Diverse work experience in various roles and companies; Optioned screenwriter; Unit Photographer @ Sony Pictures, Millennium, Warner Bros.; Published writer/photographer Variety, THR, American Cinematographer, Fast Company; Professional magazine editor for top tier publications; Lifelong passion for cinema.
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LACED Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi During the Cold War, a Canadian research scientist is recruited by the CIA to conduct mind experiments on a remote island using hallucinogenics and a cutting-edge headset. Charged with discovering the key to mind control, she probes the boundaries of perception, encountering supernatural forces and a diabolical plot for world domination.
MANIFESTO Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy ⋄ Independent A liquored-up yet wildly successful Hollywood director must shed his vices in time to stop a madman's murderous war on corporate America.
Laced
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Film
by Cazador Inc
Writer, Producer LACED: During the Cold War, a Canadian research scientist is recruited by the CIA to conduct mind experiments on a remote island using hallucinogenics and a cutting-edge headset to discover the key to mind control.
Bobby Z
Film
by Millennium / John Herzfeld (Action, Crime and Thriller)
Unit Photographer A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord.
Puff Puff Pass
Film
by Mekhi Phifer
Unit Photographer Tired of being on the wagon, two stoners get voluntarily mixed up in the plot to rip off a shady figure known as Mr. Big.
Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
by Traktor
Unit Photographer Music Video
Courtney Love: Mono
by Chris Milk
Unit Photographer Music Video
San Diego Film Festival: Finalist, Best Screenplay "Manifesto"
The Indie Gathering: Best Dark Comedy "Manifesto"
Concordia University