My work:
The Tiny Cinema (2026): A short documentary featuring Doctor Davey B. Gravey (David Weaver) and his traveling "cine-magic" attraction, The Tiny Cinema.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- Winner: "Best Documentary," Sierra Canyon Film Festival 2026
The Final Splice (2026): As the digital world approaches, an analog editor is forced to make her last edit on physical film.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- Winner: "Tanner Cusumano 'Trailblazer' Award," Sierra Canyon Film Festival 2026
25th (2025): A Sierra Canyon Instrumental Ensemble performance of the hit holiday song.
- Position: Director/Cinematographer/Editor
- Winner: "Best Music Documentary," California Student Media Festival
- Official Selection: Calabasas Film Festival
Stage Fright (2025): Things turn for the worse as a student's fears of public speaking over power him on stage.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- 2026 National YoungArts Winner in Film/Narrative
- Winner: "Breakout Filmmaker - Best Young Director," Riptide Film Festival 2025, "Sound/Music Award," Westflix 2026
- Nominee: "Best Sound Design," All American High School Film Festival 2025, Egyptian American Film Festival
- Semi-Finalist: Bloody Horror International Film Festival
- Official Selection: Film Independent Future Filmmakers 2025, Palm Screams 2025
The Mighty Plains: A Joshua Tree Montage (2025): A short montage of footage shot in Joshua Tree, in the style of a 16mm film.
- Position: Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- Winner: "Outstanding Achievement in Editing," Calabasas Film Festival, "Park Adventures," California Student Media Festival
Ozovehe (2025): An exploration into the significance behind naming children in Ebira and Muslim culture.
- Position: Director of Photography
- Official Selection: National Film Festival For Talented Youth
Tailwinds (2024): A young airport sanitation worker and an accomplished female pilot bond over their shared love for aviation.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- Winner: "Best Cinematography," Sierra Canyon Film Festival 2024
- Finalist: Egyptian American Film Festival
String Theory (2024): A young lonely astronaut feels the desire for his old life back on planet Earth.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor
- Nominee: "Best Araya 'String Theory' Music Video," All American High School Film Festival 2024
Wired (2023): In a gloomy and cold future, the human race still deals with screen addiction. Living in a dark and damp tunnel, one boy battles with his digital dependency alone.
- Position: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Sound Designer
- Winner: "American Democracy Champion Award (15-19 Category)," TEDxWrigleyville: Uplifting Discourse: Youth Film Festival and Contest
- Official Selection: Tallgrass Film Festival
Crew Work:
2026 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2026), Dir. Michael Varrati
- Positon: Production/Camera Assistant
Binary (2026), Dir. Rebecca Yuan
- Position: Grip & Electric
Hellcat: 5 Lives Left (2026), Dir. Davey B. Gravey
- Position: Behind the Scenes Documentarian
Forget About It (2026), Dir. Michael Scholl
- Position: Grip & Electric