As a filmmaker and animator, I’m interested in finding ways to challenge traditional narratives with humor and imagination. I’m inspired by the familiar: places and objects I see every day or stories and histories I’ve read a hundred times. By using a collage of archival materials, found objects, performance, and documentary techniques, I can re-contextualize the familiar to shape new and unexpected meanings. I work mainly with physical media and analog film, preferring experimental techniques which challenge my own expectations of what’s possible.

I work as an animator and production designer and I also lead workshops in analog film techniques including hand processing and direct animation on 16mm film.

My short films have screened at festivals like Fantasia Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Lone Star Film Festival, Capital City Film Festival, and  Bridge Chicago. They are also featured online through Labocine as well as the Discover Indie Film series on Amazon Prime Video, Film Shortage, and NoBudge.com.

I grew up in Detroit, MI and earned a BA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from Emerson College. A pelican bit me on the nose when I was 7 and I have been at war with birds ever since.