What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Most of my experience comes from winning commercial contests and directing spec spots. I only started getting attention from reps this past year after winning a Young Directors Award for my Monster.com spot “Stare.” How did you get into directing? I started as a…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? In 2018 I directed a branded doc film for my hometown chapter of the YWCA. We told the story of a Black mother, Penny, who at the age of 34 gave birth to her third child and shortly thereafter had a heart attack. She…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Levi’s Voting commercial. Last year in August How did you get into directing?I was offered the chance to direct a documentary and I went for it! What is your most recent project?Levi’s “Beauty of Becoming” global campaign. What is the best part of being…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Cricket Wireless HBCU campaign, July 2021. How did you get into directing? When I was younger my mum would take my brother and I to “Reading Wednesdays” each week without fail. Both of my parents pressed the importance of reading and expanding our knowledge…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?"So What?” – Images Med Spa – September, 2020 How did you get into directing?I’ve been filming and directing videos and shorts with my friends and colleagues since college, but during the pandemic I was a part of a from home sketch comedy show on…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?The most professional thing I have done to date is my thesis film with AFI. I am currently looking for professional opportunities to direct. How did you get into directing?I have always wanted to make movies. So after trying all the different positions in filmmaking…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My feature documentary Cusp is my first directed work! I also shot the film, and it premiered at Sundance this year. We were picked up by Showtime for distribution, and it opens on their “screens” November 26th. How did you get into directing? I naturally got…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?An airshow commercial for the Central Coast Airfest in October 2018–a job I’m still pinching myself about, just in case it wasn’t real. I got called up randomly by the airshow director, who found me on Instagram… only problem was that he thought I was…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? In 2018, I was hired to direct the animated pilot for Cape Kids, a children’s educational TV show about kid superheroes. I was lucky to work with some talented and experienced actors on that project including David Faustino (Married With Children, The Legend of Korra)…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it?The first project that I professionally directed was a commercial for a streaming platform. It was one of my favorite projects and it occurred in June of 2018. The camaraderie on set was spectacular and that was reflected in the final product. How did you…