EDUCATION
University of California Los Angeles
Master of Fine Arts: Directing Documentary
Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Majors: Studio Art, History; Concentration: Film and Media
AWARDS
Director’s Spotlight Blue Ribbon Panel Selection: “Imperial”, Mary Pickford Award, Edie and Lew Wasserman Film Production Fellowship, Joel Siegel Fellowship, Motion PIcture Association of America Award
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
SKILLS
PROFICIENT:
Staged/Fiction & Documentary Producing, Documentary Directing, Assistant Directing Staged/Fiction, Documentary Cinematography, Editing (Premiere, Avid, DaVinci), Photoshop, Copywriting, Digital Brand Management, Research and Development, Prop Management/Shopping
SKILLED:
Excel, AV Setup, Stage Lighting, 2D Design, 3D design, Art Packing and Handling, Basic G&E for Film and Digital photography, Camera Assistant for Film and Digital photography
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director - Undisclosed Netflix Feature
Summer 2025
Assistant director for a test shoot on an undisclosed Netflix original with an Academy Award winning Director.
Graduate Research Assistant - UCLA Department of Theater, Film & Television
Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
Assisted Professor Kristy Guevara Flanagan on research for upcoming projects. managed festival strategies and press for festivals, communicated with guests for the Documentary Dept. classes, managed multiple social media accounts, and organized meetings and press for the Abortion Clinic Film Collective.
Department Assistant (Operations)/1st Team PA - Framework Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Winter 2021 - Fall 2022, Summer 2023
Acting as a liaison for Administration, I worked alongside Post-Production, Production, and Creative Development to coordinate project handoffs, solve workflow gaps, and anticipate and fill employee needs. I was promoted into this salaried role after freelancing for the company as both an on set and office Production Assistant. After starting graduate school I continued with Framework as a freelance Talent Coordinator.
Content Creation and Development - Arplex Gallery/Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Documented the gallery’s collection and curated exhibitions. In this position I managed the galleries' written materials and all digital content. My primary roles were creating and managing all exhibition materials including writing press releases, artist biographies, photography of the gallery, capturing and editing promotional video, and organizing all additional information on the artworks.
PROJECTS
2025
The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville & Documentary: Director. A musical-documentary about a small town theater on the central coast. As the actors put on parody musicals about the town, the film contains parody musical numbers about the theater itself. Filmed on location in Oceano, CA.
Small Claims: (in post-production) Assistant Director. Producer. Short fiction based on the true story of “when a neighbor’s dogs kill 25 of her sheep”. Filmed on Location in Willits, CA. Directed by Shizue Roche Adachi.
Madman’s Diary: Assistant Director. A Chinese American woman becomes convinced that those around her are going to eat her in this short fiction. Filmed on location and sound stages in Los Angeles. Directed by Michelle Li.
Issa’s Salvation: Assistant Director. Short fiction filmed on location in Los Angeles. “An unravelling behavior leads a couple to believe their son to be possessed.” Directed by Ibrahim Rana.
ASSASS: Assistant Director, Producer. Short fiction: “When a visit from the governor upends their quiet home life, two lesbian besties on the eve of their suicide pact find the enemy of their enemy is, in fact their friend – even if that “friend” turns out to be a rambunctious veteran with a half-baked assassination plan.” Filmed on location in Los Angeles. Directed by Nyelah Sawyer.
Smarrit: Art Director. Filmed in 35mm and on digital, this short features a lost thirty-something and their boisterous best friend encounter Dante Alighieri in 21st century Los Angeles. Filmed on location and sound stages in Los Angeles. Directed by Emilia Figliomeni.
Cleo: (in production) Director of Photography. Documentary project about activist Cleo Silvers. Filmed in Memphis, Tennessee. Directed by Jennifer Urribe.
2024
Imperial: Relating to an Empire: Director. A compilation of portraits throughout a typical day in Imperial which monumentalize a town on the brink of California’s next gold rush: creating a record of the present as Lithium mining breaks ground, and irrevocably changes daily life. Filmed on location in Imperial County, CA.
Soft Animal: Assistant Director. Short fiction “a story about healing, in all its messiness and uncertainty”. Directed by Shizue Roche Adachi.
Evidence: we had a capsule in time and it was special: (in post-production) Director of Photography. A creative memory portrait of small places in the Bronx. Directed by Jennifer Urribe.
Flashlight: Assistant Director. Collection of three short stories starring Sinclair Daniel and directed by Isabella Uzcátegui.
