Writer/Director/Producer
For me teaching is a great joy and an honor! I believe that it’s the responsibility of older artists to share their knowledge with the next generation. I also believe that as artists we share a community and no matter our age or where we are in the journey we have a lot to teach each other! I often learn as much about the world from my students as I share with them.
As a former film student myself, I try to teach my students what I had wished I had known earlier in my journey. I believe that everyone can be an artist and try to draw out each filmmakers individual voice in my classes.
BFA New York University – Tisch School of the Arts Film & TV Department – 2004
Director/Producer – Agraria – Pre-Production
Producer – Diana Kennedy Nothing Fancy – Feature Documentary – 2019
Director/Producer – Kivalina – Feature Documentary – 2016
Director – My Super Sea Wall – Short Film – Director – 2009
Co-Founder – The Fusion Film Festival – NYU – Tisch School of the Arts – Co-Founder – 2004
SXSW Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Storytelling – Nothing Fancy – 2019
Guggenheim Fellowship – 2018
Women’s International Film & TV Showcase – Best Documentary – Kivalina – 2017
Royal Anthropological Institute Film Prize – Kivalina – 2016
Richard Vague/Chris Columbus Production Fund Award – Kivalina – 2010
Berlin Today Award – Berlinale Talent Campus – My Super Sea Wall – 2018
NARRATIVE I
NARRATIVE II
SCREENWRTNG I
SCREENWRTNG II
THE SHORT FILM
DIRECTING ACTORS