Video Producer and Editor | Documentary & Editorial Storytelling

 
 

I’m a documentary video producer and editor, with a background in journalism, helping nonprofits, foundations, and editorial teams turn complex topics into clear, human-centered stories. I lead projects from concept to final cut, producing polished content for web, social, educational, and international audiences.

Selected Projects:

  • THE SEED — 10-year short documentary on San Francisco’s “Flower Man,” winner of multiple festival awards.

  • THE MISSION — Feature documentary following a longtime community activist during COVID-19.

  • Editorial and branded video work for the Pulitzer Center, UNFPA, NBC Universal Pictures and Still I Rise Films.

Awards & Fellowships:

  • Pulitzer Center Grantee for Crisis Reporting

  • Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow

  • U.C. Berkeley Fellow

  • General Excellence In Online Journalism Award at the Online News Association

  • San Francisco Press Club award

Publications & Past Work:

  • Co-author of San Francisco: The Unknown City, shortlisted for ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year

  • Reporting and editing for The Associated Press, Yahoo, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Los Angeles Times

  • Founding member of Mission Local, an award-winning local news website


    Contact: helenegoupil@gmail.com