creative resume |
education
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, BFA (Film Editing & Sound)
filmography
selected credits:
ROOTED IN CHANGE: THE STORY OF THE GOTTLIEB NATIVE GARDEN
FILM EDITOR / STORY EDITOR
Hour-long documentary profile of Susan Gottlieb’s backyard native garden turned ecological cornerstone in urban conservation. Directed by Gregory Ruzzin in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience (CURes). Currently in post-production, 2025.
THE GATHERING: ROOTS & BRANCHES OF LOS ANGELES JAZZ
EDITOR / CO-PRODUCER
Feature documentary tracing a multigenerational music project rooted in Leimert Park; highlighting emerging talent and decades of LA cultural history. Produced/directed by Thomas Paige.
- World Premiere at Maine International Film Festival (2019).
- Official Selection at Pan African Film Festival (2020)
- Official Selection Black Harvest Film Festival (2020)
APACHE LEAP
EDITOR
Feature film produced on location on San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona; indigenous cast & crew.
Directed by Christian Rozier; produced by Peridot Films, LLC. Distributed by Random Media.
- Featured at Indie Film Fest’s Original Storytellers Night, 2023.
LOST CHILD?
EDITOR / CO-WRITER
Personal documentary from filmmaker Gregory Ruzzin, profiling the independent life of his sister Alyssa who lives with epilepsy and a learning disability. Educational distribution through Films for the Humanities.
- Official Selection DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival, 2010.
THE BLUE HOUR
EDITOR
Feature Film directed by Eric Nazarian..
- 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
BORDER ECHOES – ECOS DE UNA FRONTERA
EDITOR / CO-PRODUCER
Feature 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. Directed by Lorena Mendez Quiroga.
PEARL DIVER
EDITOR / POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Independent feature film shot in 35mm scope. Directed by Sidney King.
- Winner Crystal Heart Award Heartland Film Festival (2005)
- Best Narrative Feature Winnipeg International Film Festival (2005).
ARTFUL PLAY / PLAYFUL ART
EDITOR / CO-WRITER
Public park sculpture construction and installation in Benito Juarez Park by mosaic artist Jolino Beserra. Director/Cinematographer/Producer: David Garden
MY GOOD MAN'S GONE
EDITOR
Independent feature film directed by Nicholas Cotton.
TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS – "LIVE IN ROBIN’S SCULPTURE GARDEN"
EDITOR / VIDEOGRAPHER / PRODUCER
Multi-camera live concert film and album recording produced by Heyday Media Group.
PRINCESS PANGOLIN - "SPIRAL SUIT"
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITOR
Music video filmed on location at the Salton Sea. Produced and directed by Julie Carpenter.
SITUATED PROXEMICS & MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION: SPACE, SPEECH, & GESTURE IN HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
EDITOR
Ph.D. Dissertation Video, produced for Ross Mead, USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
TOUGH TO TEACH
EDITOR / STORY EDITOR
Web Series for Teaching Channel, PBS. Director: K. Rocco Shields
THE SOURCE FAMILY
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Feature documentary directed and produced by Maria Demopolous, Jodie Wilie.
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
VFX EDITOR / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Director: Andy Fickman. Editor: David Rennie.
ROOTED IN CHANGE: THE STORY OF THE GOTTLIEB NATIVE GARDEN
FILM EDITOR / STORY EDITOR
Hour-long documentary profile of Susan Gottlieb’s backyard native garden turned ecological cornerstone in urban conservation. Directed by Gregory Ruzzin in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience (CURes). Currently in post-production, 2025.
THE GATHERING: ROOTS & BRANCHES OF LOS ANGELES JAZZ
EDITOR / CO-PRODUCER
Feature documentary tracing a multigenerational music project rooted in Leimert Park; highlighting emerging talent and decades of LA cultural history. Produced/directed by Thomas Paige.
- World Premiere at Maine International Film Festival (2019).
- Official Selection at Pan African Film Festival (2020)
- Official Selection Black Harvest Film Festival (2020)
APACHE LEAP
EDITOR
Feature film produced on location on San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona; indigenous cast & crew.
