About the Filmmaker:
My motivation as a filmmaker is to feel the reaction I believe the audience would feel, both through the characters and the story. I like to create several stages of intensity and conflict that raises and lowers the audiences’ emotions. I compare the ups and downs of the movie to a roller coaster; I want to take the audience on a wild ride where they will be surprised causing several emotional buildups. The main idea is to always keep the audience guessing and in the back of their minds think: what is going to happen next? I like to create films that allow the audience to be brought in and feel like they are in the movie. The audience needs to have a relationship with the main characters; they must identify with, sympathize with, love them or hate them.
My passion to create is based on the telling of the story, whether it is in written form or shown visually on screen. There are stories to be written by a writer, and stories that need to be visually told by a director; I want to tell those stories.
Outside of filmmaking, I enjoy coaching basketball. I began playing at the age of 5 through high school and after playing my first 2 years at Benedictine University (Illinois) I decided to focus on my career. Although I stopped playing, I continue to coach. The role of a coach is similar to the role of a director, striving to have all the players work as a unit focusing on the same goal.
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Awards & Honors:
• Best Television Show - Kate So Far – at Chapman University’s 2009 Cecil Awards.
• Official Selection - Kate So Far – at the New York Television Festival in New York, NY.
• Finalist: Dramatic Category - Kate So Far – at 2009 Los Angeles Television Festival in Los Angeles, CA.
• Official Selection - The Doll Hospital – at 2009 Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, AZ.
• First Place - Girls’ Night Out! – for Harley-Davidson’s 2008 “Bikes, Camera, Action!” Female Filmmaker Competition.
• Second Place - The Doll Hospital – for Lifetime Movie Network’s 2008 “Every Woman’s Film Competition.”
• Voted Fan Favorite - The Doll Hospital – for Lifetime Movie Network’s 2008 “Every Woman’s Film Competition.”
• Honorable Mention - The Doll Hospital – for After Hours Film Society’s 2008 Film Festival in Glen Ellyn, IL.
• Official Selection - The Doll Hospital – at 2008 Hamptons International Film Festival in NY.
• Top Newsmakers of 2006 - by Naperville’s The Daily Herald Newspaper.
• Communication Arts Electronic Media Excellence Award - from Benedictine University in 2005.
My motivation as a filmmaker is to feel the reaction I believe the audience would feel, both through the characters and the story. I like to create several stages of intensity and conflict that raises and lowers the audiences’ emotions. I compare the ups and downs of the movie to a roller coaster; I want to take the audience on a wild ride where they will be surprised causing several emotional buildups. The main idea is to always keep the audience guessing and in the back of their minds think: what is going to happen next? I like to create films that allow the audience to be brought in and feel like they are in the movie. The audience needs to have a relationship with the main characters; they must identify with, sympathize with, love them or hate them.
My passion to create is based on the telling of the story, whether it is in written form or shown visually on screen. There are stories to be written by a writer, and stories that need to be visually told by a director; I want to tell those stories.
Outside of filmmaking, I enjoy coaching basketball. I began playing at the age of 5 through high school and after playing my first 2 years at Benedictine University (Illinois) I decided to focus on my career. Although I stopped playing, I continue to coach. The role of a coach is similar to the role of a director, striving to have all the players work as a unit focusing on the same goal.
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Awards & Honors:
• Best Television Show - Kate So Far – at Chapman University’s 2009 Cecil Awards.
• Official Selection - Kate So Far – at the New York Television Festival in New York, NY.
• Finalist: Dramatic Category - Kate So Far – at 2009 Los Angeles Television Festival in Los Angeles, CA.
• Official Selection - The Doll Hospital – at 2009 Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, AZ.
• First Place - Girls’ Night Out! – for Harley-Davidson’s 2008 “Bikes, Camera, Action!” Female Filmmaker Competition.
• Second Place - The Doll Hospital – for Lifetime Movie Network’s 2008 “Every Woman’s Film Competition.”
• Voted Fan Favorite - The Doll Hospital – for Lifetime Movie Network’s 2008 “Every Woman’s Film Competition.”
• Honorable Mention - The Doll Hospital – for After Hours Film Society’s 2008 Film Festival in Glen Ellyn, IL.
• Official Selection - The Doll Hospital – at 2008 Hamptons International Film Festival in NY.
• Top Newsmakers of 2006 - by Naperville’s The Daily Herald Newspaper.
• Communication Arts Electronic Media Excellence Award - from Benedictine University in 2005.
