Selected workS
Margaret Cheatham is a director. producer, cinematographer, and editor - working across a variety of mediums, including audio, photography and video.
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THE ANATOMY OF HATE
Photo by Emily Kassie
The Killer Was Driven by Rage, but Was the Murder of 3 College Students a Hate Crime?
This documentary was produced in partnership with Time and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.
Five years ago, three Muslim college students were gunned down in their home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by a white neighbor, Craig Hicks. Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha, two of the victims, were newlyweds. They were enjoying dinner with the bride’s sister, Razan Abu-Salha, who was also killed. Police labeled the crime a parking dispute, sparking outrage among Muslims around the globe.
Margaret Cheatham was the editor for this documentary by director, producer and cinematographer Emily Kassie.
CONCEPTION
Trailer Edit by Emily Rhyne
In the first season of our New York Times video series, Conception, we chronicled what it’s like to become a mother. We told six intimate stories about women with experiences ranging from postpartum depression to having a desire to be a mother, so strong, that you reconsider your gender identity.
In Season 2, we dive into your stories about parenting.
For this New York Times series, Margaret Cheatham developed the original idea, crafted the call out, sought and selected characters, conducted interviews, edited audio, hired illustrators, animators, composer and sound designer, and supervised the illustration process through completion.
MIND’S EYE
Imagine you’re an Olympic athlete. You’ve trained for years, your entire life perhaps, to reach this point, the pinnacle of your athletic career. Close your eyes - Imagine the sights, sounds, tastes, feelings, and even smells of the experience. The gun’s about to go off, the beep is about to sound. Your nerves are through the roof, how do you quiet your mind?
For this six-part series for the New York Times, Margaret Cheatham helped to ideate and develop the concept, produced and conducted athlete interviews, sought animators, co-edited the scripts and supervised the audio and animation production processes through publication.
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Andrew gave his mother, Regina Hensley, a reason to live. We follow the pair as she fights a history of addiction and he fights an aggressive form of cancer.