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Best of the best:
Disparate City – High School Senior Project Film
August 2012
Role: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer.
A short film about growing friendships in DC, exploring cultural tension created by gentrification, segregation, and prejudice, as well as the benefits of tolerance and understanding for District residents.
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To Chance Upon – Application film for NYU Tisch and USC SCA – Accepted to Both
August 2011
Role: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer.
A short film exploring DC as an environment where art, diversity, and connections between people flourish, the story of a girl’s encounters on a DC Metro train.
I submitted this video as a part of my applications for admission to the film production programs at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and NYU Tisch, and I was admitted to both programs. USC’s program accepts one in forty applicants.
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Peace and Love 2011 in Borlänge, Sweden – Series
June and July 2011
Construction Promo from Peace & Love TV on Vimeo.
Roles: Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Editer, Motion Graphics Artist.
I worked as the resident filmmaker with the main office of the 2011 Peace and Love Festival. I worked on a variety of projects, from this music video montage of the festival environment, to concert films, to documentaries about the festival’s people, to promotional videos for the festival and its events.
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Columbus – The Hidden History – NHD National Competition Selection
April 2011
Columbus – The Hidden History from Nonchalant Filmmakers on Vimeo.
Role: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer, Motion Graphics Artist.
A documentary I created for National History Day (nhd.org) in my junior year of high school exploring several individuals’ educations about Christopher Columbus and his arrival in the Americas.
This film won at the Capital City PCS school wide and DC city wide levels of the NHD competition, and was an official selection for the national competition.
Because of the impact of this film, Jared Perez, our teacher, and I were chosen to speak alongside Cornel West, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Marion Wright Edelman, Barbara Ehrenreich and others at the Howard Zinn Dedication at the restaurant Busboys and Poets.
This film has been posted in multiple articles on the Zinn Education Project Website, and it has now been used in classrooms.
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Capital City PCS 2012 Graduation
June 2012
Capital City PCS – Class of 2012 Graduation Film from Capital City Pub. Charter School on Vimeo.
Role: Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Motion Graphics Artist.
An exhibition of the character of the Class of 2012, and the class’s own goodbye to the school for the graduation ceremony.
Our class was featured on WUSA9 the night of graduation. I was the valedictorian of the class of 2012.
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Why do I want to go?
December 2012
Role: Producer, Cinematographer, Editor.
Capital City PCS’s Class of 2012 describes why it wants to go to college.
This film won the 2011 Double the Numbers Youth Media Competition, earning a total of $2000. It was named ”Most original and compelling video/visual product” and ”Most compelling product and overall winner of YMC 2011,” and it earned Capital City PCS the title, ”School with the most original and compelling product that reflects a high level of collaboration between staff and student.”
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Spring 2011 – Second wave of High School Projects
January to June 2011
Roles: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Editor, Visual Effects Artist.
I got my Canon T2i in late December 2010, unleashing a wave of creativity over the next few months. Most of these short films were inspired by either warm spring days, the capabilities of my new equipment and expertise, or just time spent with friends.
2010 and Earlier
May 2009 to December 2010
Roles: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Editor, Visual Effects Artist.