Summary

I am an award winning writer, director, producer with experience as a line producer, photographer and film industry executive.

Credits

5/14 – 8/15

Director Finding Sahara

CBS — Film (Short) Details
5/14 – 8/15

Director - casting actors and working with SAG actors and non-union actors as well as non-actors, hiring crew, location scouting, collaborated with producers, storyboard artist and cinematographer.

5/14 – 8/15

Writer Finding Sahara

CBS — Film (Short) — Women In Film, Los Angeles & LolitaMoon Productions Details
5/14 – 8/15

Writer and Director on an award winning PSA short

3/12 – 12/14

Executive Producer (EP) (Associate Producer) Since '45 In the Extraordinary House of History

Film (Feature-length) — Korry Productions; Lolita Moon Productions - Seattle, WA Details
3/12 – 12/14

Executive Producer on this feature documentary - collaborating with the director/producer - fundraising, talent search, scheduling interviews, networking, distribution and marketing.

3/14 – 10/14

Director (Writer, Producer, Post-Production Supervisor) Women In Film PSA program

SAHARA — Advertising — Women In Film, Los Angeles & LolitaMoon Productions Details
3/14 – 10/14

Directed PSA commercial on domestic violence produced by Women In Film Los Angeles. Directed, Wrote and produced - hired professional crew, scouting locations, responsible for full post-production process, management, publicity. Notably working with Cutters for editing, Composer Andrea Saparoff, Cinematographer Sergion Arguello, Stylist Jessica Boal and Production Designer Carol Clements.

2/12 – 2/12

Line Producer A Bit Of Bad Luck

Film (Feature-length) Details
2/12 – 2/12

Uncredited as Line Producer - responsible for scheduling, budget, casting, hiring crew, financing, creative.

1/09 – 3/11

Director (Writer, Producer) A New Yorker @Paris

Film (Feature-length) — LolitaMoon Productions Details
1/09 – 3/11

Filmed on location in Paris, France. Produced from the development stage to post-production a short film shot in Paris. Handled creative, casting, scheduling, travel, housing, transportation, hiring crew, product placement, accounting, marketing and post-production.

1/08 – 8/09

Executive Producer (EP) (Of Yesterday and Tomorrow) Of Yesterday And Tomorrow

Film (Feature-length) — Korry Productions; Lolita Moon Productions Details
1/08 – 8/09

Responsible for fundraising, publicity, marketing, film festivals

9/07 – 1/08

Key Production Assistant Butterfly Dreaming

Film (Feature-length) Details
9/07 – 1/08

Key Production assistant responsible for wrangling all production assistants, scheduling, assisting the producers, director, ADs and set photography.

Orgs

  • AWD
  • IFP
  • WIF-LA
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)

Recos

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Education

Class of '96

Acting In ternational - Paris, France

Acting for film and theater - bilingual English and French
Class of '94

Rachel Rosenthal Company

DBD Program - Improvisational Theater / Acting/ Lighting/Stage
Class of '91

UCLA

BFA - Fine Arts

My Gear

  • Pentax K1000 Analog
  • Sony Bloggie - 1080p HD camera

Skills

  • Spanish
  • French
  • Director
  • Producer
  • writer
  • Keynote
  • Photographer
  • Singing
  • Production Manager
  • drawing
  • Cooking
  • juggling
  • Trilingual
  • Office Administration
  • Receptionist
  • PC & Mac proficient
  • Actor
  • Office Coordinator
  • Painter
  • Climbing
  • Dancer
  • animation colorist
  • cinematographers
  • Editor - Final Cut 7
  • Event/Party Planner
  • fine-artist
  • international traveler
  • jogging
  • networker
  • race-car driving
  • Social Media and Internet
  • tango dancing
  • Tourism - tour coordinator/ tour guide
  • Trilingual - English French Spanish