About the Work

I find myself telling stories where people are trying to undertand themselves in worlds that don't make perfeect sense to them.

There is often a very interesting space between how people see themselves and how they're seen by everyone else. Envy, insecurity, grief, loneliness, friendship, and the small decisions that can change a relationship are often more interesting to me than the larger events happening around them.

I came to filmmaking through photography, graphic design, poetry, and eventually teaching. I've spent much of my career helping students make films while continuing to make my own, and that experience has shaped the way I approach a set. I like the collaborative nature of filmmaking and the fact that a story that starts as something very personal eventually becomes something created by an entire group of people.

Through Detective Media, I'm working toward making original narrative films that are character-driven, grounded, and sometimes a little uncomfortable. I want the stories to feel entertaining first, but I also want there to be something underneath them that stays with you after they're over.

I'm currently developing short films while working toward my first feature.