Shrieking Tree

Documentaries

We’ve created documentaries for PBS, Inside Edition, businesses, non-profits, and other organizations. From the conceptual phase all the way through the final product, we’ve got you covered with great writing, cinematography, and editing. Check out some of our previous work below, then contact us if you’d like to get in touch about an upcoming project.

JustUs

Feature documentary

Directed, produced, and narrated by a current prisoner, this feature documentary follows three Iowans who were convicted of serious crimes as teenagers — murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping — as they re-enter society and work to improve their communities decades after their arrest. Co-produced and edited by Shrieking Tree’s Justin Norman, the process involved consulting with the film’s director via phone calls in which, due to prison restrictions, he was only allowed to hear audio from drafts of the edit in 10-minute increments. The full film can now be streamed online here.

Inside the Climate Crisis Summit

Documentary short

I shot and edited this new mini documentary in which Chris Robinson (writer for The Guardian and HuffPost) ventures into the depths of the 2020 Climate Crisis Summit. We encountered all sorts of entertainment, including a Trump troll tractor and a Marxist recruiter along the way.

The Happiness Machine

award-winning documentary

I provided the sound and some images for this award-winning documentary about an inventor in rural Iowa who lived a creative life, hoping to pass on to his kids and grandkids what he calls “the gift of place.” The film has received a great deal of critical acclaim and has screened at 30 festivals internationally.