Although films I’ve written vary wildly in subject matter, they all lean on humor and raw emotion to get to the core of common human experiences. Of course, there are also some pretty juvenile jokes in there too. Those are always fun.
A rock and roll buddy comedy about a disabled musician who gets to live his rock star dreams while his best friend reluctantly comes along for the ride.
Winner: Special Jury Prize at Independent Film Festival Boston, Jury Mention at Dances with Films LA
The Sympathy Card is a lesbian romantic comedy feature film. When Emma’s cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie a deathbed order: find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice.
SUNDOWN is a feature-length family drama about ravages and absurdities of living with dementia. An irresponsible gambler returns home to help his mother and sister deal with the family patriarch’s once-brilliant mind slipping further and further away.
A feature film about music, love, and failure set against the backdrop of the Boston rock scene. Simon Saint is a big fish in the small pond of the local rock scene who takes talented upstart Astrid Eliot under his wing. As they plan the biggest show of the year, Simon and Astrid are forced to face what they’re willing to sacrifice to make their musical dreams reality.
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I taught myself how to animate during the pandemic. With production shut down, I needed a way to tell more stories and get more laughs. I’m kind of needy like that.
A web series about aliens looking for love in the known universe.
An animated pilot about Jesus’ teenage years after falling into a time hole and ending up on the open mic coffee house scene in 90’s Seattle.
A proof of concept pilot about the tough-as-nails spermicidal jellyfish who serve and protect Utericity.
An animated proof of concept about a vampire stuck in the body of a middle schooler.
A young improviser learns the dangers of enthusiasm.
A short about the frustrations of office life.
My branding experience is varied, from major national campaigns to tiny startups. I specialize in humor, characters, and relatability. I’ve worked with Google, USA Network, Blumhouse, Apellis, Gigasytems and many more.
I was part of the writing team that created the Purge Shopping Channel on USA Network and the Purge City pop-up store at San Diego Comicon to promote season 1 of The Purge TV Series from Blumhouse.
For season 2 of The Purge TV series on USA Network, I was head writer on Morning Time America, a fictional morning show the morning after the purge.
I was part of the creative team to interview some amazing folks fighting rare diseases to raise awareness and empathy in the pharmaceutical world.
I created the character of Coach Karen to help amplify the message of the small startup creators of Batzoom.
That’s right - I created the Fact Koala.
I love making shorts. It frees the creator up to explore the specific, the obtuse, or the stupid. I mostly lean toward the stupid.
A short film about… well, learning to wink.
A web series about a priest and his trusty altar boy showing us the small miracles around us every day.
A brave mail carrier stands up for his principles.
by Nate Leavitt & The Elevation
by Sidewalk Driver
by Abbie Barrett
by Bambi Kino
Used found footage and mixed media to create this retro promo video for a Halloween rock show at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge MA
I have edited everything from feature films to thirty second commercials. Proficient in Adobe Suite, Audacity, Davinci Resolve
Edited commercial spots for classic games Twister, Scattergories, and Rack-O
I edited some Youtube vlogs for Instagram influencer Kathrin Zenkina.
Created fundraising videos for Patronicity, an organization dedicated to urban renewal projects in lower income areas of Massachusetts
Created several actor reels with clips from major to indie
