TJ is currently working on a documentary film for Elaine C. Brown (right, above), a direct descendant of Joshua Halsey, victim of the 1898 racial massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina. The film features Elaine’s (E Spoken is her stage name) powerful spoken word poetry and explores the complexities of healing generational trauma.

Shooting locations include Wilmington, North Carolina and several locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.


On the road with Reyka Osburn of Death Valley High, working on a new documentary film about the Sacramento hard rock scene.