Writer/

Director. Cinematographer. Editor.

A cumulative portfolio of my narrative film work at Carnegie Mellon. Spanning genres from horror-comedy to sci-fi, my focus is always on getting the most authentic performances our of actors to tell compelling stories.

Directing & Cinematography Reel

Bid Night (Rough Cut 2025)

Wrote, Directed, Edited, and shot a short film under Andy Wolk’s Directing III Class in the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon in a semester.

Logline: During a college sorority initiation task, two mismatched roommates must work together to cover up an accidental murder when their attempt to steal a sacred fraternity paddle goes horribly wrong.

Business of Distribution Investor Deck -CMU Course In

Short Films

Meet Cute Loop April 2024

Director/ Director of Photography/Editor

On the way to work, Elizabeth is enamored by a handsome guy- yet finds herself trapped in a Groundhog Day-style loop, repeating until something unexpected.

“Duet” Rough Cut Short April 2024

Director/Actress/Director of Photography/Editor/Musician

(All original music)

In the 1970’s music industry, a waitress struggles with writer’s block on her journey of becoming a musician.

A woman with long dark hair wearing a pink crop top and blue wide-leg jeans walking past vintage cars at a parking lot.
Young woman with long brown hair and light skin wearing a light blue tank top in a store aisle, with shelves of bottles and coffee machines in the background.
A young woman in a blue tank top holding a notepad and pen, standing in an arcade with clothing, a scale, and a man on a pink phone in the background.
A black silhouette of a woman standing with her arms raised above her head, holding a hat, against a white background.

As a sophomore in Fall 2023, I founded the Carnegie Mellon Filmmaking club, building it from the ground up, and bringing together people to make movies.

Article -

https://the-tartan.org/2024/02/05/cmu-filmmaking-club-returns-to-campus/

The club has amassed 200 members, held filmmaking events, and held a Q&A event from co-founder of PIXAR Ralph Guggenheim, Greg Marcks, and other alumni in Feb 2024 & Jan 2025.

Carnegie Mellon Filmmakers Club

Group of nine people smiling in a brightly decorated room, with one person holding a film clapperboard.

Carnegie Mellon Drama - Playground Festival “When we Begin Again” (Film Director, Cinematographer, Editor (Excerpt)

A group of people working on a film or video shoot, with a young male actor in a light blue polo shirt and jeans standing in front of the camera, while others prepare equipment and direct the scene in a dark studio.
A woman with long hair filming with a video camera in a lively indoor venue with string lights and people in the background.

“Lily”

Codirector, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer

Short Film Nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Student Film, Best Lighting, Best Sound Design, 48-Hour Film Festival. Starring Reynaldo Quintana and Lily Hazaam. May 2023 48 hour film festival.

Silent Eclipse (2023), created in 72 hours for competition.

Starring Bella Sierra & Cameron Doyle

April 2023

“Limbo” Rough cut Class Project Freshman Year Production Intro

Starring JP Berry & Reynaldo Quintana April 2023

“Faceblind” shot on iphone for Final

April 2023

Nuclear

April 2022 Highschool Final Project

Salem

April 2022

Actress in LOLA CMU Short Film October 2022

“SEEKING ASYLUM” 48 HOUR FILM COMPETITION FALL 2023

Directed, edited, and shot movie in 48 hours with an incredible team. Starring Georgie Murphy and Reynaldo Quintana.