Shoot the Moon

My first introduction to the power of storytelling was watching the New Year's Twilight Zone marathon on the Sci-Fi channel with my dad and younger brother. Those black and white tales of morality and choice inspired me to study screenwriting and filmmaking at the University of North Carolina (about 30 minutes from my home city of Raleigh). After moving to Los Angeles, I began taking night classes at the Animation Guild while working during the day at a local grocery chain. Animation allowed me to tell any zanny, absurd story I could think of, and most unexpectedly, taught me the importance of believable, honest characters.
My parents are social justice lawyers who work with groups like the NAACP and Southern Poverty Law Center to help change the world, and that's what I wanted to do with my films. My first grad school film was about feeling invisible and insignificant to the world, told through the struggles of a homeless mother. I am currently finishing up my MFA at the UCLA Film School in Animation and Screenwriting.
My motto has always been, if you want to do something, do it. Animation has allowed me to tell the stories personal to me, and in a way that I can be honest with my vision. I look forward to sharing my work with anyone and everyone and hope that they will add a bit of light to the world.