FILMS
Guided by a simple intention to honor and expand how we see ourselves and the world we share, my work has won awards, encouraged deeper understanding, and moved people to laughter and tears.
I shape narrative and visuals across documentary, branded, and editorial formats. Wellness, culture, innovation, and human potential often emerge as themes.
Clients include Google, Apple, MasterClass, and Big Think, with work featured on Netflix, Amazon, and other global platforms.
Feature Doc
Indie Film
Best Doc, Best Director, Opening Night Film
KIM SWIMS
Director | Executive Producer
'Kim Swims' is a feature sports documentary that garnered international acclaim at 19 film festivals, securing several Golds for Audience Favorite, Best Director, and Opening Night film. It was invited for special screenings and Director Q&A appearances at organizations such as Pixar, Apple, The North Face, and Visa. This elegant sports doc explores universal themes of human resilience and nature's gifts, resonating beyond the niche of open water swimming. Acquired for global distribution, the film streamed on Netflix and is currently available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and other global platforms.
Campaign
GEMINI API DEVELOPER SPOTLIGHTS
Director | Interviewer
A campaign featuring 3 short case study films highlighting developers using Google's Gemini API for positive social impact.
Watch 1 > ViddyScribe | Watch 2 > CareMessage | Watch 3 > Jayu
Short
Maxar x Big Think
GOLD Telly Award, Branded Content
ROBERT CURBEAM, Astronaut & Space Exec | Topic: Space tech & exploration
Producer | Director | Interviewer
An astronaut explains our new era of space travel. The last time humans set foot on the Moon was 1972. During NASA's Artemis campaign, we plan to go back, but with one huge difference: this time, we plan to stay. Robert Curbeam is a former astronaut and naval officer. He has flown in space 3 times, logging over 900 hours, 45 of which were spent doing 7 spacewalks to build the ISS.
Short
Big Think
EMILY NAGOSKI, Sex Educator | Topic: The science of sexual desire
Producer | Director | Interviewer
A top-performing short with over 7 million views and counting.
We’ve operated on an incorrect model for sex therapy since the ‘60s. “Virtually everything” was wrong with that, according to Dr. Emily Nagoski. Learn the truth about desire. Emily Nagoski is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Come As You Are and the most recent book, Come Together.
Additional videos on sexual health
> How to have "real" orgasms | Emily Nagoski
> The science of sex drive and sexual frustration | Emily Nagoski
> Sex education has left autistic people—and many others—behind | Emily Nagoski
Long-form Online Class
BRANDON MCMILLAN TEACHES DOG TRAINING
Producer | Director
This class ranks as one of the top classes on this long-form content platform. The Emmy-winning host of "Lucky Dog", Brandon McMillan, is an expert trainer dedicated to building relationships between humans and animals. MasterClass is a premier educational streaming platform renowned for its high-production, long-form documentary content featuring celebrities and experts.
Short
Big Think
MATTHEW JOHNSON, Drug Researcher | Topic: Psychedelics
Producer | Director | Interviewer
Top performing piece with over 8 million views.
Recent research has shown that psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin seem to be an effective method for treating conditions like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. And unlike common antidepressants, some people report long-lasting improvements in their mental health. What makes these substances so unique and powerful? That’s one of the driving questions behind the research of Matthew Johnson, who has studied the nature of addiction, psychedelics, and other psychoactive substances during his work at the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins. Big Think accelerates intellectual growth by introducing audiences to the most brilliant minds and groundbreaking ideas of our era.
Additional videos on psychedelics
> Try psychedelics. Access transcendence. | James Fadiman
> Psychedelics could heal your trauma, says neuroscientist | Rachel Yehuda
> How psychedelics work, explained in under 6 minutes | Matthew Johnson
> Psychedelics: Can they solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? | Matthew Johnson
> The real risks of psychedelics, explained by an expert | Matthew Johnson
Short Doc
Indie Film
THE LARGER NET
Producer | Director | Interviewer
This short film was crafted as part of an Earth Doc Challenge focused on the environment. The entire production, including pre-production, shooting, editing, original music creation, and post-production, was completed within 120 hours of receiving the film topic, adhering to the specified guidelines. After securing a place in the top 12 through a juried selection process, it premiered at DocNYC, continued to screen thorughout the country and earned national network distribution.
Animated Short
Unlikely Collaborators x Big Think
SHAKA SENGHOR, Author | Topic: How to find freedom
Producer | Director | Interviewer
In 1991, Shaka Senghor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and spent the next 19 years in prison, 7 of them in solitary confinement. This is how he found true freedom. Shaka has gone from a life on the streets to imprisonment to best-selling author and speaker.
This moving short is an episode from Season 1 of the animated series, Untangled, created in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators.
Long-form Online Class
MasterClass
MATTHEW WALKER TEACHES THE SCIENCE OF BETTER SLEEP
Producer | Art Director
Dr. Matthew Walker is a sleep scientist, professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley, and author. His research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease. MasterClass is a premier educational streaming platform renowned for its high-production, long-form documentary content featuring celebrities and experts.
