EDUCATION

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Film and Television Major, Graduated May 2024 - 3.8 GPA

Honors: Dean’s Honor List, Akhtar-Bhutta Fund for Student Producers Award - 2024, NYU Honor’s Scholar - NYU Founder’s Day Award

35mm Visual Storytelling at FAMU - Prague (August - December 2022) Concentration in Producing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jacob Burns Film Center, Camp Counselor (July-August 2024)

    • Lead creative media-making projects (storyboarding, filming, editing)

    • Maintain a safe and healthy environment for students/campers

    • Communicate daily with the Camp Coordinator regarding individual student needs, weekly plans, and maintaining a fun, educational environment. 

Vertigo Entertainment, Development Intern (September-December 2023)

    • Coverage and analysis for features, television, and books.  

Sugar23, Development Intern (June-August 2022)

    • Coverage and analysis for features, television, and books.  

    • Assisted managers in helping their clients (actors/writers/directors). 

Maxwell Medical, Media Specialist/Front Desk Reception (January 2020-June 2024)

    • Collaborates with the social media and marketing department to create promotional and engaging content. 

    • Working front desk reception to assist physicians, patients, and clients.

    • Scheduling appointments, organizing on MS Office, and taking phone calls.

Novella Prep, Video Creator (March 2020-August 2021)

    • Wrote, shot, and edited content for Novella Prep, a study skills, college planning, and student guidance company. Edited in Adobe Creative Suite. 

    • Conducted interviews with the founder, Dr. Tony Di Giacomo, about various topics regarding modern education. 

FILMOGRAPHY

Writer/Director/Producer, Debt I Owe (2024)

Short Film - Currently in Post-Production

Synopsis: A Pakistani-American widower must find a way to pay back his gambling debts and keep his restaurant open while trying to be a good role model for his two young daughters.

Writer/Director/Producer, Boxer (2023)

Short Film - Watch here: https://vimeo.com/872201563/d4cbe406bb

    • Official Selection at the New York Indie Shorts Awards

    • Official Selection for the Indie ShortFest/Los Angeles International Film Festival

    • Honorable Mention for Student Short at the Indie Shortfest/Los Angeles International Film Festival

    • Award Winner for Sound MIxing at Indie ShortFest/Los Angeles International Film Festival

    • Semi-Finalist Flicker’s Rhode Island

    • Semi-Finalist at Cannes Indie Shorts Awards 

PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE 

Producer, Dacha (2024)

Short Film 

Director: Dasha Fogelson

Producer, A Vulnerable Man (2024)

Short Film 

Director: Muhil Vaseekaran

Producer/Unit Production Manager, Journey To Eden (2024)

Short Film  

Director: Chris Zazueta 

Grip, If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing (2023)

Feature Film

Director: Sadie Bones 

Producer, Chasing Butterfly Dreams (2023)

Feature Film

Director: Muhil Vaseekaran 

Unit Production Manager, Untitled Relationship Movie (2023)

Short Film 

Director: Andrew Montano 

Producer, Caretaker (2022)

Short Film 

Director: Dasha Fogelson

Produced in the NYU-FAMU producing program 

Producer, Last Memory of Spring (2022)

Short Film 

Director: Samuel Mitchell 

Produced in the NYU-FAMU producing program 

SKILLS 

Script Coverage, Production Assistant, Final Draft, Adobe Creative Suite,  Microsoft Office Suite, Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, DaVinci Resolve

CERTIFICATIONS 

First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross