RESUME
B.A. in Media Arts Production
Emerson College | 2014-2018
• Concentrations in Documentary Filmmaking and Producing for Film
• Minor in Global and Postcolonial Studies
Achievements at Emerson College
• President of Flawless Brown
• 2017-2018 Student Organization of the Year
• Class of 2018 Student Commencement Speaker
Skills & Knowledge
Adobe Creative Suite — Premiere, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Illustrator, Prelude
DaVinci Resolve & Filemaker Pro
Canon & Sony Cameras —DSLR, Mirrorless & Cine
Analog film —16mm, Bolex, Steenbeck
Video editing, video/film production, producing, file management, communication, organization, scheduling, budgeting, expense management, attention to detail, multi-tasking, reception, customer service, database systems, data entry, problem-solving, creativity, passionate
Work Experience
Production Coordinator | WAX.tv (New York, NY)
July 2019 - August 2019
• Updated budget expenses in database system to reflect accurate cost-to-dates for high-profile clients
• Assisted with receptionist responsibilities — serving clients, maintaining office, answering phones, scheduling
• Assisted Editors/Assistant Editors — ripping and sourcing footage, sourcing music, script coverage
Production Coordinator | Media Sutra (New York, NY)
April 2019
• Managed week-long documentary shoot in Cincinnati, OH
• Coordinated daily schedule and efficiently managed time on set
• Secured paperwork and served as primary point of contact
Freelance Video Producer & Editor | The Dodo (New York, NY)
February 2019 - March 2019
• Pitched, found clips for and edited video for social media about English Bull Terriers
Archival Assistant | Emerson College Archives and Special Collections (Boston, MA)
September 2016 - August 2018
• Surveyed, logged and processed archival material, physical and digital
• Handled sensitive material, materials dating back to 1890 and A/V of various formats
• Learned best archival practices for preservation, database usage, management, metadata and digitization
Intern & Associate Producer | Lost Nation Pictures, Inc. (Boston, MA)
May 2018 - August 2018
• Reviewed archival footage and rough cuts for feature length documentary
• Researched and applied for grants
• Associate Producer of feature length documentary
Production Assistant | TCGT Entertainment (Boston, MA)
June 2016 - December 2016
• Assisted with and worked on camera tests (including VR/360º cameras), on set, and with live events
• Secured donations and permits for locations
• Maintained receipt logs and managed general secretarial work and website up-keep
Film Projects & Positions
LEMONADE (2015)
Director of Photography // Flawless Brown
Video for an original spoken word piece by Pola Dobrzynski. A Flawless Brown Pictures production.
SLIT (2016)
1st Assistant Director
When a group of strange salesmen stop by Joyce’s house, her paranoid instincts kick in. (16mm narrative short)
SHABAB (2016)
Producer, 1st Assistant Director // The Emerson Channel
A messy, pop-culture-obsessed Arab girl enters her first year of college as she navigates through modern intimacy, relationships, and her own sexuality.
THE DIVINE FEMMUNITY (2018)
Producer, 1st AD, Assistant Editor & Colorist // BA Capstone
A young Jamaican girl discovers the origins of her community, a collective of human trafficking victims who found refuge in near future Kingston through divine intervention. (Digital, 16mm, animation)
HYPHEN (2018)
Co-Producer // MFA Thesis
A young Jamaican girl discovers the origins of her community, a collective of human trafficking victims who found refuge in near future Kingston through divine intervention. (Digital, 16mm, animation)
BLACK AND BROWN AND PAINTING THEMSELVES (2019)
Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor // Flawless Brown
A documentary exploring the connections four different women of color have with makeup, beauty, and femininity.
RAYZOR (2016)
Co-Director, Director of Photography
An observational documentary capturing a haircut.
SKELDON STORIES (2017)
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
First installation in a personal documentary series on my family, memory, immigration, identity and culture.
DOUBLE DIASPORA: A PORTRAIT OF INDO-CARIBBEANS IN NEW YORK (2018)
Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor // BA Capstone
A Guyanese-American documentarian sets off on a journey to explore and share the relatively unknown story of the vibrant community of Indo-Caribbeans in Queens, New York through its young people.
(TBA)
Associate Producer // Lost Nation Pictures
Two nights a week at a community center in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a group of African-American adults gather to discuss Aristotle, Virginia Woolf and Picasso’s Guernica in the rigorous Clemente Course in the Humanities. The students value their time here, as their life circumstances have made college a deferred dream. Inside the classroom, their studies give rise to vigorous debate; outside, to some unexpected life changes.