I’ve loved film since my earliest days, and I started writing screenplays when I was fifteen years old. I had fun writing stories and envisioning them on the big screen, but I never thought filmmaking was a real possibility for me. So I wrote at night, purely as a hobby, while pursuing a variety of odd, creative jobs during the day.
But we only live once, we might as well pursue our dreams, right?
So I packed up my trunk of scripts and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. I’ve spent the last few years jumping on film sets as a Production Assistant, Covid Compliance Officer, Script Supervisor, and Assistant Director, as well as writing and directing my own short film projects under the production banner, Mystery Tin Films.
Working in film has given me the opportunity to collaborate with incredibly creative people, attend film festivals in beautiful places, and been rewarded by audiences and judges with positive responses and a few awards… and we’re just getting started!
Find links to information about my short films below.
SHORT FILMS
Childhood friends, struggling with careers in the entertainment industry, set out on a day that radically changes the course of their lives. Coming Soon!
Driftwood (2023)
“Driftwood” tells the story of Lt. Askr and his beloved driftwood – Askr survives the attack on Pearl Harbor by clinging to a floating driftwood log, but when he’s finally rescued, he refuses to let go, leading to a relationship of sacrifice and respect that spans generations.
Winner: Best Film, UCLAx Film Fest; Best Gold Coast Film, Ojai Film Festival; Multiple Best Animated Short Wins
Picturesque (2022)
Torn from the pages of his sketchbook, an artist opines as he falls in and out of love.
Rack ‘Em (2021)
When a man visits his family vacation home, memories come crashing back over a solo game of pool.
Dance Card’s Full (2021)
Stashed away in a LA safe house, a lowly banker clashes with a parade of “interested parties” while he awaits testifying in his own embezzlement trial.
The Deed (2020)
In the wake of the 1848 Gold Rush, a cowboy moves to California in search of a new life, and fulfills a promise.
Split Oak (2019)
A heartbroken man returns home to seek marital advice from his widower father.
And here’s a link to my most recent directing reel:
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