Eric Barber’s Road to J6

Editor + Cinematographer // 22m51s // 2022

What Drove a West Virginia Democrat to storm the Capitol on January 6? Four years after being elected to the Parkersburg City Council with help from progressives, Eric Barber was all in for Trump.

I was cinematographer and editor for this film with investigative reporter and director Chris Jones. We produced it in partnership with The Intercept and 100 Days in Appalachia. A brief description below and a link to The Intercept’s article.

Chris and I shot and reported this story over the course of 8 months, from June 2021 until the day before we published on January 5, 2022.

https://theintercept.com/2022/01/05/january-6-capitol-west-virginia-parkersburg/