Directed by Christian Rozier; produced by Peridot Films, LLC. Distributed by Random Media.
- Featured at Indie Film Fest’s Original Storytellers Night, 2023.
LOST CHILD?
EDITOR / CO-WRITER
Personal documentary from filmmaker Gregory Ruzzin, profiling the independent life of his sister Alyssa who lives with epilepsy and a learning disability. Educational distribution through Films for the Humanities.
- Official Selection DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival, 2010.
THE BLUE HOUR
EDITOR
Feature Film directed by Eric Nazarian..
- 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
BORDER ECHOES – ECOS DE UNA FRONTERA
EDITOR / CO-PRODUCER
Feature 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. Directed by Lorena Mendez Quiroga.
PEARL DIVER
EDITOR / POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Independent feature film shot in 35mm scope. Directed by Sidney King.
- Winner Crystal Heart Award Heartland Film Festival (2005)
- Best Narrative Feature Winnipeg International Film Festival (2005).
ARTFUL PLAY / PLAYFUL ART
EDITOR / CO-WRITER
Public park sculpture construction and installation in Benito Juarez Park by mosaic artist Jolino Beserra. Director/Cinematographer/Producer: David Garden
MY GOOD MAN'S GONE
EDITOR
Independent feature film directed by Nicholas Cotton.
TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS – "LIVE IN ROBIN’S SCULPTURE GARDEN"
EDITOR / VIDEOGRAPHER / PRODUCER
Multi-camera live concert film and album recording produced by Heyday Media Group.
PRINCESS PANGOLIN - "SPIRAL SUIT"
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITOR
Music video filmed on location at the Salton Sea. Produced and directed by Julie Carpenter.
SITUATED PROXEMICS & MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION: SPACE, SPEECH, & GESTURE IN HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
EDITOR
Ph.D. Dissertation Video, produced for Ross Mead, USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
TOUGH TO TEACH
EDITOR / STORY EDITOR
Web Series for Teaching Channel, PBS. Director: K. Rocco Shields
THE SOURCE FAMILY
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Feature documentary directed and produced by Maria Demopolous, Jodie Wilie.
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
VFX EDITOR / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Director: Andy Fickman. Editor: David Rennie.
photography exhibitions & awards
“The Dralas”, Solo Photography Exhibition, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO, 2025
PhotoVision, Honorable Mention, Orr Street Studios, Columbia, MO, Juried Photography Exhibition, 2018
“BLOOM!”, Juried Group Art Exhibition, Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2017
Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award 7th Edition, Runner Up and Finalist, Juried Exhibition, 2015
“Writing With Light”, Curator & Exhibiting Artist, Group Photography Event, Century Books, Pasadena CA, 2015
Dab Art's Summer Juried Exhibition (Juried Group Exhibition) Hud Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2015
“Debra’s Second Chance”, Photo Essay produced during the Missouri Photo Workshop - Platte City, 2014
The Art of Science (Artist and Curator of Group Exhibition) Bookshow/NOMAD Art Compound, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
The Art of Lounge (Solo Exhibition) Cafe Americano, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
“Dralas”, Solo Photography Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2011
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Semi-finalist, 5 Claude Lane Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Still Life Group Exhibition (Juried Group Show Participant) 1650 Photography Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
PhotoVision, Honorable Mention, Orr Street Studios, Columbia, MO, Juried Photography Exhibition, 2018
“BLOOM!”, Juried Group Art Exhibition, Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2017
Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award 7th Edition, Runner Up and Finalist, Juried Exhibition, 2015
“Writing With Light”, Curator & Exhibiting Artist, Group Photography Event, Century Books, Pasadena CA, 2015
Dab Art's Summer Juried Exhibition (Juried Group Exhibition) Hud Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2015
“Debra’s Second Chance”, Photo Essay produced during the Missouri Photo Workshop - Platte City, 2014
The Art of Science (Artist and Curator of Group Exhibition) Bookshow/NOMAD Art Compound, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
The Art of Lounge (Solo Exhibition) Cafe Americano, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
“Dralas”, Solo Photography Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2011
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Semi-finalist, 5 Claude Lane Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Still Life Group Exhibition (Juried Group Show Participant) 1650 Photography Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
