I love to create media, art, and events as a tool for inspiration, education, and community building.
I'm especially interested in global stories about refugees and migration, mental health issues related to trauma, and social, environmental and climate justice movements. I try to work with (and create) innovative projects that raise awareness, inspire action, and help people feel seen and heard.
Most recently, I directed and produced the documentary short film "Max: One Last Favor" about my experience working with a group of former US Marines as we tried to help an Afghan interpreter and his family get to safety after the fall of Kabul, which recently won Best Short Documentary at the Boulder International Film Festival and The Spirit of KPBS Award at the GI Film Festival in San Diego. I was Co-Producer on "We Are Not Done Yet" for HBO Documentary Films, Line Producer on the documentary feature "Racing Extinction" (Discovery), and I served as Post-Production Consultant on "Chasing Coral "(Netflix). I Co-Directed the documentary short "Come Back to Sudan", which won the Audience Award at Aspen Shortsfest. I served as a cultural delegate for the US State Department’s American Documentary Showcase in Rwanda.
I'm thrilled to be taking the skills and experience I've garnered over the years into new directions while continuing my work to try to make the world a better place.