Summary

I am a Los Angeles-based director specializing in non-fiction filmmaking and music documentary. I have worked with bands such as My Morning Jacket, Wax Fang and numerous Los Angeles indie bands. My most recent film was a Cannes 2012 short selection.

Credits

5/12 – 9/13

Researcher American Dad (Season 8)

Fox — TV — Fox Television Studios Details
5/12 – 9/13

Script revisions and research for various episodes, note-taking and script editing in the writers room. Managed office upkeep and lunch orders for writing staff. Script copying, various runs, rolling calls and organizing table reads for cast and crew.

10/12 – 4/13

Director (Producer) Video Love: The Making of Synesthesia

Film (Feature-length) Details
10/12 – 4/13

Director and producer behind the scenes documentary about the making of Hands 2013 album Synesthesia.

10/10 – 5/12

Director (Producer) One Big Holiday

Film (Feature-length) Details
10/10 – 5/12

Director and producer of the My Morning Jacket documentary "One Big Holiday" about the bands return to their hometown of Louisville, KY, which was released with the band's most recent album "Circuital".

3/11 – 4/12

Post Production Assistant The Five-Year Engagement

Film (Feature-length) — Universal Picture, Apatow Productions Details
3/11 – 4/12

Assisted in organizing post-production materials, scripting, organizing notes, scheduling, rolling calls and office upkeep.

10/11 – 1/12

Editorial Assistant The Five-Year Engagement

Film (Feature-length) — Apatow Productions
10/11 – 1/12
4/11 – 5/11

Director (Producer) Maybe

Film (Feature-length) — Real Ideas Studios Details
4/11 – 5/11

Director and producer of the short film "Maybe" which was a part of the 2012 Cannes short film program.

5/10 – 8/10

Producer Portrait for Leonore

Film (Feature-length) — University of Southern California (USC) Details
5/10 – 8/10

Producer of the Peter Jin's 2010 USC thesis film "Portrait for Leonore".

6/07 – 8/10

Production Assistant Be Kind Rewind

Film (Feature-length) — Partizan Entertainment Details
6/07 – 8/10

Assisted in organizing the post-production deliverables for Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind to Focus Features and New Line Cinema (2007). Organizing schedules, rolling calls and office upkeep.

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Education

Class of '10

University of Southern California

Masters of Fine Arts
Class of '06

University of Kansas

Bachelors
Class of '05

University of Stirling (Scotland)

Study Abroad