On The Day I Was Born
After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, a Filipinx-American adoptee returns to Cagayan River Valley in the Philippines. Through found footage, poetry, and handheld camcorder filming, she ruminates on Westernization, self, and homecoming in this abstract short.
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
in development / early production
What The Pier Gave us
WHAT THE PIER GAVE US is a five-part experimental film about the immigrant experience through life on a fishing pier in New York.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
in production
Fire Through Dry Grass
Co-directed by nursing home resident Andres “Jay” Molina, ITVS co-production and IDA Enterprise recipient Fire Through Dry Grass uncovers in real-time, and with singular access, the devastation experienced inside Coler Rehabilitation Center on Roosevelt Island in NYC during the Covid-19 outbreak.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
in post-production, expected release 2023
Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America
In 2021, the Black Reconstruction Collective’s work became MOMA’s first exhibition from Black architects. These short videos (part of the institution’s larger educational series) explore the concepts, cities, and realities behind each architect’s project in the (unfortunately short-lived) show.
PRODUCER
Rava Films in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art
Met Stories
Have you ever heard a museum love story? Did you know that art has the power to heal? For The Met’s 150th anniversary, visitors share personal stories in this new series, Met Stories.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Rava Films in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pristine Paradise
Palauans remind visitors to respect, learn about, and give back to the remote Pacific Islands’ connection with history, Indigenous culture, and nature.
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Beautiful Destinations in partnership with Palau Tourism Board
Las Chollas Peligrosas
Local band Las Chollas Peligrosas fuse Latin folk melodies with accordions, violins, guitars, and multi-lingual vocals, their sound vibrating with the soul and spirit of the desert city.
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Beautiful Destinations in partnership with Visit The USA
“I Am Sun Clan”
Hopi artist Duane Koyawena takes inspiration from the nature that surrounds his home.
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Beautiful Destinations in partnership with Visit The USA
“Connected”
No film crew, no filter. No faking it. AOL Original’s groundbreaking original series “Connected” fuses documentary and reality to uniquely capture the lives of several families in New York City.
PRODUCTION MANAGER & SHOWRUNNER’S ASSISTANT
Know Productions in partnership with AOL Studios