Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza:

• When did your love of human exploration first begin
• What has drawn you to focus on more global issues rather than domestic 
• What did it mean to you and your career to win multiple CINE Golden Eagles
• Where did the inspiration for Live Hope Love come from
• What was it like to work with heavyweights like Fareed Zakaria
• Did your time spent at Azimuth media allow you to hone your skills as an eventual multiple award winning producer

Micah Fink:

• When did you first realize you wanted to mainly profile environmental changes and issues
• What was it like to produce for former Vice President Al Gore
• Where did the idea for Common Good Productions stem from 
• Do you believe your previous affiliations have given you a diverse style when approaching new projects
• Has your numerous awards and honors in the past allowed you to branch out a bit more with your content than you would have otherwise  
• What is the one common element in all of your films that you want the viewer to come away with

Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza Questions

11)   Covering so many stories in global hotspots, was there any time that you felt your safety was in jeopardy, and if so, why?

22)   “Easy Like Water” presents an interesting idea. What was it like working on that project? Do you think the ideas presented can be sustainable in the long-run, why or why not?

33)   What draws you to cover a certain topic or event?

Micah Fink Questions

11)   A lot of your work is about the environment. That said, is environmental protection a cause you feel strongly about, and if so, why?

22)   Have any projects you worked on in the past shaped what projects you work on now and plan to pursue in the future? If so, which ones and why?

33)   Throughout your career, what was the most memorable project you’ve worked on? Why?

Pulitzer Questions

Questions for Micah Fink:
1. It is no surprise that homophobia is a human rights issue in Jamaica, but what else does the documentary, Abominable Crime elucidate rather than just homophobia and violence?
2. While filming the documentaries, what are some of the risks or challenges that you had to face?
3. How did you react and what did you think about the majority of opinions and reactions towards the homophobia issue in Jamaica?
4. From the documentaries that you have filmed, do you think that justice can ever be truly served?

Questions for Steve Sapienza:
1. While exploring the HIV crisis in Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, what were some of the interesting research that surprised you? What were some of the differences you found out about in each country?
2. How did you become the chief cinematographer for the independent documentary feature, Easy Like Water? What was the experience like?
3. Having written and produced 45 documentaries on diverse topics, how do you feel about gaining further knowledge about other countries? How has that influenced your life?

Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza

1. How much preliminary work goes in to choosing a subject and location?
2. What draws you to topic you want to cover and do you purposely choose variety of locations and subjects?
3. How does your equipment change depending on location?

Micah Fink

1. How do you shed new light on a commonly reported issue?
2. Is it difficult to get your subjects to open up when talking about sensitive issues?
3. Whats the most powerful image you've ever captured?

Pulitzer Questions - This is what Everyone wants to know!

Steve Sapienza
1. Prior to working in the field, did you watch a lot of documentaries?

2. What made you decide to use this medium to express yourself?

3. To what extent do you try to incorporate things to please the audience as you work - if at all?


Micah Fink

1. When did you start to feel that you needed to shed light on environmental issues?

2. Is there one person that you look up to, or inspires you, in regard to the environment?

3. If you could change one thing in this world - what would it be - and why?

Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza

1. How did you get started in your field of work? What interested you?

2. Which project touched you the most?

3. What does the future hold for you? Whats your next project?


Micah Fink

1. What interests you most about environmental issues?

2. What do you want people to know about environmental issues?

3. If you could partner up with any other producer who would it be and why?

Jeneva Taylor



 How long did you go to school for filming before you became successful?
What inspired you to do documentary films instead of regular shows or movies?
What are the advantages of doing documentaries instead of commercial films?


For Steve Sapienza:
1. Have more people gotten involved since you have broaden the issue to a larger audience?
2. What made you want to address such a serious issue like HIV since this is a subject most people try to ignore?
3.How did making experience affect your perception after leaving Jamaica?
4. how did you go about finding the poems on your website, are they from those how are suffering with HIV?
5.Has religion and hope kept their environment positive?


For Micah Fink:
1. Did you come across confrontation addressing gay rights in Jamaica?
2. Are there any laws being passed now to help stop the violence done on homosexuals?
3. for the climate changes, was it dangerous capturing footage of floods and storms?
4.How are families evacuating from these areas where roads are flooded are there helicopters or are they stranded?