James Spione's feature-length documentary (2005) tells the story of the Ames family farm in upstate New York. Heartfelt -- but unsentimental --the film shows one family's changing relationship with the land and one another other, and reflects on a disappearing part of the American heartland. Emile's original score for the film relies primarily on a single acoustic guitar.
John G. Young's daring and poignant drama about about love and prejudice was a decade ahead of its time. Now available on DVD.
OUR ISLAND HOME
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
James Spione's series on the vanished communities of Virginia's Barrier Islands aired on PBS in the fall of 2009.
GOD'S OPEN HAND
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Warlords, reformers, former communists, tribesmen, American politicians—all were players in the first Afghan election, an event that's still hotly contested. This feature length documentary tells the story of the election in the words of the people who went through it.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
TV, STAGE, SHORTS
Emile has scored a number of shorts, educational films, stage shows and more. Credits include: Strength, Garden, B. Smith with Style, Monica Zane's one-woman show Something to Drown For, The Innocent Theatre Company's The Bad Seed.
