FILM/VIDEO DIRECTING & PRODUCING
My mission is to make evocative films that reveal hidden aspects of the human spirit.
My debut feature, FUTURE WEATHER, is a drama starring Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor and Perla Haney-Jardine (STEVE JOBS) as a teen conservationist abandoned by her dreamer single mom. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and took home several festival honors including Best Feature from the Napa Valley Film Festival. Released in 2013, it screened in over fifteen cities and garnered praise from Roger Ebert and Stephen Holden from the New York Times. It can now be seen on iTunes, Starz and HBO Europe, among others. The script received the Showtime Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting, as well as three production grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for its fresh portrayal of climate science. In 2015, I produced the independent thriller CLAIRE IN MOTION, starring Betsy Brandt (BREAKING BAD, LIFE IN PIECES) and Sakina Jaffrey (MR. ROBOT, HOUSE OF CARDS). It premiered at SXSW 2016. After designing my own major in theater and film at Lewis and Clark College, I trained as an actor in San Francisco and New York, and went on to perform with the American Mime Theater and on Law & Order. I have written and directed a one-woman multi-media show and several experimental shorts. My most recent directorial work is the short documentary editing, CONTAINING ADDICTION. It was commissioned by the Sloan Foundation and the Science and Entertainment Exchange and won the jury prize for the Wexner Center's Ohio Shorts Contest in 2015.
Services: screenwriting, directing, editing, producing, line producing, commercial treatments, grant-writing, fundraising, crowd-funding
Clients/Collaborators: Sacha Pictures, The Betterment Society, Anthropologie, Drew University
Grants/Prizes: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Film Independent, Independent Film Project, Women in Film, Hamptons Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, Nantucket Film Festival
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY & COPYWRITING
Need to clarify your message? Boost your brand? Connect with audiences? Let’s talk.
I've been writing strategic communications for over ten years. Besides conveying the ABCs of your product or service, I can strengthen customer loyalty with content that tells your brand’s story to the audience that matters most. After four years redefining the voice of women's retailer Anthropologie, I began consulting for other brands including Terrain, Xfinity TV and Antioch College. From websites to magazine articles, pitch decks to B2B sales collateral, I write it all. But the most effective copy doesn't just sound right; it has thoughtful strategy at the core. I partner with my clients to identify their goals and ensure all deliverables are built on this foundation. Collaboration is my passion, and I can easily integrate with teams large or small.
Services: advertising, brand identity, e-commerce/retail, direct marketing, fundraising, interactive marketing, scriptwriting, SEO, social media, websites
Clients: Lifestyle Communities, Destination Maternity, A Pea in a Pod, Whole Foods, Scott's, Target, Ohio History Connection, Rakuten Marketing, Drew University, Capital University, Antioch College, Xfinity TV, Anthropologie, Terrain, Asher's Chocolates, Event eGuide, NMS Labs
Collaborators: Leftloft, Versatile Words, Ratchet Strategy, Kreber, Singularity Design, Chute Gerdeman, Fitch, Careworks