MYSTERY TIN

“The only source of knowledge is experience.” – Albert Einstein

I consider myself a writer, filmmaker, and creative dilettante. I’ve always been guided by a relentless curiosity, a longing to explore life’s vastly different and unique experiences. When asked if I have a career, I tend to respond, “I don’t have an occupation as much as a series of fascinating preoccupations.”

Growing up in Santa Barbara and Ojai, creativity was a constant in our home. Son of a criminal defense attorney and a mosaic artist, every experience was met with a mixture of intellectual exploration and creative expression. I explored painting, graphic design, photography, uli, and ultimately, film.

As a filmmaker, I’ve written, directed, and produced seven award-winning short films, and contributed to the production of four award-winning feature films. I am continuing to explore filmmaking as an art form as I work towards writing and directing my first feature film.

As a writer-director, my aim is to illuminate the darkest corners of our lives, where character is truly revealed. My short films Split Oak, The Deed, and Dance Card’s Full screened in limited runs on the film festival circuit. The animated short film, Driftwood, played in 17 film festivals, winning seven awards including “Best Film” at the 2023 UCLAx Film Fest, and “Best Gold Coast Film” at the 2023 Ojai Film Festival.

As crew, I’ve played a variety of roles on feature films, television pilots, short films, commercials, and music videos, including Assistant Director on the film festival darling [subtext] and the independent TV pilot Chasers, premiered at Sundance in January 2025.

An eager student of life, I’m also interested in producing projects in the documentary space. I first Executive Produced the documentary Bizarre: A Circus Story which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and was nominated for best documentary. Just recently, Executive Produced Citizen of Moria, a documentary about refugees that screened at festivals and nonprofit organizations across the globe.

I’ve explored the independent music industry from both sides of the microphone, the class action and civil ligation world of law, documentary and independent filmmaking, circus arts and high-level training, crafting and analyzing viral marketing content, tabletop game development and fundraising, coaching youth and high school lacrosse, recreational and commercial beekeeping, and volunteering my time in non-profit and educational venues, to name just a few of the pursuits I’ve managed over the years.

I’m on a journey of creative curiosity, in the pursuit of making art. Care to join me?