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Filmmaking & Writing

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Filmmaking

NYU Tisch Paris Experimental Production Workshop - Summer 2019

Living in Paris for six weeks, I wrote, directed, and produced my first budgeted, foreign-language film. I also participated in NYU Tisch classes: a Critical Theory class focused on the French New Wave, and a video production course. Check out my final film, Starcrossed!

 
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USC / Universal Studios Motion Picture Producing & Directing - Summer 2018

I continued to refine my voice and storytelling skills as a director, while also beginning to explore the role of producer. While studying at USC School of Cinematic Arts, I produced and directed several short films on the Universal Studios backlot. Check out my final film, Life or Death Debates

The USC / Universal Studios 2018 Production & Direction class, in front of the court house from Back to the Future, on the Universal NY Backlot.

The USC / Universal Studios 2018 Production & Direction class, in front of the court house from Back to the Future, on the Universal NY Backlot.

Me (middle), directing a short film on the Universal NY Backlot.

Me (middle), directing a short film on the Universal NY Backlot.

Northwestern University: Cherubs, Film & Video Division, National High School Institute - Summer 2016                                                                

Within the Cherubs Video program, I focused primarily on screenwriting. I wrote six short films, and directed two others. I gained a new appreciation for the script as the foundation for powerful cinema. I also experimented a great deal with long-takes, ultimately producing and directing a film composed of one uncut 12-minute shot. 

 
After wrapping my 12-minute long take inspired by the short story "Where are You Gong, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

After wrapping my 12-minute long take inspired by the short story "Where are You Gong, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

 

Scout Film Festival – Instagram Takeover, Invited Filmmaker - February 2018

Following the screening of my film Tracks at their previous year's festival, I was selected to be a visiting social media manager for the Scout Film Festival Instagram page. As a "Featured Filmmaker", I gained experience in presenting myself to a broader audience, while holding the responsibility of positively representing a broader entity.

Skills USA Digital Filmmaking competition - 2015 & 2016

Gold medals, 2 consecutive years. A state-wide 24 hour film competition. I wrote, shot, directed, and edited a film over the course of one day with a partner, followed by a pitch of the finished product to a panel of judges. Watch one of the winning films here

 
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Idyllwild Arts Foundation: “Directing for the Camera” -           Summer 2014

My first experience directing a short film, acting for the camera, and working on a soundstage. I immediately fell in love. 

 
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Writing

Publications:

Leland Quarterly Magazine: Short Fiction (“Winter in Las Vegas”), Fall, 2019 

Leland Quarterly Magazine: Short Fiction (“Parroted”), December, 2018 

Stanford Daily Magazine: Two Poems, May edition, 2018 (read here)

Iowa Young Writers’ Studio: The University of Iowa -                Summer 2016                                                                       

Focus on fiction. Creative writing intensive consisting of extensive peer input and review, round-table editing, and seminars with guest authors. Taught in a similar fashion to the Graduate Program. 

“Imaginative Realms” Short Fiction Workshop, Stanford University

Focus on world-building and writing short fiction inspired by Magical Realism.

Brown University: “Writing Speculative Fiction” & “Psychology and the Media”- Summer 2015 

Courses in magical realist short storytelling, and exploring the portrayal of mental illness in contemporary media. Several of the stories I wrote while studying at Brown became the basis for future short films. 

 
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