He has created notable work for Kartemquin Films, Gatorade, The Onion, NPR, PBS, the DNC, Time Magazine and others.

Ian produced, Raising Bertie, a critically acclaimed documentary directed by Margaret Byrne, that offers a profound look into the lives of three young African American men in Bertie County, NC. Filmed over the course of six years, the film charts the young men’s  transition to adulthood in Bertie County, a rural community surrounded by for-profit prisons. IndieWire, called the film “astounding and powerful.” The Village Voice called the film “essential … Charts nothing less than what it’s like to try to grow up free in the prison capital of the world.” Raising Bertie was Executive Produced by Gordon Quinn, Justine Nagan, and North Carolina Rapper, J. Cole. It premiered at the Full Frame documentary film festival in 2016 before being acquired by PBS’ POV.

Ian’s next film produced, Greener Pastures, was directed by Sam Mirpoorian and has screened at over 50 film festivals between 2023-2024 and won over fifteen awards including the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado. The film is executive produced by Emmy Award-winners, David J. Cornfield and Linda A. Cornfield (The Social Dilemma, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Chasing Coral). Greener Pastures is supported by the Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, and Exposure Labs. Greener Pastures was acquired by PBS’ Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning series, Independent Lens and will have its national broadcast premiere on March 25th, 2024.