About Me
I am an independent film editor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. I graduated from Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television in May of 2025 with a major in Film Production and a minor in Journalism.
Throughout my time at university and in my independent career, I’ve worked on a range of narrative and nonfiction projects, and earned festival recognition, including two student Emmy wins. I am a licensed Avid Media Composer Specialist, and I have an advanced skillset in Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, ProTools, and Final Cut Pro. As a former journalism student, I’ve also received extensive training in writing, reporting, and legal document analysis.
My passions for both film and journalism are rooted in a desire to tell true stories that uplift audiences, and share the perspectives of the voiceless and marginalized. I have a strong belief in the power of stories to serve as a vehicle for empathy, and help us find common ground with one another. Whether my projects seek to shine a light on a hidden struggle, demonstrate a community coming together, or simply make an audience laugh, it is always my goal to produce something that brings us closer together.
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Artistic Statement
A hill I will die on is that empathy is the most important trait of any storyteller. The moment an artist loses their ability to inhabit another person’s worldview, they have lost their ability to write a captivating character, imagine a compelling conflict, or present someone’s life in a new and interesting light. There is always an engaging story to be told so long as the person telling it is willing to put aside their ego for just a second and think about what might cause somebody to make the decisions they do.
In my view, this has never been more important. We live in an age of hyper-individualism, and are taught early on in life that anything we achieve will come from the sweat off our own backs. Nothing will ever be given to us– therefore, we should never give anyone anything without being offered something in return. In fact, we shouldn’t even think about the lives of others, because what really are they except distractions? This mindset is how art dies.
Empathy is inherently radical. It challenges the most basic principles of the status quo. Today, it is every storyteller’s responsibility to reject that status quo– to stand up and embody radical empathy. At least, I see that as my responsibility. My goal is to tell stories that help people to connect with one another.
There are some things we can’t avoid. Whether we like it or not, storytelling is a business, and business is ruthless. But as long as I have a shred of creative agency, empathy will be the guiding principle behind everything I make.