About

I’m a writer/director who is currently in post-production on my second feature film. For the last decade I’ve been designing and creating in all kinds of media. And while my title is specific, my actual role would be better summed up as producer/editor/designer/creator/activist.

In 2010 I founded the White Roof Project, a national environmental initiative to curb climate change. The idea came into fruition on Earth Day at an event hosted by the Manhattan Young Democrats on sustainability. When 150 volunteers showed up to coat the first rooftop a few months later it was a watershed moment, and it went from being a project to the start of a movement.

In 2008 I was enchanted by the idea of  top ten lists and pop culture rants. PopTen was born and the magazine grew to have a community of 15 writers and 20 guest bloggers. The site garners between 30 and 40k unique visitors per month, and been honored with guest bloggers from the LA Times, NY Times, BlackBook, Joonbug, and the Hollywood Reporter.

In 2006 I directed and edited Second Skin, a critically acclaimed feature length documentary about online gaming. It took an intimate look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives were transformed by virtual worlds.  It premiered at SXSW 2008 on opening night, was released theatrically and on Hulu simultaneously in 2009, and went onto Netflix and iTunes a few months later. It also played on Current TV through 2010 under the title “My Gaming Addiction”.

I am a spokesperson for Adobe Premiere, have been on various panels about online games and ARGs, was interviewed by NBC, NPR, BBC, Fox TV, and dozens of other media outlets. I have written articles for both Reuters and The Wrap. My films, organizations, and websites have been featured in everything from the New York Times, Wired, the Onion, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and everything in-between.

I started my career in film and expanded to digital. This is my reel and this is where I’ve worked in the past. I learned how to make websites, strategized a social media campaign for my first feature film, got into design through making animations, am fluent in content management systems like WordPress and Drupal, and am a hobbyist photographer. And I use twitter, vimeo, and facebook.

Of course there is more to me in real life. I’m a military-brat and grew up all over the United States. I studied abroad for an entire year in college and am fascinated by Chinese politics. I became active in New York politics and took action through the Manhattan Young Democrats. I like watching triple features, playing yahtzee, and running four miles a day.