education
BFA, Film, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 1999
filmography
(select credits)
APACHE LEAP
Editor, Feature
Shot on location on San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona, with indigenous cast and crew.
Director: Christian Rozier
Peridot Films, LLC
THE GATHERING: ROOTS & BRANCHES OF LOS ANGELES JAZZ
Editor / Producer, Documentary
- Official Selection & World Premiere at the Maine International Film Festival, 2019
- Official Selection at the Pan African Film Festival, 2020
- Official Selection Black Harvest Film Festival, 2020
Project showcases a multi-generational music project out of the African American arts district of Leimert Park.
Director: Thomas Paige
Turn A Paige Productions
LOST CHILD?
Editor / Co-Writer, Documentary
Official Selection DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival, 2010
Director: Gregory Ruzzin
Picture Sequence, Distributed by Films for the Humanities
THE BLUE HOUR
Editor, Feature
World Premiere San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2007
Best Film – Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008
Armenian Panorama – Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008
Director: Eric Nazarian
Fresco Films West
BORDER ECHOES – ECOS DE UNA FRONTERA
Editor / Co-Producer, Documentary
Based on the reporting of investigative journalist Diana Washington Valdez in her book, "The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women", exposing the unsolved femicides in Juarez, Mexico.
Director: Lorena Mendez
Peace at the Border Films
PEARL DIVER
Editor / Post Production Supervisor, Feature
Crystal Heart Award Heartland Film Festival, 2005
Best Narrative Feature Winnipeg International Film Festival, 2005
Director: Sidney King
Proud Cut Films, LLC
ARTFUL PLAY / PLAYFUL ART
Editor / Co-Writer, Documentary Short
Public park sculpture construction and installation in Benito Juarez Park by mosaic artist Jolino Beserra.
Director/Cinematographer/Producer: David Garden
MOTHER'S WELL ARTSPACE
Editor / Producer, Documentary Short
Explainer video produced for artist/therapist, Sarah Arriagada of Mother's Well Artspace for Perinatal Wellbeing.
TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS – "LIVE IN ROBIN’S SCULPTURE GARDEN"
Editor / Videographer / Producer, Live Concert Film
Producer: Heyday Media Group
PRINCESS PANGOLIN - "SPIRAL SUIT"
Director of Photography / Editor, Music Video
Shot on location at the Salton Sea on film and video, produced by Julie Carpenter
SITUATED PROXEMICS & MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION: SPACE, SPEECH, & GESTURE IN HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
Editor, Ph.D. Dissertation Video
Director: Ross Mead
University of Southern California
TOUGH TO TEACH
Editor / Story Editor, Web Series
Director: K. Rocco Shields
WingSpan Pictures, Teaching Channel, PBS
THE SOURCE FAMILY
Assistant Editor, Documentary
Directors/Producers: Maria Demopolous, Jodie Wilie
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
VFX Editor / Assistant Editor, Feature
Director: Andy Fickman
Walt Disney Pictures
NITRATE HYMNAL
Film Editor, Multimedia Opera
Director: David Wilson, Original Music: Bob Massey
Washington Performing Arts Society, Anti-Social Music
APACHE LEAP
Editor, Feature
Shot on location on San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona, with indigenous cast and crew.
Director: Christian Rozier
Peridot Films, LLC
THE GATHERING: ROOTS & BRANCHES OF LOS ANGELES JAZZ
Editor / Producer, Documentary
- Official Selection & World Premiere at the Maine International Film Festival, 2019
- Official Selection at the Pan African Film Festival, 2020
- Official Selection Black Harvest Film Festival, 2020
Project showcases a multi-generational music project out of the African American arts district of Leimert Park.
Director: Thomas Paige
Turn A Paige Productions
LOST CHILD?
Editor / Co-Writer, Documentary
Official Selection DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival, 2010
Director: Gregory Ruzzin
Picture Sequence, Distributed by Films for the Humanities
THE BLUE HOUR
Editor, Feature
World Premiere San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2007
Best Film – Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008
Armenian Panorama – Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008
Director: Eric Nazarian
Fresco Films West
BORDER ECHOES – ECOS DE UNA FRONTERA
Editor / Co-Producer, Documentary
Based on the reporting of investigative journalist Diana Washington Valdez in her book, "The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women", exposing the unsolved femicides in Juarez, Mexico.
