Films

Imitating Life
15 min, documentary, USA
Color/HD
Synopsis: IMITATING LIFE takes a playful, essayistic look at camouflage in its many guises. This film burrows a wormhole through the seemingly unconnected realms of fashion, nature, military, and art.

Portrait of the Poet as a Young Dog
10 min, documentary, USA
Color/16mm
Synopsis: This film provides an intimate portrait of the idiosyncratic San Francisco poet August Kleinzahler, whose ironic sensibility and wry sense of humor provide a dogs eye view of the world.

Red
4 min, documentary, USA
Color/HD
Synopsis: A love story set between the Spiral Jetty in Utah and downtown San Francisco.

Gentle Creatures
11 min, documentary, USA
Color/DV
Synopsis: Two plain-speaking Californian cowgirls steward both land and beast through the uncertain seasons. Their trusty mares accompany them in their broken lives, bringing redemption and restoration.

Letter
7 min, narrative, USA
Color/16mm+DV
Synopsis: A woman receives a government letter informing her that her husband was killed at war. Consumed by grief, she becomes obsessed with the letter she has received. As she retreats into her art as a means of escape, she becomes lost in a fictional world of her own creation.

Ghost in the Material
5 min, documentary, USA
B&W/16mm
Synopsis: This film presents a haunting, outsider's look at the black and white world of William Noguera, a self-taught artist working from his cell at San Quentin State Prison.

Screenings + Awards
Partial Listing

2009
True/False Film Festival
Columbia, MO

2008
Red Hook International Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY

2008
Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Film Festival
Silver Springs, MD

2008
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
San Francisco, CA

2008
WINNER 2nd Place
(Portrait of the Poet as a Young Dog) Black Maria Film Festival

2008
WINNER Directors Choice
(Gentle Creatures) Black Maria Film Festival

2008 Womens International Film Festival of South Florida
Miami, FL

2008
Special Recognition Award
Flatland Film Festival
Lubbock, TX

2007
Mendocino Film Festival
Mendocino, CA

2007
NOMINEE Kodak Filmmaking Award
(Portrait of the Poet as a Young Dog)

2007
Special Screening: Film Arts Foundation
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA

2006
SXSW Film Festival
Austin, TX