PROJECTS

Producer, Director, Cinematographer, & Editor

When The Garden Comes is a short documentary film that follows a Black multi-generational North Oakland family across themes of home, garden, and legacy.

Post-Production Producer

On the Pulse of Life is a short experimental documentary by Emmy nominated filmmaker Jessica Jones that chronicles the birth justice movement in Alameda County, CA and celebrates new motherhood for Black women.

Line Producer, BTS Photographer

Esé Pelo Tuyo (‘That hair of yours’) is an ongoing transmedia project about AfroLatinx hair styles and histories in collaboration with Kuthul Media and the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

Producer, Director, Cinematographer & Editor

Black High Tea is a short (soon to be feature-length) documentary about women of color that gather at intergenerational tea parties ranging in age from 6 - 97 years old. The documentary includes a brief history of high tea, interviews with women who have attended teas, and the point of view of the director's mother who has been hosting tea parties for over 15 years.

Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Editor & QWOCMAP Mentor

Puke is about dormant habits that resurface for an overwhelmed Indigenous Chicana.

Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Editor, & QWOCMAP Mentor

Punchline is about a young fat South Asian lesbian who muscles past pre-show nerves and stretches into her power and joy.

Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Co-Editor & QWOCMAP Mentor

How To Respect Gender Pronouns is about a Black woman’s understanding of gender as it unfurls in wonder.

Cinematographer, Co-Editor & QWOCMAP Mentor

Tuupash introduces NDN song and meaning through a looming stentatorian sky that births glowing resilience.

Producer, Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, & Actor

Take Care follows three heroic queer women of color that affirm mind, body, and spirit to take care of themselves.

SWIPE

Producer, Director & Editor

SWIPE is about Ryan who searches the internet for that perfect match but has no luck. Maybe the answer lies closer to home. This sweet film promotes self-care and spending time with yourself while negotiating the superficial world of internet dating.

In Her Eyes

In Her Eyes

Producer, Director, Editor, & Actor

In Her Eyes is about a young woman courageously embracing her perceived flaws.

FILM FESTIVALS / EXHIBITS

Queer Women of Color Film Festival (San Francisco, CA), 2015 - 2022

Oakland International Film Festival (Oakland, CA), 2021

ClexaCon Film Festival, (Las Vegas, NV), 2019

Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film Festival (Boston, MA), 2016 & 2018

Corvallis Queer Film Festival (Corvallis, OR), 2017

Brixton Reel Film Festival: Too Black Too Queer (London, UK), 2016

Xart Splitta Queer Shorts: A short film programe (Berlin, GER) 2016

Wotever DIY Film Festival, (London, UK), 2016

Collective Mind Film Festival,  (Oakland, CA), 2016

JanRae Community Art Gallery, Black Love Art Show, (Oakland, CA), 2016

Gold Mind Gallery Collaborative Exhibit (Berkeley, CA), 2015

Jerry Adams Gallery Juried Student Art Exhibit, (Berkeley, CA), 2015

Betti Ono Gallery, Oakland Through Our Lens Exhibit (Oakland, CA), 2015

Til Death Do Us Part : All Lady Warrior Zine, Issues 1-4 (Oakland, CA), 2014

SWOOP Magazine, Issue 22 (Los Angeles, CA), 2012

Laband Art Gallery 1st Place Selection, Juried Student Art Exhibit (Los Angeles, CA), 2009-2012

Maison d'Afie Collection, Assistant Photographer for Ken Marchionno (Los Angeles, CA), 2011

Snapshot Scholar Competition 1st Place in Votes for Affliction is a Treasure (National), 2010

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Cook County Racial Equity Week 2023 - Q&A Panel with QWOCMAP (2023)

Location: Virtual Live Streamed Event - National

Exploratorium After Dark - Pride in Our Future (2023)

Location: Kanbar Forum - Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA

BAMM Summit - The Power of Personal Documentary: The Creators (2022)

Location: KQED Headquarters, San Francisco, CA

AWARDS

Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grant (2023)

QWOCMAP Filmmaker Grant (2021)