"What Happened to Judy Martins?"

This documentary focuses on Dave O’Brien, a reporter for the Chronicle-Telegram, continuing to investigate the disappearance of Judy Martins, a Kent State University student. She disappeared from the university on May 24, 1978, while walking back to Engleman Hall, where she was a resident advisor. O’Brien became interested in her disappearance after writing updates about Judy’s case, which caused him to continue to wonder where Judy went. As O’Brien continues to outlive Judy, he becomes more frustrated that Judy never had the chance to grow old, and is positive Judy is no longer alive due to foul play. For this documentary, I served as the director-producer with Kayla Gleason as writer and production coordinator and Alex Tosko as director of photography.​​​

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The documentary was aired live on PBS Western Reserve on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, and can be viewed on its website with the accompanying article.

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We were also interviewed live about the documentary on Kent Stater TV.

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Winner of the Black Squirrel Entertainment 2025 Film Festival's:

- Best Film

- Best Documentary

- Best Writer: Kayla Gleason

- Best Sound Design

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Won  first place for Best Student Documentary Short Film at Firefox Film Festival's inaugural fest on Sept. 14, 2025.

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