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I got into this industry because I wanted to write and direct, but for the last 20 years, I’ve built my career working as a Visual Effects Supervisor and artist to pay the bills. Just a few months ago, I received Emmy honors for my work on Severance as a VFX artist, and I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with incredible filmmakers over the years on 29 feature films, including 7 Sundance films. However, this fellowship is by far the most meaningful achievement in my career. For the last eight years, I’ve made a continuous effort to focus more on telling my own stories. I earned my MFA in Screenwriting from @vcfafilm in 2021, and I’ve been quietly writing as much as I can. I have so many stories I want to share with the world. As I often tell my students, I believe that working relentlessly hard and approaching life with kindness will pay off. I work hard every day to improve my craft, and having my work recognized through this fellowship is so incredibly validating. To see my writing resonate with readers means everything. A big thanks to all my supporters and collaborators. 💻🎥🙌🏽

I’m truly honored, and it’s still kind of surreal! I had a dream over 20 years ago to be part of a team that won an Emmy. I also dreamed of working with ILM in some capacity since I was a kid. Those dreams became a reality—an incredible experience working with such talented artists. I’m grateful for the opportunity and was happy to work for 5 weeks on this show! And last week I got to meet @brittle in person! Not only is she an amazing actor, writer, and director. She is so kind. She thanked me for my work on the show. Oh, and she has the cutest little dog. But just as I tell my students, once you achieve one goal, there are always new goals to unlock and strive for 🙌🏽. I’ve been writing more over the past five years, and received my MFA in Screenwriting in 2021. My new goals are to make a feature film and more short films.

I’m truly honored, and it’s still kind of surreal! I had a dream over 20 years ago to be part of a team that won an Emmy. I also dreamed of working with ILM in some capacity since I was a kid. Those dreams became a reality—an incredible experience working with such talented artists. I’m grateful for the opportunity and was happy to work for 5 weeks on this show! And last week I got to meet @brittle in person! Not only is she an amazing actor, writer, and director. She is so kind. She thanked me for my work on the show. Oh, and she has the cutest little dog. But just as I tell my students, once you achieve one goal, there are always new goals to unlock and strive for 🙌🏽. I’ve been writing more over the past five years, and received my MFA in Screenwriting in 2021. My new goals are to make a feature film and more short films.

I’m truly honored, and it’s still kind of surreal! I had a dream over 20 years ago to be part of a team that won an Emmy. I also dreamed of working with ILM in some capacity since I was a kid. Those dreams became a reality—an incredible experience working with such talented artists. I’m grateful for the opportunity and was happy to work for 5 weeks on this show! And last week I got to meet @brittle in person! Not only is she an amazing actor, writer, and director. She is so kind. She thanked me for my work on the show. Oh, and she has the cutest little dog. But just as I tell my students, once you achieve one goal, there are always new goals to unlock and strive for 🙌🏽. I’ve been writing more over the past five years, and received my MFA in Screenwriting in 2021. My new goals are to make a feature film and more short films.

Like riding a bike 🏀 . Even on this Larry Bird farming hoop 😆 #ballislife #ageisjustanumber

I’m absolutely thrilled and honored to be a top 10 finalist in The Missouri Stories Screenwriting Fellowship! A huge congratulations to the other finalist as well, and good luck! I’ve never felt more seen in my life. Over the last several years, I’ve been working incredibly hard to focus more on writing and directing. I’m really grateful to help other filmmakers tell their stories, but I have my own stories I want to share with the world as well. I’ve been carving out time late at night to write as much as I can on my screenplays for quite some time now. Thank you for this opportunity @mofilmoffice!

Excited to have my psychological thriller short film script, WILLOW LANE, selected as a semi-finalist! @outstanding.screenplays #screenwriting #shortfilm

Excited to have my psychological thriller short film script, WILLOW LANE, selected as a semi-finalist! @outstanding.screenplays #screenwriting #shortfilm

Excited to have my psychological thriller short film script, WILLOW LANE, selected as a semi-finalist! @outstanding.screenplays #screenwriting #shortfilm

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

It’s bittersweet to leave the last @sundanceorg in Park City, but I’m grateful for a wonderful trip and #chasingsummer premiere! I always dreamed of working with the visionary @josephinejambox, and that became a reality! I also got to work with so many other incredible artists, including the hilariously brilliant @ilizas, and make so many new friends. Thanks so much for having me on the team! I’m lucky to say this is the seventh Sundance feature I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate on, and the nerve-wracking excitement of seeing your work on a big screen at Sundance never gets old! 🙌🏽

Looking forward to going home to my family and students. See you in Boulder sometime (🤞🏽). Also, so happy some of my students had the opportunity to work on it.

I’m super excited to be working on my 7th Sundance film in 11 years! Extra special this time because #ChasingSummer was shot in my own backyard — St. Louis and directed by brilliant@josephinejambox 🤯!

Writing by and Starring the incredibly talented @ilizas

Honored to be working with so many talented artists!

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

Finally had some time to play around with some test footage I shot and learning to grade in Resolve. Fujifilm X-H2s, SIRUI 40mm T1.8 anamorphic lens. The first video camera I owned was the Panasonic DVX 100b in 2006, and later added a Letus 35mm adapter. The X-H2S blows me away. The 20 year old me would be so confused at this tech. 19 years later, still trying to get that film look 🙂. #fujifilm #xh2s #film #cinematography #davinciresolve

He’s getting so big 😭.

He’s getting so big 😭.

Last week, I posted an actual video of me shooting, and many people thought I used VFX to make it, haha. Well, here’s a follow-up video that I did create in 3D. Enjoy. #basketball #ballislife #shootersshoot #animation #cinema4d #maxon #redshift #gsgdaily #c4d #3d #b3d

So honored to have been part of this incredible team!!

I’m super honored that an animation student of mine created this thank-you illustration in the style of an animated series he’s working on. Thanks, Joshua Eddison. I look forward to seeing your series on TV one day. #film #animation #filmschool