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Major Erica Vandal has spent 14 years in the U.S. Army. She’s deployed to Afghanistan, earned a Bronze Star, and dedicated her life to military service. Now, she’s being kicked out — not for failing to meet standards, but for being transgender. Correspondent Dan Ming follows Vandal and other soldiers as they brace for President Trump’s purge of transgender people from the U.S. military.
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A border patrol unit traveled over 300 miles to carry out sweeping arrests and deportations in Bakersfield, California. An investigation from Evident, CalMatters, and Bellingcat reveals the truth behind claims of a targeted operation and shows how warrant-less Homeland Security raids could impact two-thirds of the nation.
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The U.S. and China are on a collision course in the Pacific, leaving American allies and island territories in the line of fire. In our first Evident documentary, correspondent Dan Ming (VICE News, Al Jazeera) embeds with the U.S. Army's Jungle Training School in Hawaii, sees protest against military bases in Japan and meets Guam residents who are fighting against preparations for their island to become a war zone.
Zach Toombs
Executive Director & Founder
Zach is an Emmy-winning executive producer and filmmaker. He supervised documentary programming at Scripps and has reported on political campaigns, artificial intelligence, and climate disasters around the world.
Kevin Clancy
Creative Director & Co-Founder
Kevin Clancy is an Emmy-winning producer, cinematographer, and editor who has led documentary productions across 25 countries. Before co-founding Evident, he served as Senior International Producer for Scripps' Longform team.
Jennifer Smart
Video Editor & Animator
Jennifer is a Murrow Award-winning editor who previously worked on documentary programming for Scripps News and projects for Bellingcat and National Geographic.
Dexter Thomas
Community Lead
Dexter is an Emmy-winning producer and former culture correspondent for Vice News. Holding a PhD in Asian studies, Dexter has written for Wired, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, where he contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage.
Jesse Seidman
Partnerships Lead
Jesse is an Emmy-winning producer who worked with VICE News, Scripps News, and PBS. He has reported on the military, politics, and cryptocurrency. Jesse is the co-founder of production company Same Same Media.
Hélène Estèves
Zaentz Fund Fellow
Hélène Estèves is an Emmy-winning producer and part of a documentary project team supported by the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund incubator at Johns Hopkins University. Her past work includes projects for The Washington Post and Scripps News.
Liza Slutskaya
Zaentz Fund Fellow
Liza Slutskaya is an award-winning video editor and part of a documentary project team supported by the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund incubator at Johns Hopkins University.
Ivette Galvez
Intern
Ivette Galvez is an intern at Evident Media and a journalism student at Brigham Young University.
Nicholas Elliott
Intern
Nicholas Elliott is an intern at Evident Media and a journalism student at The University of Maryland.
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