A film by

Michael Adam
Rodriguez

Editor Videographer Director Writer
▼ Selected Work
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Selected Work

BROADCAST SERIES · 2024–26

America's Best Restaurants — Interview

Lead EditorVideographer

A two-camera interview cut from the ABR Roadshow — angle selection, pacing, and rhythm that keep a conversation moving. The invisible edit, done on a broadcast deadline. Full episodes available on request.

BROADCAST SERIES · 2024–26

America's Best Restaurants — Food & B-Roll

VideographerLead Editor

Hands-in-pans food b-roll from the ABR Roadshow — shot on location and cut for sizzle. Composition, movement, and appetite, from kitchens across the country.

CLIENT VIDEO · NONPROFIT

Forward to Freedom

DirectorCameraEditor

A two-person conversational update piece for a church's Forward to Freedom campaign — podcast-style coverage breaking down the financial status of the congregation's mortgage. Directed the talent, shot, and cut it: clean, clear communication for a real client and a real audience.

LIVE PERFORMANCE · CLIENT VIDEO

Al West Jr. & the Greg Chako Trio

CameraEditor

Live performance coverage of vocalist Al West Jr. with the Greg Chako Trio, woven together with testimony from the crowd — capturing both the music and the room's reaction to it.

TEASER TRAILER · UPCOMING

The Crawling Mist

WriterDirectorCameraEditor

A weekend camping trip takes a turn when a group of friends finds a box in a cabin — and opening it starts to unravel their reality. Full film coming soon.

SHORT FILM · 2022 · SILENT

Starter Home

WriterDirectorCameraEditor

A couple moves into their first house and discovers it came with a ghostly tenant. Shot as a silent film — title cards, expressive performance, and visual storytelling in the spirit of the silent era.

SHORT FILM · 2022 · ★ AUDIENCE CHOICE · ★ PRODUCTION AWARD

Shadow of Doubt

WriterDirectorCameraEditor

A young girl invited to join an adoptive family wrestles with whether she's good enough — or deserving enough — to say yes. Winner of the Audience Choice Award and a Production Award at College Movie Festival, Cincinnati.

MUSIC VIDEO

Fighting Regress — "Burn"

CameraEditor

Official music video for the band Fighting Regress — shot and edited to match the track's energy.

More work available on request — Adam.rodriguez275@gmail.com

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Experience

Mar 2024 — Present

Lead Editor & Videographer

America's Best Restaurants — ABR Roadshow

Shape restaurant-focused episodes from production through final delivery — capturing and cutting interviews, food footage, kitchen action, and b-roll into clear, engaging stories. High-volume, deadline-driven post in a fast-paced, client-facing production environment.

Sep 2023 — Mar 2024

Assistant Editor

America's Best Restaurants

Media management, sync, stringouts, and assembly cuts across a high-volume episodic pipeline.

Ongoing

Co-Founder / Writer / Director / Editor

Alien Greenhouse Productions

Co-founder of an independent film group based in Northern Kentucky. Write, direct, produce, shoot, and edit original short films — including the award-winning Shadow of Doubt and the upcoming The Crawling Mist.

Prior service

United States Army Veteran

U.S. Army

Discipline, adaptability, leadership, and a team-first mindset — carried into every set, edit bay, and deadline since.

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About

Michael Adam Rodriguez on location, shooting food coverage in a restaurant kitchen for the ABR Roadshow
On location — ABR Roadshow

I'm a filmmaker, editor, videographer, and Army veteran based in Northern Kentucky — someone who works every seat in the room, from the first draft of a script to the final export.

Professionally, I'm the Lead Editor and a videographer for the ABR Roadshow at America's Best Restaurants, shaping restaurant stories from on-location shoots through final delivery. It's fast-paced, high-volume, client-facing work — the kind that teaches you to make decisive creative calls on a deadline.

Outside of ABR, I'm a co-founder of Alien Greenhouse Productions, an independent film group where I write, direct, shoot, and cut original shorts — including Shadow of Doubt, winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 2022 College Movie Festival. My Army background shapes how I work: discipline, adaptability, and a team-first mindset, on set and in the edit.

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Contact

Adam.rodriguez275@gmail.com

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