CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2023 Film Directing MFA, American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA

2026 Project and Program Management Certification, University of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

2018 Politics BA, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

2017-18 Fine Arts Coursework, University College Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2013-15 Acting Conservatory, Aric Martin Studio, Los Angeles

2013-14 Acting Conservatory, Howard Fine Studio, Los Angeles

FILMOGRAPHY

DARKROOM Narrative Short 

Producer

10 minutes, ARRI ALEXA Camera, US Production

Director: Matt Black (Umma, Porno, Crawlers)

Studio: A Theory Productions

2026 Official Film Festival Selections

2026 Screamfest Los Ángeles Festival (US)

2026 Overlook Film Festival (US)

2026 Salem Horror Fest (US)

2026 Chattanooga Film Festival (US)

FREQUENCY Narrative Short (2026)

Writer / Director

12 minutes, Panasonic Varicam PURE, US Production

2026 Official Film Festival Selections (Run Ongoing)

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (US)

WASHED UP Narrative Short (2024)

Writer / Director / Producer

11 minutes, ARRI ALEXA Camera, US Production

Awards

2024 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (Jeanine Basinger Award for Best Short)

2024 Feel The Reel Film Festival (Best of the Fest, Best Director, Best Cinematography)

2024 Mannheim Arts and Music Festival (Best Student Film)

2024 Official Film Festival Selections

AFI Fest (US)

Panic Fest (US)

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (US)

San Francisco Another Hole In The Head Film Festival (US)

Nightmares Film Festival (US)

Screamfest New Orleans Film Festival (US)

Chattanooga Film Festival (US)

Dumbo Film Festival (US)

Burbank International Film Festival (US)

McMinnville Short Film Festival (US)

Sherman Oaks International Film Festival (US)

Luna Lumen Film Festival (US)

Feel the Reel International Film Festival (Scotland)

The Monthly Film Festival (Scotland)

Luleå International Film Festival (Sweden)

Wallachia Int’l Film Festival (Romania)

Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival (Spain)

GOOGLE x INTUIT Branded Content (2020)

Writer / Director / Producer

2:15 seconds, RED ONE Camera, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

GOOGLE FIBER Commercial (2020)

Writer / Director / Producer

30 seconds, RED ONE Camera, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

GOOGLE VOICE Branded Content (2020)

Writer / Director / Producer

30 seconds, RED ONE Camera, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

ADOBE x NASA Branded Content (2020)

Writer / Producer

1:36, Alexa, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

REVEL Branded Content (2019)

Writer / Producer

30 seconds (multiple spots), Alexa, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

SeatGeek Branded Content (2019)

Writer / Producer

15 seconds (multiple spots), Alexa, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

A NEW YORK CHRISTMAS WEDDING Feature (2020)

Producer

88 minutes, Arri Alexa Camera, US Production

Studio: Willful Productions, Conglomerate Media

Starring: Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)

Distribution: Netflix, Hoopla, Tubi

Awards

2020 YoFi Fest (Honorable Mention: Audience Award)

2020 Official Film Festival Selections

Urbanworld FIlm Festival (US)YoFi Fest (US)

New York Latino Film Festival (US)

Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (US)

American Black Film Festival (US)

LEMONADE Commercial (2020)

Writer / Director / Producer

15 seconds (multiple spots), Blackmagic 4K Camera, US Production

Agency: Magnet Media

FOUR FLOORS UP Narrative Short (released 2020)

Writer / Director / Producer

9 minutes, Blackmagic 4K Camera, US Production

2020 Official Film Festival Selections

Orlando Film Festival (US)

RELEVANT WORK

SCRIPT READER

2020 - present Stage32, Los Angeles, CA

Evaluate scripts and write coverage for emerging writers, hear and rate verbal pitches

for film and TV projects.

SCRIPT + FILM CONSULTANT

2022 - present Silver Screen Consulting, freelance, remote

Work as a consultant / script doctor for various writers and producers, either helping to

flesh out an outline / treatment into a completed script or giving feedback on early

drafts to help steer the project in the direction the creative team wants to go. Many of

these projects have been set up and are now in active development or production.

COPYWRITER

2019 - present Magnet Media, freelance, remote

Write copy on various ads, branded content, and internal content for numerous

industries, including healthcare, technology, and insurance.

PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / WRITER

2019 - 2022 Magnet Media, Freelance, New York, NYPerformed a wide array of tasks (primarily writing and directing) at an advertising

production company. Created mainly branded content and digitally focused

commercials for clients such as Google, Lemonade, and Versus. Concepted, designed,

and orchestrated scripts and productions on tight deadlines and tighter budgets.

Managed large crews, graphics and post-production along with self-shooting, editing

and performance elements. Liaised with clients, agencies, and producers to write and

deliver commercials, speeches, and explainers.

