Priced Out of Paradise
Hawaii has been a popular visitor destination for more than a century.
Since the pandemic, the island has become a victim of its own success as ‘One-Percenters’ keep buying homes on the islands.
Owning a home is one of the most important contributors to building economic security and an essential part of the American dream, but with median prices for a single-family home topping $1.1 million on Oahu, owning a home, and gaining the financial stability that can go with it is simply out of reach for most people.
Directed by Annie & Sam Menendez
The Real Cost
Available on AppleTV.
The Real Cost tries to shine a light on the student debt crisis that has millions of Americans in financial struggle.
Directed by Sam Menendez
Voices of Maria
Available on Amazon Prime.
Hurricane Maria left 3.4 million American citizens in what came to be the longest power blackout in American history. This film is a deep look into the lives forever changed by the storm. Resilience and community work are Puerto Rico's best hope for the struggles of a forgotten state.
Directed by: Sam Menendez
Captain Manicorn
Two American adventurers give viewers an inside look at their project, named Captain Manicorn, as they pursue a never-before-attempted world record to skydive and paraglide in every country in the world. Together, they must overcome impossible obstacles, risk severe injuries, and push every limit in order to fulfill a dream where one wrong decision could cost them their lives.
COVID19 - The Fight Isn’t Over
Published on The Salt Lake Tribune
To the big and small business owners, employees, freelancers, and healthcare workers, we're all in this together. Speaking to healthcare professionals from the front lines on their perspective of the pandemic,
here is a short piece about Covid-19.
Directed by: Sam Menendez