I'm a 27-year-old writer-director from Portland, Oregon. My passion for storytelling was ignited by Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart" when I was 8 years old, and it hasn't ceased since. As a child, I ceaselessly wrote short stories; in high school I took a shot at writing, acting, and directing theater, and in college I pivoted and stuck the landing with writing and directing film.

 

As I watched movies growing up, I realized I didn't see myself in them. What little representation there was on screen of women, especially queer women, in main roles was usually offensive and comically inaccurate.

My main passion is to bring diverse representation both to the screen and behind the camera in a collaborative and fun way.

 

In the past few years, I've won Best Director at the Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival for my short film The Last Gay in Indiana, won multiple awards for my queer western feature film Blood on the Saddle, and have just completed writing a feature film based on the various romances I had while living in Prague. I'd love to get these guys made so hey, if you've got a way, or know a guy, let's grab a coffee.

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