Short
Big Think
DR. JEN GUNTER, ObGyn & Science Communicator | Topic: Women's Health
Producer | Director | Interviewer
Menopause represents evolution in the long game, the idea that we retain our power as we age. Dr. Jen Gunter explains the science and common myths behind the biological process of menopause, and how to know whom to trust to guide you through it.
Additional videos on women's health
> Menstruation explained in 10 minutes | Dr. Jen Gunter
> How to detect a scam supplement | Dr. Jen Gunter
Short
Big Think
MICHIO KAKU, Theoretical Physicist | Topic: Physics/Quantum computing
Producer | Director | Interviewer
An engaging video with 3 million views and counting.
Dr. Michio Kaku, a co-founder of string field theory and one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He walks through the evolutionary journey of quantum computing, from analog to digital to the quantum era.
Additional videos on physics
> The “afterlife” according to Einstein’s special relativity | Sabine Hossenfelder
> The quest for the beginning of the Universe | Ethan Siegel
> Do humans have souls? | Sabine Hossenfelder
> The four types of planetary civilizations | Michio Kaku
> Michio Kaku has some news about simulation theory | Michio Kaku
> Searching for a theory of everything | Michio Kaku
> Physics: Are we forever trapped in the arrow of time? | Sabine Hossenfelder
> Is science about to end? | Sabine Hossenfelder
More on computing
> The metaverse explained in 14 minutes | Matthew Ball
> Is the Metaverse a dystopian nightmare? | Matthew Ball
> Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite: The world’s future superpowers? | Matthew Ball
Short
Big Think
ANNAKA HARRIS, Science Writer | Topic: Consciousness
Producer | Director | Interviewer
Is consciousness a fundamental feature of the universe rather than a byproduct of the brain? Drawing from neuroscience and quantum physics, Annaka Harris explores this provocative possibility and what it might reveal about the nature of reality.
Additional videos on consciousness
> The illusion of self and the illusion of free will, explained | Annaka Harris
Short
Big Think
ROBERT WALDINGER, Psychiatrist & Zen Roshi | Topic: Human flourishing & Zen Buddhism
Producer | Director | Interviewer
Robert Waldinger, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a practicing psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and a Zen teacher and practitioner. For two decades, Waldinger has been the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, conducted over more than 85 years, has analyzed the entire lives of 724 families to determine the activities, behaviors, and dynamics that enhance a person’s life-long well-being. Waldinger has dedicated his career to examining these elements and discovering what brings true fulfillment to human existence.
Additional videos on human flourishing and spirituality:
> How loneliness is killing us, according to a Harvard professor | Robert Waldinger
> Harvard psychiatrist on happiness: Positive vs. toxic relationships | Robert Waldinger
> Debunking the #1 myth about enlightenment | Robert Waldinger
Short
Big Think
RON GARAN, Astronaut & Humanitarian | Topic: Shifting perspective
Producer | Director | Interviewer
This moving short kicks off a class for BT+ corporate learning audiences.
A curious phenomenon often occurs when astronauts travel to space and look out on our planet for the first time: They see how interconnected and fragile life on Earth is, and they feel a sudden responsibility to protect it. Astronaut Ron Garan experienced this so-called “overview effect” when he first saw Earth from space. When he looked out on the planet, he saw an iridescent biosphere teeming with life, all protected by a remarkably thin atmosphere.
For Garan, seeing Earth from space revealed that problems like global warming, deforestation, and biodiversity loss are not disconnected. They are the symptoms of an underlying flaw in how we perceive ourselves as humans: We fail to realize that we are a planetary species.
Additional videos related to space
> Science vs. Magic | Sasha Sagan
Short
Big Think
TAL BEN-SHAHAR, Psychologist | Topic: Happiness & resilience
Producer | Director | Interviewer
Ranks as one of the platform's top-performing videos with over 8 million views.
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is an internationally renowned teacher (he taught two of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history) and author in the fields of happiness and leadership.
Antifragility is the idea of putting pressure on a system, or human, the system or human actually grows bigger and stronger. From a psychological perspective, antifragility comes in the form of PTG, or post-traumatic growth. After we experience a stressful event, we learn and grow to become more resilient.
Additional videos on happiness and well-being
> What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross
> How to be happier in 5 steps with zero weird tricks | Laurie Santos of The Happiness Lab Podcast
> 3 signs that you’ve hit clinical burnout and should seek help | Laurie Santos
> The science of character strengths | Laurie Santos
> What does "good enough" mean? | Laurie Santos
> Is pursuing happiness selfish? | Tal Ben-Shahar
> 2 critical misconceptions about happiness | Tal Ben-Shahar
Short
Big Think
DEBBIE MILLMAN, Brand Designer & Podcast Host | Topic: Branding
Producer | Director | Interviewer
This short kicks off a class for BT+ corporate learning audiences.
Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator, curator, and host of the podcast Design Matters, one of the first and longest-running podcasts. Design and branding are inherently a part of human nature.
Additional videos on business and finance
> Unlearn junk marketing, build a dynasty | Gary Vaynerchuk of VaynerMedia (post-production only)
> The most powerful way to think about money | Paula Pant from Afford Anything

