Education:
M.F.A., Temple University - 2006 (Film & Media Arts)
B.A., Oberlin College - 2000 (Art History)
Areas of Expertise:
Non-fiction filmmaker; post-production specialist.
Creative Work
Swarm Season (85 min) Screenings include CPH:DOX, Art of the Real (Film at Lincoln Center), Maryland Film Festival 2019
7285 (16mm, 6 min) Screenings include Oberhausen International
Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Antimatter Film Festival, Crossroads Film Festival 2015
Gowanus Canal (16mm, 7 min). Screenings include the Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival. 2013
As Above, So Below (16mm, 50 min). Screenings include the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Ann Arbor Film Festival and the Los Angeles Filmforum. 2012
Broad Channel (16mm, 14 min). Screenings include the Margaret Mead Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Rooftop Films and the Director's Lounge in Berlin. 2010
Young Continent (HD, 7 min). Screenings include the Black Maria Film & Video Festival and the Millennium Film Workshop, New York. 2009
Minding the Hive (16mm & HD, 21 min). Funded by a New Program Award for the series Philadelphia Stories. Premiered on WYBE-TV 35 (MiND TV), with broadcast ongoing. 2008
Dear Bill Gates (16mm, 17 min). Screenings include the International Film Festival Rotterdam, San Francisco International Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival. 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Rooftop Films Feature Film Grant, for Swarm Season (Awards and Honors) 2016
Tow Travel Grant, for Swarm Season (Awards and Honors) 2016
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for Swarm Season (Awards and Honors) 2015
Art and Science Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival, for Gowanus Canal. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Award for Excellence in Creative Achievement, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2014
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for Timegivers. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Jury Award, Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, for Gowanus Canal. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Jury Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival, for As Above, So Below. (Awards and Honors) 2012
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for Timegivers. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
Jury Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival, for Broad Channel. (Awards and Honors) 2011
New Faculty Fund, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for As Above, So Below. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
William Stewart Travel Award, CUNY. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for Broad Channel. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Director's Choice, Black Maria Film & Video Festival, for Young Continent. (Awards and Honors) 2009
PSC-CUNY Research Award, for As Above, So Below. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Best Experimental Film, Athens International Film Festival, for Dear Bill Gates. (Awards and Honors) 2008
Nominee, Tiger Award for Short Films, International Film Festival Rotterdam, for Dear Bill Gates. (Awards and Honors) 2008
Best Experimental Film, Santa Cruz Film Festival, for Dear Bill Gates. (Awards and Honors) 2007
Eileen Maitland Award for Most Promising Female Filmmaker and Audience Choice Awards, Ann Arbor Film Festival, for Dear Bill Gates. (Awards and Honors) 2007
New Visions Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, for Dear Bill Gates. (Awards and Honors) 2007
