 Symes was also a cinematographer on Tribeca Film Festival experimental documentary Nocturnity by filmmaker Alexandra Liveris.In 2007, he created short documentaries for various non-profits working domestically as well as internationally in Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Guatemala often collaborating with filmmaker Michael Fasciano.Their documentaries "Stop and Think", "Rest When You're Dead", and "Rebuilding Rwanda" aired simultaneously on the broadband and cable networks of Current TV.