I am a documentary filmmaker and producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Northern California and raised by hardcore gardeners, my documentary work explores memory, community, and the concept of home. I am also passionate about helping organizations and brands create content that connects to their audiences in unexpected ways.

My passion for stories from Post-Soviet States began at age 9 when my family hosted an exchange student from Belarus. I am currently working on both a short and feature-length documentary in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia, supported by the Austin Film Society, the Center for Eastern European Studies, the Center for the Art of Medicine, and a year-long fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin.

My short documentary, Heaven on Earth, about an ex-commune in Los Angeles, played at multiple Oscar-qualifying festivals throughout the U.S. and was released online through Directors Notes in 2022. I was the lead producer a queer film about AI, Amanda_Test 1, which premiered at HBO’s Outfest and found a large online audience on the sci-fi channel Dust.

On the branded side — for the past two years I have shot and edited video content for Mountainfilm Festival, North America's most prestigious mountain festival.

I recently completed my MFA in Film Production at UT Austin. Before filmmaking, I trained and worked professionally as an actor in classical theater at institutions such as Steppenwolf, The Goodman, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater.