I am a writer, director, editor, cinematographer, and actor currently based in Tokyo, Japan. I love film from the depths of my soul, and it has been my most profound passion for as long as I remember.

 

The independent feature film, Another Yesterday, which I wrote, directed, and edited, has to date won 58 awards, including Best Film of the Festival, Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival, New York, New York, 2019; Best Feature, The Network Film Festival, New York, New York, 2019; Best Central States Film (all genres from 14 states), Central States Indie FanFilmFest, Rock Island, IL, 2019; and Best Cross-Culture Film Award, Japan Film Festival Los Angeles, CA, 2019. My music video for Franki Moscato’s “Me, Myself, & I” has won several international awards, including Best Music Video at the London Independent Film Awards, while my music video for her song "I Will Rise" won a Silver Remi at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. From over 2000 worldwide applicants, I was one of 24 Fellows selected for Pasona Group's 2022 Awaji Youth Federation paid fellowship program, where I was hired as a filmmaker. In 2019, I was competitively selected for the Creative Minds in Sundance Film Program. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, I directed five productions that won recognition in national competitions.  My narrative short film The Order, which I wrote, produced, directed, shot, and edited, won Best Student Film at the Oregon International Film Awards.  The narrative television episode Love Bites #2 “Sous Chef Wanted,” which I wrote, directed, and edited, won the Grand Prize in the Video Drama Program Category at the National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition.  My music video for Keag’s “Yew Who” won a Bronze Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival; I served as producer/director/cinematographer/editor.