My joy is to be fully immersed in the narrative process.

As a writer-director, my feature films examine contemporary social issues through a feminist lens. My debut feature, Future Weather, stars Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor, Marin Ireland and Perla Haney-Jardine as a teen conservationist abandoned by her single mother. While in development, Future Weather received the Showtime Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting and three grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for its unique exploration of climate change. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, screened in 15 cities nationwide and was distributed on Netflix, Starz, Amazon and HBO Eastern Europe. Commissioned by the Science and Entertainment Exchange, my short documentary, Containing Addiction, explores the mind-body connection through two recovering addicts. Most recently, I produced the thriller Claire in Motion (Betsy Brandt, Sakina Jaffrey) which premiered at SXSW.

Trained as an actor in New York and at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, I’ve performed in classical plays, a one-woman show, experimental theater and on Law & Order. I have been selected for numerous talent programs with Film Independent, IFP and Film Society of Lincoln Center, and I recently received an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship. My projects have been supported by Tribeca Film Institute, Netflix, Women in Film and The Wexner Center. I am currently in development on a dark comedy about the gendered politics of success titled The Imposter.

I am also a seasoned visual researcher and pitch deck designer and love helping fellow filmmakers take the first step in launching their visions. Crafted to immerse viewers in story and tone, my decks have assisted award-winning film, TV and commercial creators land work for Warner Brothers, HBOMax, Showtime, AppleTV+ and OWN; as well as brands like Toyota, Amazon and Home Depot.

HONORS & AWARDS

2024
Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award Grant

2023
FEST Pitching Forum – New Directors, New Films Festival
Artists Elevated Award - Greater Columbus Arts Council

2018
Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award Grant

2015
Wexner Center's Ohio Shorts Contest, Jury Prize

2012
Napa Valley Film Festival, Best U.S. Narrative Feature
Hamptons International Film Festival, Alfred P. Sloan Science in Film Prize
Heartland Film Festival, Crystal Heart Award
Philadelphia Film Festival, Sharon Pinkenson Award for Best Local Feature
IFP Emerging Visions Program

2011
The Independent, Filmmakers to Watch
IFP Narrative Lab
Women in Film, Finishing Funds Grant
 
2010
Film Independent, Alfred P. Sloan Fast Track Grant
Tribeca Film Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Science in Film Grant
 
2009
Nantucket Film Festival, Showtime Tony Cox Award
Nantucket Screenwriters Colony
Film Independent Producers Lab
Alfred P. Sloan Science in Film Grant
Netflix Find Your Voice Competition, Finalist