Recent Film Experience
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First Assistant Director on "Retention."

First Assistant Director on "The Escapist."

COVID PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:
"Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3" (2021)
"Friends: The Reunion" (2021)

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:
"Headspace" - Riley Clemmons music video (2021)

PRODUCER:
"Under" (2021)
"I Can Save You" (2020)​

WRITER / DIRECTOR / ACTOR:
"My Lonely Heart Calls" (2018)
"It's Been A Weird Week" (2017)

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
"Assemblage" (2019)
"Shadowstep" (2018)
"Retention" (2018)
"The Escapist" (2018)

LOCATION MANAGEMENT:
"SLAS(HER)" (2018)
"Where'd You Go" (2018)

Independent Filmmaker

Wrapping production on "It's Been A Weird Week."

Stanley Swindling ("Stan") and Brittany Grant ("Kate")
​in "It's Been A Weird Week."

Produced short films on a microbudget, operating as director, writer, and lead actor for all. Coordinated with local businesses to facilitate on-location shooting, and wrapped under budget and on time for each, with minimal re-shoots required.

• Led a stress-free, hospitable work environment for all cast and crew.

 

• Perceived effective methods for translating ideas into accessible products.

 

• Distilled large projects into definable tasks, timelines, and procedures.

 

• Motivated teams of people to execute a variety of tasks for a unified outcome.

 

• Mandated diversity at every step of production, ensuring that all sets and pre/post-production spaces were inclusive.

Other Experience
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​Day Zero Productions, Beverly Hills, CA (2020)
Development Intern
Responsible for script coverage, answering phones, scheduling and email correspondences, and research for projects in development. Trained in an assistant-esque role to coordinate with agencies, writers, and other creatives.

​Valhalla Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Development Intern
Responsible for script coverage, research for upcoming projects, virtual organization, and front desk tasks.​

​Austin Film Festival, Austin, Texas (2018)
Festival Screener
Screened submissions in narrative features and narrative shorts, critically evaluating based on content and artistic merit. Joined the Forward Team (08/18), used to make the final judgment on festival inclusion.

​Florida Film Festival (2016)
Marketing Team
Promoted screenings of a festival entry (feature-length doc) to the Central Florida area using targeted marketing, face-to-face promotion, and social media engagement.​ Arranged e-mail correspondences and video conferencing with the film's producers.

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Relevant Undergraduate Coursework:

• Acting Workshop [TPP2185]
• Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop [CRW4122]
• Advanced Nonfiction Workshop [CRW4224]
• Capstone I [FIL4434C]
• Capstone II [FIL4573C]
• Directing I [FIL2480]
• Directing II [FIL4486C]
• Directing the Actor for Film [FIL2481]
• Feature / TV Writing I [FIL4162C]
• Feature / TV Writing II [FIL4162C]
• The Film Producer [FIL4661]