The work you never see..

One question I get asked all the time is:

"Where can I watch the short films you made in Transvaal, Wittenburg, and the other neighborhoods?"

The honest answer is: you can't.

Most of these films will never be published online.

Not because I'm hiding them, but because the families and young people who trusted me with their stories deserve their privacy. That trust has always been more important to me than views, likes, or building a portfolio.

For a long time, this left me with a real dilemma.

Filmmaking is my passion, but it's also my profession. So how do you show people what you do when you're unable to share the work publicly?

Whenever I met potential collaborators or clients, I would often show the films in person. Those moments worked because people could immediately see the impact. But once the meeting was over, there was nothing online to point them to.

Looking back, some of those short films are among the most meaningful projects I've ever made. They carry so much emotion, honesty, and value. Sometimes it hurts knowing they will never reach a wider audience.

Over the years, I've received plenty of advice.

"Just share clips."

"Blur the faces."

"Post behind-the-scenes footage."

But when you've spent years working with vulnerable communities, protecting people's stories becomes second nature. I became so accustomed to not publishing the work that, creatively, my mind almost froze whenever I thought about promoting myself.

Eventually, I realized I had to go back to the drawing board.

If I couldn't share the films themselves, I could share everything around them—the creative process, the lessons, the challenges, the conversations, and the stories behind the stories.

Maybe that's Plan B.