Face of an Angel: (in post-production) Assistant Director. Short fiction. “Moments of dissonance hint at the end of a relationship that once blossomed.” Directed by Michelle Li.
Second Sight: (in post-production) Director.
Sweet Somethings: (in post-production) Producer. Short fiction. After a glimpse through the veil, two sisters look for their deceased father in rural North Carolina. Directed by Zoe Mathewson.
Jasper: Assistant Director.
Dancing in Tomorrowland: Assistant Director. A young '80s activist cements himself as a Disneyland history hidden gem when he stands up against the Magic Kingdom to lift the park's ban on same-sex dancing. Official selection of SIFF, Palm Springs Shorts, Cannes Student Pavillion, Hollyshots, more.
2023
Da dada dada Da Da!: Short documentary featuring Jet Everlet and the Highland Park Clowns. Directed and filmed by Eileen McNulty, edited in collaboration with Jakob Roston.
Sonnet IV): Short Film. Written and directed by Eileen McNulty. Filmed on location throughout Los Angeles and features custom music written by Johnny Vitale.
Lazareth: Feature Film. Second Unit Director. Starring Ashley Judd, Sarah Pidgeon, and Katie Douglas. Worked alongside the cinematographer to capture scenic imagery and POV inserts. Assisted the director throughout the film on and off-set.
2022
LA Loft Movie Club: Short Film Festival (1 minute) hosted at Whammy! Analog Video and Braindead Studios. Produced and curated quarterly film programming with 40-70 filmmakers per program including experimental, animation, comedy, and documentary films. Ongoing.
I AM REUSABLE, THANK YOU: Installation piece including custom screen element and a diptych which ran a 6 min loop with equally split animated and photographed elements.
WPN: Here to Volunteer: Directed and coordinated content days for a spec documentary series which focused on a Monarch Butterfly preservation and a Horse Ranch in Malibu.
2021
E&E: Experimental Short Animations with Film. Directed, Recorded Audio, and Edited along with creative partner Ema Sagner. The project is ongoing, four episodes are completed.
The Moon: America’s 51st State. Short Film. I directed and edited this humorous short film. A celebration of TV sci-fi this vignette introduced an event for a community of sketch comedians, writers, and artists.
2020
Short Scenario: Short film. Assisted Production with preparing and organizing sets, wrangling
talent, managing safety through multiple desert locations, and organizing BTS materials.
Wizmology: Album. Creation of multiple-media promotional materials including multiple hand animated music videos, multiple pieces of cover art for the album and singles with custom elements including fonts and graphics, and social media release scheduling.
Homemade Salami: Feature film. Worked with producers to design lookbooks, the deck, and other presentation materials with custom design schemes and multiple media presentations.
2019
SHEILA!: graphic novel. Written, illustrated, and published by myself this graphic novel sold 50+
copies and is currently stocked at Skylight Books Art Annex in Los Angeles.
MJZ “Jim Beam”: Footage for multiple commercials. Art Department Assistant during shoot.
Taralli della Corte: Label design. Designed label for artisan goods sold in various LA locations
including Mozza to Go.
2018
Driftaway Productions “Jake Thomas Interview”: Animation. Created hand-drawn animations for
an interview with former child star Jake Thomas.
ICARE: Logo design. Designed logos and materials for this optometrist non-profit.
2017
Intruder Man: Short film. I worked on a small Pre-Production team for this film, writing creating the
story-boards, building characters, sets, and doing film-tests. First Prize: Square Lake Film Festival,
Audience Selection: Altered Esthetics Film Festival, Official Selection: AFF, SLOIFF, DC Shorts, New Hampshire Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Fest, Duluth Superior Film Festival.
2016
David Best’s “Temple”, Burning Man, NV: Builder. I worked as an artist on two of David Best’s
Builds. Key member of the lighting design and electrical team as well as a builder in this construction.
ARTANT: Video and Installation art. Created a video piece including large handmade props and costumes, installed a custom living ant-hill and projection mapped video piece onto the sculpture.
Batcave: Installation art. Sculpture and light piece for DIY student venue.
2015
David Best’s “Temple”, Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland: Builder. I worked as an artist on two of
David Best’s Builds. Key member of community engagement and promotion as well as a builder in this construction.
Exhibition with Wendell Arneson: selected artist. Group show in the Minnesota state capitol curated by artist Wendell Arneson.
2014
Erykah Badu and Childish Gambino, Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA: Performance Visuals. I created
a series of animations with specific imagery for the video jockey at this collaborative show.