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The Princess Sophia

With initial support from the Rasmuson Foundation, I’m embarking on a journey to discover the story of the Sophia and her passengers in a documentary. While we will never know everything that happened that night, the least we can do is remember the loss.

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Crisis, Change and Creating Art

As the entire world navigates how to respond to COVID-19, we’ve all been forced to examine the definition of critical infrastructure and think about the different roles that individuals, communities and governments play.

How do artists fit into the picture?

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From Rubber Ducks to Film Festivals

When I finally made the decision to actually make Rubber Ducky, I decided early on in my mind to learn as much as I could through the whole experience. I wanted a crew of people that were better than me so I could learn from them. I wanted to experiment with different techniques like using no dialogue. And in the back of my mind, I wanted to test the waters of the film festival world.

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Website Update!

I finally gave the website a little bit of an update. I'll be trying to keep things a little more up-to-date moving forward and share recent work here, but for now, here's a quick recap...

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