Dear Andy | Director, DP

A newly out transgender woman pens a letter to herself on the eve of her first New York City PRIDE.

n. Serenity | Director, DP

Addiction is one of the most common diseases facing the world today, yet there are few others which carry such a strong stigma with them. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, approximately 14 million people in the U.S. suffer from an alcohol use disorder. Matt struggled with alcoholism from an early age and became sober at age 27. Disappointed with the sedentary lifestyle of his court-ordered living situation, Matt began spending a few days a week at Shadow Haven Farms – a farm and ministry dedicated to assisting men recovering from addiction in their rehabilitation and success moving forward. It is here, tinkering among the rusted tractors and aging lumber, that he truly finds serenity.

City of Vilomah | Writer, Director, DP

City of Vilomah is a short documentary film that explores the lives and grieving process of Rhonda Cook and Clifford Ryan – two parents who lost their sons at a young age to gun violence in the city of Syracuse, New York. Their sons, Niko Santana and Duriel Ryan, were killed almost 20 years apart. Rhonda, who lost Niko in 2018, is consumed by grief while Clifford, who lost Duriel in 1999, has turned his anger and sadness into the activism group “OG’s Against Violence.”

Best Multimedia Story of the Year – 2020 Hearst Foundation Awards