I was interviewed first the Go First Podcast by Benjamin Duchek. We talked about work, art and my short film “Gone Before Your Eyes.”
"Gone Before Your Eyes" at the Queens World Festival
My short film “Gone Before Your Eyes” will be screening at the Queens World Film Festival on Friday, April 26th. It will screen at the Kaufman Astoria Studios (Zukor Theatre) at 8pm.
“Gone” has been nominated for three awards at the Queens World Film Festival including Best Narrative Short, Best Narrative Short Director and Outstanding Achievement of an Actor in a Short Film.
Women Arts Day
Gone Before Your Eyes screened at the SVA Theater in New York on March 23rd at 2 p.m. as part of Women Arts Day. It was wonderful to be a part of such an amazing female-focused event.
We screened alongside the wonderfully uplifting documentary Finding Her Beat.
Three Nominations at the Queens World Festival!!!
My short film Gone Before Your Eyes has been nominated for three awards at the Queens World Film Festival!
We are thrilled to be nominated for Best Short Narrative, Best Short Director and Outstanding Achievement for an Actor in a Narrative Short.
Sedona Film Festival
My short narrative film “Gone Before Your Eyes” is headed to the Sedona International Film Festival!
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
My short film “Gone Before Your Eyes” won the Audience Choice Award at the Bowery Film Festival.
The best part is we get a week of rental equipment from JMR Rental as a prize, which will help make my next project!
Best Narrative Short
“Gone Before Your Eyes” won Best Narrative Short Film at the Buffalo International Film Festival!
We are so honored and excited to continue our festival run with this film.
Mill Valley Film Festival
My short film “Gone Before Your Eyes” will be screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 11th and 12th. It will be screening as a part of the “Circle Game” shorts program.
Here’s the trailer for this year’s festival. “Gone Before Your Eyes” has a little cameo around 8 seconds.
Woodstock Film Festival!
I am thrilled to announce that my short film “Gone Before Your Eyes” will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on September 30th.
Gone is a true passion project. It is inspired by my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease and it means the world the share it with my community in Upstate New York.
It will be screening as a part of the Portrait of an Artist shorts film program.
Gone Before Your Eyes
My short film “Gone Before Your Eyes” will be premiering on the festival circuit this fall. It will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival before heading to the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival.
“Gone Before Your Eyes” is an experimental narrative I wrote and directed. It explores memory, identity, and the experience of someone with Alzheimer’s disease.
For more information about the film, visit www.gonebeforeyoureyes.com.
Color!
We just worked with the amazing colorist Ben McInire on my short film Gone Before Your Eyes.
As our film nears completion, I’m so grateful to our colorist and my amazing DP, Andres Karu, who have helped to make the film look so beautiful.
Now we need to tackle the sound design.
Gotham Film Week
I was proud to have a documentary in this year’s Gotham Film Week (formerly IFP). The connections I made with industry and fellow filmmakers were invaluable. More news on this project to come soon.
PANO Color Grading Grant
I am very excited to announce that my short film Gone Before Your Eyes is a semi-finalist for Pano’s inaugural Color Grading Grant!
Gone Before Your Eyes
It was absolutely extraordinary to watch my film Gone Before Your Eyes finally come to life.
I am so grateful to the many people who helped me from script to screen. It really does take a village.
Now back to work on the edit!
Uber and the New Future of Work
It was a very busy fall. I traveled to seven cities across the U.S. directing and producing shoots. One of the projects I’ve been working on is this series for Morgan Stanley, Exceptional Leaders/Exceptional Ideas.
I directed this episode of ELEI in San Francisco where Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about Uber and the new future of work.
STRUT on Revry TV
The award-winning pilot for Strut will be available to watch on Revry TV starting this Friday!
I produced the pilot for Misha Calvert’s series, and I loved working on this project that portrays female sexuality in a positive and playful way.
Strut was a part of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Creators Market. It won Best Screenwriting and Best Comedy at the Hollyweb Festival, Best Web Series at Hollywood Comedy Shorts, Best Pilot at the New Zealand Web Festival, Best Supporting Actress at the NYC Indie Film Festival, and Best Web Series at the Terminus Film Festival.
Safety on Set
I recently sat down with Sprout Video's creative director Nick LaClair and a mezcalita to discuss staying safe on set during the pandemic. You can watch our discussion here.
Taking New Steps is now available to watch for free!
The short documentary I directed about the Dancing Classrooms Youth Dance Company’s trip to Israel is now available to watch on the Breaker App for free!
Our documentary follows this young group of dancers on their trip to perform at the Karmiel Dance Festival. Many of these young dancers had never traveled outside of the US. It was amazing to them connect to Arab and Israeli youth through the power of dance.
ACLS Centennial Video
My production company, Trigger Creative, produced this centennial video for the American Council of Learned Societies.
We were able to film in the main branch of the New York Public Library. As we were filming, I couldn’t stop thinking about the iconic scenes that had been filmed at that very location. Scenes from Ghostbusters, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Spiderman. Needless to say, we were in very good company.
Karlie Kloss and a free Mustang
I had another chance to direct the beautiful Karlie Kloss in this video for Ford and Omaze.
What strikes me about Karlie Kloss is her dedication to empowering young women to code through her intiative Code with Klossy.