Recent Work
Examples of recent projects can be viewed via the drop down menu or the links below. Documentary, video art, and most recently VR projects are some of the work included.
Lead in the Land
Lead in the Land is a documentary which focuses on the harsh reality and far-reaching effects of lead poisoning, an invisible and insidious threat afflicting thousands of children in Cleveland. The film sheds light on the circumstances around lead poisoning, examining its causes, effects and potential solutions.
Lead in the Land is a documentary which focuses on the harsh reality and far-reaching effects of lead poisoning, an invisible and insidious threat afflicting thousands of children in Cleveland. The film sheds light on the circumstances around lead poisoning, examining its causes, effects and potential solutions.
The Arena
The Arena is an immersive documentary about the Mass Vaccination Site at the Wolstein Center of Cleveland State University. This cinematic VR experience captures a historic moment during the fight against COVID-19, and serves as an essential visual record of our times. The overarching objective of the project is to tell a story of collaboration, resilience, focus and service.
The Arena is an immersive documentary about the Mass Vaccination Site at the Wolstein Center of Cleveland State University. This cinematic VR experience captures a historic moment during the fight against COVID-19, and serves as an essential visual record of our times. The overarching objective of the project is to tell a story of collaboration, resilience, focus and service.
Breaking Bread
Breaking Bread is a virtual reality documentary exploring the multifaceted stories of refugee communities who have recently arrived in Cleveland. The film brings the viewer to the home of four refugee families, as they discuss stories about food, displacement and life as resettled refugees. The project approaches the refugee experience at a micro level, focusing on smaller communities as opposed to refugees as a monolithic entity.
Breaking Bread is a virtual reality documentary exploring the multifaceted stories of refugee communities who have recently arrived in Cleveland. The film brings the viewer to the home of four refugee families, as they discuss stories about food, displacement and life as resettled refugees. The project approaches the refugee experience at a micro level, focusing on smaller communities as opposed to refugees as a monolithic entity.
Pretty Vacant
Pretty Vacant tells the story of Rooms to Let, a site-specific community art project in the Slavic Village Neighborhood in Cleveland, during which abandoned and blighted houses slated for demolition are transformed into temporary art installations.
Pretty Vacant tells the story of Rooms to Let, a site-specific community art project in the Slavic Village Neighborhood in Cleveland, during which abandoned and blighted houses slated for demolition are transformed into temporary art installations.
Dreamhood
Dreamhood is a feature length documentary film, which examines life in the International Village neighborhood in Cleveland, OH and captures the transformation of a community as a neighborhood is revitalized and a community continues to grow in terms of size and diversity. This project is partially supported by the City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.
Dreamhood is a feature length documentary film, which examines life in the International Village neighborhood in Cleveland, OH and captures the transformation of a community as a neighborhood is revitalized and a community continues to grow in terms of size and diversity. This project is partially supported by the City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.
Fresh Start
Fresh Start is a short documentary, which chronicles the experience of a refugee community who came to the US with one marketable skill, farming. It is the story of farmers with no farm, examining the American identity, the value of land and food in a brave new world.
Fresh Start is a short documentary, which chronicles the experience of a refugee community who came to the US with one marketable skill, farming. It is the story of farmers with no farm, examining the American identity, the value of land and food in a brave new world.
Video Stencils
Video Stencils is a video art series, which contain three single-channel videos. In this work ordinary ingredients from the kitchen such as flour, sprinkles and spices become art materials.
Video Stencils is a video art series, which contain three single-channel videos. In this work ordinary ingredients from the kitchen such as flour, sprinkles and spices become art materials.
Comfortable
Comfortable is a short documentary portrait of a family of seven, who believe in a car free lifestyle and lead an active life on their cargo bikes in Buffalo, NY.
Comfortable is a short documentary portrait of a family of seven, who believe in a car free lifestyle and lead an active life on their cargo bikes in Buffalo, NY.
Cleveland Film Talk
Cleveland Film Talk is a collaboration between Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland International Film Festival. The show that takes audiences behind the lens and into the making of several films screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Media students from Cuyahoga Community College interview filmmakers to provide an in-depth look at the creative process.
Cleveland Film Talk is a collaboration between Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland International Film Festival. The show that takes audiences behind the lens and into the making of several films screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Media students from Cuyahoga Community College interview filmmakers to provide an in-depth look at the creative process.