Summary

I'm a documentary filmmaker with extensive experience in both production and post-production.

Credits

5/20 – 5/21

Producer Humboldt USA

Film (Feature-length) Details
5/20 – 5/21

Overseeing fundraising strategy, writing grant applications and managing budget and finances
 Developing relationships with potential executive producers, co-production partners & other other supporters

7/19 – 4/21

Associate Producer The Invisible Extinction

Film (Feature-length) — Microbe Media LLC Details
7/19 – 4/21

Production coordination and field producing support for US-based shoots
 Post-production coordination, transcription & translation, and asset management for remote workflow
 Archival production, research & licensing; graphics production coordination with animation studios

9/19 – 9/20

Co-Producer End of Land

Film (Feature-length) — Signpost Pictures Details
9/19 – 9/20

Researched for story development, potential characters and fixers and production contacts; Coordinated pre-production logistics for scout shoot to Russian Arctic; Wrote and managed grant and pitch forum applications and supported fundraising strategy

11/19 – 12/19

Co-Producer Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Season 1)

Hulu — TV — Part2 Pictures Details
11/19 – 12/19

Researched, cast and scouted subjects and locations for episode on Mexican-Americans in El Paso, TX Field production for shoot, including managing production logistics, scheduling, field notes, and releases Prepared research documents and background summaries for lead producers, talent and client

11/18 – 3/19

Associate Producer The Seer and the Unseen

Film (Feature-length) — Signpost Pictures Details
11/18 – 3/19

Managed archival research and licensing Prepared transcripts and managed materials during post-production & delivery Assisted in writing materials for press, festival audience outreach and website assets

3/17 – 7/17

Assistant Editor Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Film (Feature-length) — Isotope Films Details
3/17 – 7/17

Coordinated shoots, booked crews, and managed production budgets for multiple, simultaneous productions
; Managed archival licensing and crediting for feature-length documentary

8/16 – 1/17

Associate Producer Sky and Ground

Film (Feature-length) — Show of Force Details
8/16 – 1/17

Coordinated production for domestic and international shoots for feature-length and short docs
; Managed post-production workflow between producers, assistant editors and translators ; Researched and developed stories for New York Times Op-Doc series with columnist host Nicholas Kristof

8/16 – 8/16

Assistant Camera (AC) (C100) Buried Above Ground - Outreach

Film (Feature-length) — 34 Luke Films
8/16 – 8/16

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Education

Class of '15

Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Political Science and Government; Latin Am

Skills

  • Spanish
  • French
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Social Media
  • Research
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Production Coordination
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Digital Photography
  • transcription
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Documentary Production
  • Documentary Research
  • translation
  • Foreign Languages
  • Field Research