I am a father, musician and award-winning filmmaker from Oakland, California. My work spans the narrative, documentary and experimental in pursuit of the poetry of life.

It wasn’t just an affinity for theater that led me to film production at DePaul University and SF State. It was a boundless curiosity for humanity, culture and nature. After college, I resisted the temptation to move to LA and stayed in Oakland to make films about preserving culture and the environment.

In Northern California, I produced stories about the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians and the Yurok Tribe for PBS and NBC. I directed spots for the United Nations Foundation that garnered millions of views. I shot award-winning short films about gentrification and murder in Seattle, police violence in San Francisco and on the lighter side, a fun-loving group of artists in Oakland. I DP’d feature films about E14th street residents in Oakland and about the oldest national park ranger in the country, Betty Reid Soskin.

Internationally, I spent 1-on-1 time with tribal chiefs, filmed traditional songs of the Seri People who risked losing their language in Sonora, Mexico, and participated in ancient Malagan ceremonies in Papua New Guinea. I trekked the Borneo jungle and protested megadams, planted mangrove forests to heal war-ravaged sections of the Sri Lankan coast and made life-long friendships.

As a freelance director and cinematographer, I enjoy strong collaborations with Bay Area and Los Angeles filmmakers and crew. I co-founded Oakstop, a co-working cultural center and still enjoy teaching film to underserved youth at The Hidden Gem in Oakland. And I love coaching my 10-year old son's Bay Oaks soccer team.

Some include Adobe, Target, PBS, NBC Univ, Microsoft, Genentech, Salesforce, Forbes, Bloomberg, Yahoo!, National Park Service, Apple, Levi's, Uber, Sungevity, Facebook, Philippines Department of Tourism, University of California, Kaiser Permanente, United Nations Foundation, Brondell, BridgeAthletic, Campbell's Soup, The Nature Conservancy, Save the Redwoods League, Sonoma Land Trust, East Bay Regional Parks, California State Parks, Pearson, Plum Organics, Stanford University, Palo Alto University, YMCA