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Modern Rebel Industry Panel

 

“There’s this idea that within all of us is a Witness, observing without judgement, simply narrating what they see. For me, writing is dropping into that space and connecting to that Witness. 

Writing is less like a choice and more like an urgent impulse, a hardwired response to stimuli. It’s a need, like eating or sleeping. 

It’s my life’s goal to not take that impulse for granted. 

I write to raise visibility of queer and marginalized stories with the hope that a collective sharing will inspire connection and compassion.”

TELEVISION

IN DEVELOPMENT

  • High Maintenance: Spec Script

    Heather is in NYC, returning to connect with her millennial son and support her daughter post facial feminization surgery. The Guy brushes up against the parenthood journey through confrontational moments and a strange interaction with a traveling man.
     

  • Out of Water: Original Pilot - Dark Comedy

    After a failed stint as a stand up comedian in NYC, Sam moves back home to Joshua Tree, California. Old friends, new fauxs and familiar habits come to surface, but it’s the revisiting of her abusive relationship with her stepdad that challenges her survival once again.

FILM

IN DEVELOPMENT

  • Nadia: Feature Film - Drama   

    A late twenties recovering addict escapes her life, girlfriend and home in New York City in exchange for a new start in Los Angeles. Then she meets Jiffy, who only augments her struggles to keep herself in one piece. 

  • He Knows: Short Film - Drama (NYC Midnight Challenge)

    A young college student travels from New Hampshire to The South Pole to work as a research assistant. But will distance be enough to escape the traumatic death of her father? 

  • Theo & Liz: Short Film - Comedy

    Two weeks ago Liz and Theo were not parents. Now they are, and completely drowning. When Liz sends her partner away for the weekend and invites her mother to come help with the baby, they both realize that sometimes taking space is all you need, and sometimes…it’s not.

  • The Reinhart Daughters: Short Film -Thriller (NY Midnight Challenge)

    Sophia Reinhart died in a tragic car crash right behind her high school. But there she is now, sixteen years later, walking down that same road.

FESTIVAL WORK

SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL FINALIST

  • Oh, Baby: Feature Film - Comedy

    A non-binary artist loses the chance to get the top surgery they’ve longed for due to an unexpected pregnancy that ferociously resurfaces gender dysphoria, loss, and the deep-rooted challenges of getting what you truly want.

24 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL

  • The Space That Holds Us: Short Film - Drama (produced, wrote, shot and directed)

    In an exploration of our many selves and our many modes of survival, we meet Sadie who joyously has her whole apartment to herself for the night, and then…she doesn’t.