Sabrina Buckwalter

Developed and produced a feature documentary on Connecticut’s housing crisis, including conceptual story arc development, character casting, and on-camera interviews with tenants, organizers, and officials. Reported on policy dynamics such as exclusionary zoning and affordability—who gets priced out of the state. Wrote and tracked a companion audio feature, compiled archival materials, cut interview selections, moderated public panels and post-screening Q&As, and wrote editorial notes to guide picture lock.

Developed and reported a feature investigation into whale strandings and the industries behind them, identifying and vetting characters and arranging pre-interviews. Sourced, negotiated, and pre-interviewed archival footage across international archives. Built and coded a custom tracking database to reduce research time by roughly 80%. Wrote grant proposals and managed research work within fixed production budgets.

Investigative fellowship (remote).