about
I grew up in a war torn country. I tried to go into politics but rationalizing war strategy made me cry, so I became a storyteller. I began in theater, devising staged pieces from James Joyce to James Baldwin and performing scandalous one woman shows about finding God through extreme sex acts. I found I’m drawn most to complex, character-driven stories that take the air out of the room and shine a light on the unseen parts of painful human experiences. My first short film, PLAY DATE, is currently on the festival circuit. It premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Best Short and it has garnered the support of heavy hitting executive producers like Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and Emmy nominated J. Smith-Cameron (Succession). My most recent project is the short film script SQUIRREL which I completed at Cill Rialaig, an Irish artists residency in a pre-famine village on the coast of Kerry “at the edge of the world”. I was honored to serve on the Jury for the 2025 Oscar Qualifying Shorts Program at the Dallas International Film Festival. I received my MFA from Columbia University, studying under Andrei Şerban, Anne Bogart and Kristen Linklater, and I got my BA from Tulane University in New Orleans. I am a proud board member of Film Fatales, a non-profit advocating for parity in the film industry.
2025 Juror, Dallas International Film Festival - Oscar Qualifying Shorts Program
2025 Selected, Stowe Story Labs, Producers Lab - LUKE
2025 Winner, Pandora Short Film Grant Winner - SQUIRREL
2025 Finalist, Dallas International Film Festival Screenplay Competition - SQUIRREL
2025 Semi-Finalist (Top 50), Cinequest Screenwriting Competition - SQUIRREL
2025 Finalist, Stowe Story Labs: Launch Genre Feature Film Fellowship - LUKE
2025 Finalist, Dallas International Film Festival Screenplay Competition - LUKE
2024 Grand Jury Prize for Best Short, Dallas International Film Festival - PLAY DATE
2024 Audience Award for Best Short, Dallas International Film Festival - PLAY DATE
2024 Honorable Mention, HollyShorts Film Festival - PLAY DATE
2024 Outstanding Director, Alaska International Film Festival - PLAY DATE