K FOR KASHMIR (documentary feature) currently in production, follows a filmmaker who travels to her homeland of Kashmir to reconnect with her 90-year-old great grandmother. What she finds sparks a quest for answers about this contested land and her place in it.
K FOR KASHMIR (documentary short) explores the geo-political, social, and historical conflicts of the Kashmiri region through a personal lens. The film works to confront questions of identity, inequality, conflict, and peace.
2016 Roselyn Schneider Eisner Award First Prize Winner. Grizzly Bay Film Festival 2015 "Best Film" and "Best Editor" Winner. Tongues on Fire London Asian Film Festival 2017
Executive Producer, Co-Director, Editor
This short digital series highlights diverse communities of color and their relationship to climate and environmental justice. Produced by Breaktide Productions for The Center For Cultural Power.
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Through Southwest Airlines’ sponsorship of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, they partner with Reaa Puri, alumna member of the Sundance Collective Artist Community and co-founder of Breaktide Productions to create a visual love letter to storytelling.
Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor
Let’s Connect Or Whatever (narrative short) follows Jazzi through her hustles and heartbreaks in a world where her connections are increasingly formed through digitized spaces.
Showcased at Artist Television Access and SF Indie Fest.
Director of Photography, Editor
This short-form docuseries announced the launch of the Nike Equality vertical, during Black History Month 2019. The videos feature highlighting young black people using sports and wellness to organize and uplift their communities. Produced by Breaktide Productions for Nike.
Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor
How can we systematically prioritize women’s health? In this four-part docuseries, San Francisco activists describe how mass incarceration, homelessness, gentrification, fatphobia, and other forms of social violence directly impact women’s health. This national campaign was produced by Breaktide Productions for YBCA.
Showcased at 2019 YBCA 100 Summit
Director and Writer
She The People
A national video campaign mobilizing young women of color to vote. Produced in partnership with She The People and Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners.
Lessons In Herstory
Timed with Women’s History Month, Daughters of the Evolution introduced Lessons in Herstory, an app that uses augmented reality to celebrate stories of women typically omitted from history textbooks. The app currently features stories of 75 women from the 19th century and is available on the App Store. Produced in partnership with Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners.
Awards:
Two Cannes Lions Gold
Four Cannes Lions Shortlist: Glass, Digital Craft, Sustainable Development
Five Clio Awards: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
Five ADC Awards: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Four D&AD Pencils: 1 White (Impact Pencil), 2 Graphite, 1 Wood
Four Drum Marketing Awards: 1 Grand Prix, 3 Gold
Five SF ADDYS: 1 Gold, 4 Silver
Three Webby Award Winner
Two ANDY Award Winner
Athena Award Winner
Campaign US ‘Inclusive & Creative’ Winner
Adweek Arc Award Winner
Showcased at South By Southwest Film Festival.
Director of Photography, Editor
A collaboration with San Francisco singer and musician, La Doña.
Director, Cinematographer
This short documentary film features architect Christopher Downey, and how he, as a blind designer, makes considerations in architecture and planning. Produced in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects and C-Spence Group as part of a national video series.
Co-Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Co-Writer
Three-part series featuring actress Caitlin Brodnick, Black Girl in Om founder Lauren Ash, and a cohort of activists, to increase awareness of breast and ovarian cancer prevention amongst young women in the United States. Produced by Breaktide Productions for Bright Pink.
Director of Photography
Dream Project (narrative short)
Assistant Director
Mary Kom (narrative feature) starring Priyanka Chopra is a bio-pic based on boxer Mary Kom’s life. Available worldwide on Netflix.
Director, Co-Writer, Cinematographer, Editor
Trigger warning for r/pe and SA
De/Fining Lines (documentary-experimental short) explores the relationship between intimacy and trauma. This film grapples with the issue of deconstructing one’s identity after experiencing acts such as rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and varying forms of interpersonal violence and abuse. Operating as a space for survivors to address and confront our PTSD and internal dialogue, this project reclaims the conversation and creates a camaraderie amongst survivors. De/fining Lines addresses the complexities of concepts such as "victim," "survivor," and "activist”, using a poetic, personal, and intimate approach to bring voice to a silenced issue.
Showcased at Worth Ryder Gallery’s Seize The Means exhibit and the Grizzly Film Festival.
Director, Writer, Editor
Cycles Of Lune (narrative short) follows Rosa, a young college student, who must confront different aspects of her identity with the visit of her mother. This coming of age story explores the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and finding oneself amidst regret, rebellion, and responsibility.
Showcased at Second Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short-Film Festival
Co-director
Residue, a short narrative film, follows Luchia’s relationship with her fiancé as she is forced to confront questions of identity and loss.