WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

(SPIN—2006-Pneuma Entertainment
Director/Co-Producer
Directed and helped to produce short film.  Gave writer notes and polished script.   Helped wrangle crew and get equipment.  Selected DP, etc.  Helped with Art Dept./Design.  Painted set.  Worked with editors.
Various other duties.

Diary Of A Swing State Bus Tour –Nov. 2004-2005-Blackbird films
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/Camera operator

Wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited documentary of a group of volunteers who canvassed for 4 days during the election.

“College Hill” (reality show) Sept-December 2003— BET/Edmonds Entertainment
Director and Camera Operator

Lead a production team of 4.  Was assigned 4 specific characters for reality show to follow and shoot, create/develop story lines, interview and direct.
HOPE—May 2002-March 2003 –AFI (American Film Institute)
Writer/Director/Producer

Selected to participate in AFI’s prestigious Women in Directing Fellowship.  Wrote, directed and Produced Award winning short film, “Hope.”

“The Club” Jan-Feb 2003 – Blue Palm Studios
Director/Co-Creator/Producer

Hired to help create, produce and direct a reality TV show pilot.  Created show bible/outline.  Wrote scripts for cast to use.  Created improvisational situations for cast.  Directed pilot episode.


VARIOUS PRODUCER:

“Put It In A Book”/Make A Film Foundation –August 2007
Founder and Producer

Co-founded non-profit organization “Make A Film Foundation” which teams industry professionals with critically and terminally diagnosed youth to help them create short film legacies.  Produced, “Put it in Book” through foundation.


“Motherload”- Music video for Angela Luna October 2007
Co-producer

Hired to co-produce music video.  Helped to wrangle and hire crew.  Helped  with locations, permits etc. Acted as 1st AD., Helped to get equipment, etc.  and to give creative in put.

“The Male Groupie”—Jan-February 2004
Co-Producer

Hired to produce  short film.  Helped to wrangle and hire crew—Director, DP, Editor, Grips, Make up, etc.  Helped to get equipment and cameras.  Catering and Craft Service.  Creative input both pre and post.

K(No)W Details-- 2006
Assoc. Producer

Assisted with obtaining, crew, equipment and locations.

OTHER PRODUCTION:
SLICES-2007
1st AD
Assisted Director, Producer and crew. Kept film moving.  Various other.
LAYLA--2006
2nd AC/Director’s Asst./Producer’s Asst./Production Manager

Slate, Assisting Director and Producer, Various duties including obtaining crew and equipment.
“Noah’s Arc” —July 2004 TV Pilot
1st AD

Assisted Director.  Assisted Crew.  Kept pilot moving.

“Holla” Aug-September 2002—BET
Production Assistant/Producer’s Assistant, etc.

Assisted two producers.  Various Office Duties.  Help with Casting.  Made runs.  Logged footage.  Help in Editing.  Research.  Tracked down stock footage/videos/interviews for use on show.  Selected footage to
be used.
P.N.O.K. – October 2005
2nd 2nd AD and Producer’s Assistant

Casting.  Supported 1st and 2nd AD.  Handled Celebrity cast: Danny Glover/Irma P. Hall

TEACHING & MENTORING:
“Extreme Team”—April 2003 – Gary Sams Extreme Team Assoc.
Director/Filmmaker/Mentor

Hired to shoot documentary footage and interviews of At Risk Youth on their first weekend excursion to Mammoth where they saw snow for the very first time, skied, snowboarded celebrated meeting goals in an effort to better their community.

ICF- Inner City Filmmakers-2004-2006
Production Mentor-Teacher/Writing Mentor-Teacher/Recruiter

Mentored inner city students in the various aspects of filmmaking including writing, directing and editing as they created their own 5 minute short films from idea inception, to script, casting, shot listing, locations, editing to completed film.

GREENWAY ARTS ALLIANCE- IN-FOCUS 2006- Current
Directing/Filmmaking/Screenwriting, Theatre, Literacy - Mentor and Teacher

Mentored/taught various classes and after school programs to high school students including Theatre/Acting, Filmmaking, Literacy with Drama, How to Create PSA’s etc.
STAR EDUCATION- 2007-Current
Teacher (K-5)

Taught various classes ranging from Chess to Theatre games for grades K-5.

East LA Classic Theatre-2008
 Afterschool Theatre Teacher

Taught theatre to minority and disadvantaged children and youth in an after school environment.

Rap Films Club-LESD Afterschool Program-2009
Afterschool Filmmaking Teacher/Mentor

Mentored and taught a group of high school students as they wrote, cast, directed and created their own short film.

MAKE A FILM FOUNDATION- 2006- Current
Founder, Mentor, Producer

Mentored and taught with other industry pro’s as we helped terminally ill youth create a short film legacies.  Also was the Producer on the projects.

WRITER FOR HIRE:

“Robin’s Hood”- Walt Disney productions
*Hired to write an African-American version of Robin’s Hood

“One Bad Turn”—Mee productions
*Hired to write an African-American version of Count of Monte Cristo

“Jesus Christ Is A Black Woman” (co-written)– for actor Hill Harper
*Hired to co-write script based on Nikki Giovanni poetry.

“Borders in Heaven”— for Pavlina Preoska
*hired to write the script from a Treatment.

“PAYBACK”—Sara Finney Johnson and Sherri McGee
*hired to do a page one re-write of original script

GHOST WRITER/HIRED FOR RE-WRITES—Various projects
* hired to re-write polish scripts, uncredited.


OTHER INDUSTRY POSITIONS:

 MAKE A FILM FOUNDATION – 2006
Founder/President

*created/founded a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for terminally ill children to be mentored by Industry professionals who help them to create five minute film legacies.

GAFFERS SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2004-2005
Founder/Director

*Created and designed screenplay competition for film festival.  Read and judge scripts, select finalists and winners.

Guy Hanks and Marvin Miller Cosby Fellowship 2003-2006
Reader, Script Analyst

*Read, analyze, score and do coverage on scripts of potential fellows.

T R A I N I N G
BA:  The American University:  Performing Arts
Howard University Theatre Consortium
The American University of Rome:  Art and Architecture
New York Film Academy
UCLA Extension
AFI Directing Workshop for Women
CBS Diversity Directing Initiative