Summary

I am a strong documentary-style shooter, director and editor noted for the trust I gain with subjects and my ability to see, hear, and visually represent the emotional truth of a story.

Credits

11/20 – 2/21

Assistant Editor The Way I See It

Focus Features — Film (Feature-length) — ACE Content
11/20 – 2/21
8/20 – 11/20

Production Assistant Belly of the Beast

PBS — Film (Feature-length) — Black Public Media
8/20 – 11/20
8/20 – 11/20

Assistant Editor John Lewis: Good Trouble

Magnolia Pictures — Film (Feature-length) — AGC Studios
8/20 – 11/20
2/20 – 5/20

Production Assistant Becoming

Netflix — Film (Feature-length) — Big Mouth Productions
2/20 – 5/20
1/20 – 4/20

Assistant Sound Editor The Way I See It

Focus Features — Film (Feature-length) — ACE Content
1/20 – 4/20
1/20 – 4/20

Production Assistant Freedom to Dream

Trilogy Films — Film (Feature-length) — Trilogy Films
1/20 – 4/20
9/19 – 12/19

Editor (Premiere Pro) How We Vote Here

Film (Short) Details
9/19 – 12/19

Editor of short documentary film that premiered at Oxford Film Fest, to show at San Francisco Indie Shorts Fest and Cannes Shorts in 2021.

1/18 – 1/19

Director WORLD Opioid Prevention Program

Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Disease — Digital Details
1/18 – 1/19

Produce, Direct, Shoot and Edit two short videos for the web about WORLD's Opioid education and support initiatives and the unexplored context of opioid addiction affecting Black women.

Media

  • New Mirror Press Kickstarter

  • Fremont High Restorative Justice

Recos

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Education

Class of '17

University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Master of Journalism in Documentary Film
Class of '12

The George Washington University

BA in Criminal Justice and Psychology

My Gear

  • Canon C300
  • Canon EOS 5D

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Video Editing
  • Writing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Operates Canon C300 mii