EDUCATION
MFA (Master of Fine Arts) with Honors in Film & Creative Producing
Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY
BA (Bachelor of Arts) with Honors in International Studies, Minor in Visual Arts
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Studies Abroad
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca (Spanish Immersion, Summer Program) Oaxaca, Mexico
University of Chicago Center in Paris (Europe: East and West, Spring Program) Paris, France
STORY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Apis Mellifera Productions, El Paso, TX / New York, NY
Founder & Creative Producer, 2020 – Present
Harris for President, U.S. Presidential Campaign 2024, Wilmington, DE
Project Manager, Creative Video Team, 2024
Wolflight Films, Cape Town, South Africa / Los Angeles, CA
Script Coverage and Story Development, 2023
Good Question Media, Toronto, Canada / Los Angeles, CA
Script Coverage and Story Development, 2023
Valcon Comics, El Paso, TX
Founder and Creative Director, 2010 – Present
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Film Independent Fiscal Sponsorship (2024)
Producers Guild of America Create Program Fellow (2024)
Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow (2023)
Michael Hausman Filmhaus Foundation Award (2023)
Columbia University Alumni Association Scholar (2022-2023)
3Pas Studios Award for Underrepresented Filmmakers (2022)
Katharina Otto-Bernstein Mentorship & Development Prize (2023)
Hobson/Lucas Foundation Award (2022)
The Aspen Institute Hunt-Aspen Socrates Program Fellow (2021)
Yale School of Management Emerging Leaders Seminar (2018)
FILM FESTIVAL JURIES AND INDUSTRY VOLUNTEERING
Young Mezcal Jury for Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (2023)
Austin Film Festival Script Reader (2023)
Panelist at the El Paso Film Festival, Hosted by the El Paso Film and Creative Industries Commission (2023)
Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase Associate (2023 and 2024)
Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium (2022)
Sundance Film Festival Corporate Development Associate (2016 and 2017)
Cannes International Film Festival Assistant for Lionsgate (2015)
CREDITS
(*) Indicates Number of Official Festival Selections and/or Other Awards
Writer/Director Credits
“The Monarch,” Writer/Director (Feature, In Development)
“Oranges,” Writer/Director (Short and Feature, In Development) *
“Homesick,” Writer/Director (Short, 2022) *************************
Producing Slate (Feature Films)
“No es mi nombre,” Producer, Dir. Juan Paulo Laserna (In Development) ****
“The Lily & The Scorpion,” Producer, Written by Charlie Netto (In Development)
“Amor y medicina,” Producer, Dir. Juanita Umaña (In Development) *
“A Nollywood Story,” Producer, Dir. Kaelo Iyizoba (In Development)
“More Films About Buildings (and Food),” Producer, Dir. Memo Salazar (In Development)
Producer Credits (Short Films)
“Side Roads,” Producer, Dir. Alvaro Nuñez Secchi (2024) **
“No es mi nombre,” Producer, Dir. Juan Paulo Laserna (2023) ************
“Wolf at the Door,” Producer, Dir. Juan Paulo Laserna (2022) *
“Seams,” Producer, Dir. Sierra Nutkevitch (2021) *
“The Devil on Screen,” Producer, Dir. Felix van Kann (2022)
“Tales of New Vegas,” Producer, Dir. Charlie Netto (2022)
Co-Producer/UPM Credits (Short Films)
“Jumping Beans: Let’s Be Friends,” Unit Production Manager, Dir. Yosi Levinson (2022) ***
“Put to Sleep,” Co-Producer, Dir. Eric Yang (2022)
“The Letter,” Co-Producer, Dir. Louis DeCaprio (2022)
“Isolation,” Co-Producer, Dir. Rui Dong-Scott (2021)
“Gumshoe,” Co-Producer, Dir. Yosi Levinson (2021)
“Opus,” Co-Producer, Dir. Kai Wen (2020)
Additional Credits (Short Films)
“Mr. Bold,” Post-Production Supervisor, Dir. Aiman Mimiko (2022) *****