A real life 19th century American Western adventure, Carvalho’s Journey tells the extraordinary story of Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815–1897), a Sephardic Jew born in Charleston, South Carolina, who became a ground-breaking photographer, artist, and pioneer in American history.
Steve Rivo
Steve Rivo is a documentary maker who has produced, directed or written projects for networks including PBS, CNN, MTV, MSNBC, Discovery, Investigation Discovery (ID), The Weather Channel, Court TV/TruTV and VH1, and for filmmakers Alex Gibney, Robert Redford, and Ric Burns. Over an 18-year career in non-fiction television he has produced programs that have received major industry honors including Emmys, Du-Pont-Columbia, Peabody, IDA, Telly and Cine Golden Eagle awards. Selected credits include co-producer of the PBS series New York: A Documentary Film (directed by Ric Burns), producer of two of Burns’ films for the PBS series American Experience: Eugene O’Neill and Ansel Adams, director and producer of episodes of “Death Row Stories” for CNN, as well as numerous hours of true-crime and political documentaries for television. In addition to his work for television, Steve has completed a number of film projects for non-profit groups and clients, including the American Institute of Architects, Domus, Columbia University, and Random House, Inc. A graduate of Columbia University, Steve is an adjunct assistant professor at Hofstra University, where he teaches in their MFA program.