The Links: Documentary Concept & Direction
I directed the first film in an ongoing docuseries on the Potomac Chapter of The Links, a network of accomplished Black women with a long history of community service and civic leadership. This chapter had supported everything from anti-apartheid protests to DC school initiatives, but their story had never been told with the warmth or visual intention it deserved.
My goal was to center their work in sisterhood. I developed the narrative concept, researched historical timelines, and crafted interview structures to surface intergenerational memory and emotional resonance. Visually, I leaned away from sterile, corporate aesthetics and toward a textured, intimate feel, using camcorder B-roll, archival photography, and film stills to build a palette rooted in warmth, connection, and care. Every element, from color grading to soundtrack, was selected to reinforce the feeling of lived intimacy and legacy in motion.