Co-produced by Mark Oltmanns and Carl Nasman.