ABOUT JCS PRODUCTIONS

JCS Productions is a cutting edge, young media production company focusing in documentaries and new media and made up of young professionals with a wide range of creative backgrounds and skill sets. Our mission is to tell stories that highlight human progress, foster meaningful dialogue, and entertain. We are excited to be involved in Live from Bethlehem, a story that will humanize the Palestinian people and highlight progressive voices in a society often portrayed negatively in Western media.


Producer/Director—Joseph Sousa

Joseph Sousa is an Emmy-nominated producer, director, and writer of non-fiction television and independent documentaries. Sousa has produced programs for PBS, Animal Planet, The Discovery channel, Spike TV, Hearst-Argyle, and Portuguese satellite network RTP-International. Sousa is currently producing a one-hour documentary about Alaska for the Discovery Channel and recently completed work on the acclaimed Animal Planet series, Dogs 101.


Producer/Director/Cinematographer—Matt Sienkiewicz

Matt Sienkiewicz is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter and documentarian, as well as a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin. His credits include the award winning comedy series Windy Acres and the acclaimed television documentary Festa. His academic research focuses on Western involvement in Middle Eastern broadcasting initiatives and ethnic representation in American media. He has articles forthcoming in The Journal of Film and Video and The Community Media Reader.


Producer—Amira Hanania

At the age of 24, Amira Hanania became a reporter at the Ma'an Network. She now works with Lebanon's Future TV, serving as its correspondent in Ramallah. She has produced documentaries for Al-Jazeera and Egyptian satellite stations.



Special thanks to the Global Studies department at U-W Madison and the Scott Kloeck-Jensen Internship Grant