His projects put a human face on pressing social justice issues by foregrounding the voices of the people most affected. Working closely with stakeholders, he creates compelling, high impact media to raise public awareness, inform policy debates, and educate communities. Recent documentary projects include Out of the Closet, Out of the Shadows, about LGBTQ immigrant rights activists working against deportation, Childhood in Translation, about the impact of language barriers on immigrant families, Grassroots Rising, about labor issues and the Asian Pacific Islander community in L.A., and Saigon, USA, about generational conflicts in the Vietnamese American community. Robert received a JD from Yale Law School and an MFA from USC School of Cinema-Television.