Directing

PATCHWORK

After moving to a new town, Alice takes a job as a bartender, only to realize at her fresh start she might meet her end. As she serves drinks and listens to the locals, each patron tells her their own theories about the town’s serial killer. As Alice starts piecing together their fragmented stories, she begins to wonder: is she’s hearing rumors… or warnings?

Director Statement

PATCHWORK is really just… patchwork. Every piece of the film. The story structure, the characters, the murderer’s actions, even the editing. It all fits into the motif of being stitched together to create a whole. Growing up in a small Southern town, I used the quirks and stereotypes I knew firsthand to shape characters who are intentionally partial and symbolic rather than fully realized. Everything in the film is assembled, sewn together, and meant to reflect that motif of fragments and collage.

This film also marks the final chapter of my spooky trilogy, which began just a year ago with Nightfall’s End, and represents the end of an era for me personally: the close of college and the beginning of working in the industry. Making this with people close to me, who have grown alongside me both as friends and as collaborators, has shaped the film in ways that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. Their support, trust, and encouragement is what prompted me to create this.

PATCHWORK has really helped me solidify my own style. I realized I approach filmmaking with a love for the tacky, the flashy, and the highly stylized. And while I may soon work on other people’s projects as my career begins, I will keep returning to make these shorts because the experience on a set you’ve constructed is nauseatingly ephemeral and so special to me.

Closing Shift

What becomes of the new hire, desperate to earn his coworkers' approval, after he ventures into the mysterious basement?

Festivals

  • The 2025 UNCC Gold Reel Student Film Festival

  • All In Film Festival

Director Statement

Closing Shift is a gritty little thriller I made for my capstone project. It was made with love, sweat (literally—our set had no working AC), and good vibes. It was so fun to bring back a character from my previous short, while also folding in a character from a fellow filmmaker's universe- (shoutout Certified Clown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19GHv0XyaE ). This crossover gave the world a lived-in feel that I love. Despite the heat, the cast and crew put everything they had into this project and gave it life beyond my expectations. I am so incredibly proud of everyone who worked on this with me and I am super excited to see where they go after graduation.

Nightfall’s End

A camping trip takes a turn when a group of friends tell a ghost story--- only to realize they're being hunted by someone, or something, in the woods. As they try to survive the night, they discover the killer is closer than they think.

Director Statement

When I set out to make Nightfall's End, since it was my first time directing, my primary goal was to have fun with the process and embrace the artistic and unpredictable side of filmmaking. The story was intentionally loose, giving actors freedom to explore their characters, and allowing the story to form organically. I leaned into a tone of 'suspension of disbelief,' making sure to include moments that, while a bit outlandish, engaged the audience. The goal was never to create a perfectly polished horror film, but to explore the chaotic process of filmmaking,

Ultimately, Nightfall's End was the best first directing experience I could have asked for. It’s a reminder that sometimes the best things happen when you let go of rigid expectations and allow the process to unfold in its own way. I am incredibly proud of how the film turned out and how it reflects the energy and spirit of the team who made it possible.

Festivals

  • Queen’s City Culture Film Festival

  • The 2025 UNCC Gold Reel Student Film Festival

  • 1CLT Film Festival

  • Raleigh Film & Art Festival

  • Shaw University Film Festival

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