I am a documentary producer, editor, and educator. My interest in documentary traces back to family histories my raconteur Southern relatives shared with me as I grew up in rural Alabama. It may be unsurprising that, as a native of this area, my interests include racial and economic disparity. However, what truly ignited these interests are my adult experiences living in urban environments outside of the South. My stories explore issues that emerge from these disparities along with the otherness and isolation persons in marginalized groups experience.
I'm a believer in the power of personal documentary and recent work explores this idiom by incorporating a variety of storytelling devices from direct cinema to performance. In that vein, I am also a staunch advocate for engaging others in using technology to tell their own stories.
My documentaries have aired on Alabama Public Television and screened in the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, the Toronto Black Film Festival, the International Black Film Festival in Nashville, the Jubilee Film Festival in Selma, the Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival in Norfolk, the Cinedelphia Film Festival, and at Temple University, among others.