Three people are struck by subway trains each week in New York City.

‘Spiritual First Aid’ is a meditation on the psychological toll this statistic takes on employees of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. A group of interfaith spiritual leaders volunteer as first responders to traumatic accidents, consoling train operators whose jobs entail the possibility of encountering a suicide around every corner. This hybrid documentary imagines the emotional process of a transit employee in distress, as guided by the MTA’s official chaplains.

Officially selected to premiere at the 2021 Rooftop Film Festival. Credits director and cinematographer.