Director: Lorena Mendez
Peace at the Border Films
PEARL DIVER
Editor / Post Production Supervisor, Feature
Crystal Heart Award Heartland Film Festival, 2005
Best Narrative Feature Winnipeg International Film Festival, 2005
Director: Sidney King
Proud Cut Films, LLC
ARTFUL PLAY / PLAYFUL ART
Editor / Co-Writer, Documentary Short
Public park sculpture construction and installation in Benito Juarez Park by mosaic artist Jolino Beserra.
Director/Cinematographer/Producer: David Garden
MOTHER'S WELL ARTSPACE
Editor / Producer, Documentary Short
Explainer video produced for artist/therapist, Sarah Arriagada of Mother's Well Artspace for Perinatal Wellbeing.
TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS – "LIVE IN ROBIN’S SCULPTURE GARDEN"
Editor / Videographer / Producer, Live Concert Film
Producer: Heyday Media Group
PRINCESS PANGOLIN - "SPIRAL SUIT"
Director of Photography / Editor, Music Video
Shot on location at the Salton Sea on film and video, produced by Julie Carpenter
SITUATED PROXEMICS & MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION: SPACE, SPEECH, & GESTURE IN HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
Editor, Ph.D. Dissertation Video
Director: Ross Mead
University of Southern California
TOUGH TO TEACH
Editor / Story Editor, Web Series
Director: K. Rocco Shields
WingSpan Pictures, Teaching Channel, PBS
THE SOURCE FAMILY
Assistant Editor, Documentary
Directors/Producers: Maria Demopolous, Jodie Wilie
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
VFX Editor / Assistant Editor, Feature
Director: Andy Fickman
Walt Disney Pictures
NITRATE HYMNAL
Film Editor, Multimedia Opera
Director: David Wilson, Original Music: Bob Massey
Washington Performing Arts Society, Anti-Social Music
photography exhibitions & awards
PhotoVision (Honorable Mention - "undone" in juried group photography show) Orr Street Studios, Columbia, MO, 2018
BLOOM! (Juried Group Exhibition) Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2017
Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award 7th Edition (Runner Up in Still Life & Abstractions, Finalist, "Being Mother" category), 2015
Writing with Light (Curator and Participant Group Photography Exhibition) Century Books, Pasadena, CA, 2015
Dab Art's Summer Juried Exhibition (Juried Group Exhibition) Hud Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2015
The Missouri Photo Workshop (Participant with scholarship award) Platte City, MO, 2014
Century Books (Group Art Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2014
The Art of Science (Artist and Curator of Group Exhibition) Bookshow/NOMAD Art Compound, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
Century Books (Group Photography Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2013
The Art of Lounge (Solo Exhibition) Cafe Americano, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
Dralas (Solo Exhibition) Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2012
Rush Philanthropic & Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series (Semi-finalist - "Still Life: Flower") 5 Claude Lane Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Still Life Group Exhibition (Juried Group Show Participant) 1650 Photography Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
BLOOM! (Juried Group Exhibition) Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2017
Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award 7th Edition (Runner Up in Still Life & Abstractions, Finalist, "Being Mother" category), 2015
Writing with Light (Curator and Participant Group Photography Exhibition) Century Books, Pasadena, CA, 2015
Dab Art's Summer Juried Exhibition (Juried Group Exhibition) Hud Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2015
The Missouri Photo Workshop (Participant with scholarship award) Platte City, MO, 2014
Century Books (Group Art Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2014
The Art of Science (Artist and Curator of Group Exhibition) Bookshow/NOMAD Art Compound, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
Century Books (Group Photography Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2013
The Art of Lounge (Solo Exhibition) Cafe Americano, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
Dralas (Solo Exhibition) Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2012
Rush Philanthropic & Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series (Semi-finalist - "Still Life: Flower") 5 Claude Lane Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Still Life Group Exhibition (Juried Group Show Participant) 1650 Photography Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
