What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? The animated short film Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief is my directorial debut, for which I led an international co-production featuring an Emmy® and Grammy® award-winning team. It premiered in May 2023 at the Oscar®-qualifying Animayo International Film Festival in Gran Canaria,…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? The first professional project I directed was a commercial short film for MTV and Viacom entitled “My Black Alchemy.” The film aired on MTV and Viacom platforms during February for Black History Month. The film won Gold at the Promax North American Awards as…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Our first professionally directed work was in January of 2021 when we landed our first brand commercial gig with A Ma Maniere as they launched their new sneaker deal with Air Jordan. James Whitner hired us as directors with the intention to shoot narrative…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was in October of 2021 for a brand called Hydrow. It was a commercial for their new rowing machine shot in Kiev, Ukraine. How did you get into directing? I’ve been a visual artist all my life, growing up…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was this March 2023, writing, directing and producing Harlem Fragments. After producing, and first assistant directing five films in the last year while off the clock at my advertising job, I was able to pitch FUJIFILM on a script…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first commissioned work as a director was for a Braun TVC in 2021. How did you get into directing? I began my journey by studying for a bachelor’s degree in media arts, in which I explored scriptwriting, directing, editing and contemporary art. I…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? In 2021 I was a freelance podcast producer for a show about underwear. I had a video producer background so I pitched a few video concepts to the show’s host who was fully on board and a great collaborator. She championed my work with…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Our first professionally directed piece was a spec titled “The Night Shift” for Converse which harnessed our passion for playful visual storytelling and allowed us to apply our experience as production designers to create a colorful, whimsical narrative. This piece allowed us to speak…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first “professionally” directed work was a branded entertainment student short film I wrote and directed for Uber Eats titled “Spotlight.” This was at the beginning of my junior year of college during the month of September/October. This was the first time I had…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? The first piece I solo directed was a very small but beautiful breast cancer awareness animated spot that I wrote, directed and illustrated in 2021. This passion project gave me the final push and served as a starting point for my directing career. Later…