Hope Uncloaked

I was first attracted to filmmaking at the age of 15, when I realized I could create my own stop motion films with my parents’ point and shoot camera. At 18 I turned that hobby into a business and while attending film school, I continued to make stop motion films in my parents’ garage. My goal back then was to some day make feature length movies and today that's still my goal. I’ve been a freelance filmmaker for the past ten years making short films and documentaries for a variety of companies and organizations. In 2012 I married my highschool sweetheart. A few years later we decided to leave our jobs and our home town to walk a continuous 2,600 mile path through desert and mountains from Mexico to Canada. My experience on the pacific crest trail changed my life. My identity as a filmmaker transformed into my identity as a human. Today I realize what I do as an artist does not define me. And I think that makes me a better artist than I used to be. What I find most fulfilling about my work is getting to be an avenue for someone to share their voice and their truth. I also enjoy helping viewers put themselves in the shoes of others. Empathy is one thing our world will never have enough of. And I am excited to take part in an art form that helps people develop a better understanding of their fellow brothers and sisters on this small home we call Earth.