film work
Crow Hill, documentary, Director
In production, 2018-Present
An exploration of the transforming Crown Heights community through the lens of those who call it home. This project seeks to preserve the legacy of this Caribbean American neighborhood, while grappling with the gentrification that is rapidly underway today.
Themes: Gentrification, Placekeeping, Neighborhood Stability, Community Identity, Race & Culture, Housing
cROWN rOYALE, pilot, co-wRITER
In development, 2018-2019
When Emmy Carrero discovers that her family business is in danger of being priced out by newcomers, she forms an unlikely partnership with tastemakers to save her neighborhood from becoming a gentrified wasteland.
Themes: Gentrification, Placekeeping, Neighborhood Stability, Community Identity, Socioeconomic Inequality/Mobility, Intergenerational Immigrant-American Family
admittance, Narrative Short, Director/CO-Writer/Co-pRODUCER
In competition, 2017-2018
When an overprotective Caribbean mother discovers that her Caribbean-American daughter has hidden an acceptance letter to a college on the other side of the country, she is forced to reconsider her relationship with her daughter or ruin it for good.
Themes: Immigration, Caribbean Culture, Education, Intergenerational Immigrant-American Family, American Dream
The Beggar, eXPERIMENTAL Short, Director/Writer
Student Film, 2013
Set in Prague, Czech Republic, The Beggar is an experimental exploration of two men suffering from homelessness in the heart of Bavaria. The film pits the fictionalized story of an immigrant beggar in dialogue with the real account of housing insecurity as told by the city's homeless tour guide agency, Pragulic.
Themes: Homelessness, Tourism, Civic Responsibility, Moral Philosophy