Kristina’s documentary work focuses on disappearing physical spaces and the cultures tied to them, primarily in San Francisco. Her work has appeared on the BBC Radio 4’s Short Cuts, McSweeney's The Organist podcast, Audible, Dan Savage’s Hot Mic podcast, NPR stations WCAI and KALW, PRX's Public Radio Remix, WarInk.org, and the podcast Field Recordings.
“Intimacy” For the BBC Radio 4 show Short Cuts, I created a piece where the listener takes the place of an erotic voice actor, as I guide them into considering the sounds and reactions, and memories that emerge when a director leads them via metaphor and somatic instruction.
“It’s Very Indian to Watch AbFab” - short audio doc on Kumeyaay poet Tommy Pico, whose poetry builds a contemporary Native American persona, one that occupies multiple spaces simultaneously: Aired on KCRW’s/ McSweeney’s The Believer Podcast and was awarded an ‘official select’ by On Air Fest’s panel of judges. (produced/edited)
“Last Night at the Lexington” - short audio doc about the closing of San Francisco’s last lesbian bar, aired on KALW (produced)
“Staying in the Gray” - intimate audio portrait of establishing yourself as genderqueer in a society that wants to see you on the binary. Aired on KALW (produced)
“The Church of John Coltrane” - audio doc on the church that worships jazz musician John Coltrane as a patron saint. Aired on KALW (produced)
“Meanwhile with Wendy Mac” - SF native and graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton set out to uncover the hidden stories of SF in her new book Meanwhile. And I set out to discover the world of Wendy MacNaughton. Aired on KALW (produced)
A few hours north of San Francisco is the town of Boonville, nestled in the quaint Anderson Valley. Like Silicon Valley, this place is known for its innovations in communication – but in a completely different way. Aired on KALW (produced)
At engineering firm ARUP’s SoundLab they can listen to the sound of buildings before they’re even built. Aired on KALW (produced)
While the movie “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” was in production, I talked with the film’s director Joe Talbot and the star Jimmie Fails while we walked around the neighborhood they grew up in. Aired on KALW (produced)