FEATURE PRODUCER / 1st AD / 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR

2018 - 2022 Freelance, New York, NY

Managed 500k budget and timeline, vendor sourcing and organization, contract

negotiations, on-set production and video post-production, created call sheets, and

led multiple units simultaneously around Manhattan and Queens for the Netflix

feature “A New York Christmas Wedding”.

Established ongoing relationship with NYC based production companies as a

reliable, efficient, and proactive 1st AD, producer, and production coordinator on

multi-day shoots and commercial projects for clients such as Samsung, Whistlepig,

Vice, Panera Bread, and History Channel.

CINEMA MANAGER

2017 - 2018 Maastricht Cinematheque, Maastricht, NL

Re-invigorated long-running independent cinema into profit through budgetary

redesign and implementation of double features featuring arthouse and commercial

works; created cinema programming and synergistic local ad programming.

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR / PA / DRIVER

2013 - 2016 Freelance, Los Angeles, CA

Prepared daily call sheets; maintained order on set and coordinated production

goals to ensure a successful and cooperative environment for television,

features, commercials, music videos and video content with such clients as The

Maine, T alia Roya, and Valfre. Made coffee runs, waited at 4 AM to pick up

people from prison, prayed at the altar of the film gods (Sunset Boulevard).

ACTOR

2010 - 2016 CESD Agency, Carmen Hall Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA Prolific actor who worked across commercial, theater, and theatrical with brands such

as Samsung, Starbucks, American Crew, and Sanuk. One highlight includes being the

face of a (quite bad) YA Fantasy Novel series. Full acting CV available upon request.

DEVELOPMENT INTERN

2013 - 2014 Oddlot Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA

Archived content, researched talent leads, covered over 100 scripts, tracked

deliverables during development meetings, picked up a lot of lunch.

TV SALESMAN

2010-2012 Grass Valley, CA

Sold TV’s to rural folks hoping to escape the humdrum of their own existence.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023 - present Directing Instructor, California College of ASU, Los Angeles, CA

Curriculum co-designer and instructor for three directing courses for undergraduate

students. Guided students through an immersive process involving scene analysis,

shot listing, storyboards, blocking diagrams, matching coverage, eye-lines, framing,

casting, working with actors, as well as overseeing all elements of production

I also designed the curriculum and taught a course on Cinematography on Location, which involved active production using visual techniques including color,

shape, line and found light. I also brought in noted feature and documentary

cinematographers to teach classes on documentary, gaffing, and steadi-cam

usage. In addition, I am a thesis mentor for 3rd and 4th year students, guiding their thesis film from pre-production (script concepting to production draft), production

(overseeing shoots, permits, and on set-work) to post-production (edits, sound,

color, and distribution).

2023 - present Guest Lecturer, American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA

Lectured as a professional 1st AD for the Advanced Directing T echniques class,

including blocking extras, scheduling, and working with your DP and Director to

combine shots and create moving masters.

2023 Screenwriting + Directing Instructor, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Curriculum co-designer and instructor for a prestigious pre-college program (NHSI) at

Northwestern. Taught and mentored 20+ students from diverse backgrounds through

the fundamentals of directing, with each student creating one short film.

I also wrote letters of recommendation and provided continued career and academic

guidance to my students, many of whom went on to join prestigious programs such

as USC, Chapman, Emerson, and SCAD.

2021 - 2023 Teaching Assistant, American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA

Served as a TA for the highly prestigious Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series at AFI,

wherein an exceptional cross-section of the best of cinematic artists screen and

discuss their work. I greeted, did publicity, and shot and recorded all interviews,

including such filmmakers as Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin McDonoaugh, Sian

Heder, Lena Dunham, Kenya Barris, and Joseph Kosinski.

In addition, I organized and produced special AFI After Dark events, celebrating cult

films from the past. I sourced 35mm prints, marketed and hosted late night

screenings with filmmakers like Bill Dill, ASC (BAPS, Jason Goes T o Hell) and Rob

Spera (Criminal Minds, Supernatural).

2018 Filmmaking Instructor, Ghidotti Early College High School, Grass Valley, CA

T aught an intensive filmmaking course at an early college high school, overseeing

the completion of short films from writing to shooting and editing.

Duties included creating syllabi, delivering lectures, leading workshops, and a variety

of complex administrative tasks, such as creating an elaborate scheduling matrix for

the entire program to align various departments’ production calendars.

Mentored several students over the years, including writing letters of recommendation

and advising on film school applications. 2017 - 2018 Instructor / Founder, Maastricht Film Collective, Maastricht, NL

Founded, organized, and mentored an independent film collective with over 30

active members. I led small scale video/photo shoots from pre-pro to post while

enforcing policies and delegating responsibilities. Provided students with feedback

on their work and designed assignments for specific students to help develop their

particular story. Delivered weekly lectures on writing techniques and strategies.

Worked with the University College Maastricht to fund and create exhibition

strategies for students' work.