Exploring the Extraordinary Complexities of Our World
An independent creative studio serving science, environmental, and mission-driven organizations
I work with organizations operating at the intersection of science, environment, technology, and human experience. Through film, photography, and editorial storytelling, I help translate complex ideas into stories that build understanding, credibility, and meaningful connection.
Selected Work
A selection of documentary films and narrative-driven campaigns
The Elkhorn Slough & CO2 Sequestration
Elkhorn Slough & CO₂ Sequestration uncovers the hidden climate value of one of California’s most important estuaries, where tidal marshes quietly remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it deep within the landscape. The film reveals how these coastal ecosystems function as long-term carbon sinks and why their protection is increasingly important in a warming world. Read Case Study.
Save The Waves: The Value of a Wave
The film explores the hidden economic power of Santa Cruz’s world-renowned surf breaks, revealing that surfing generates nearly $195 million annually for the local economy. Through the lens of a groundbreaking climate vulnerability study, the film examines how sea level rise threatens both an iconic coastal culture and the economic benefits healthy surf ecosystems provide to the region. Read Case Study.
The Living Shoreline of Malibu
The film explores how Malibu’s iconic Surfrider Beach is confronting the growing impacts of erosion, sea level rise, and disrupted sediment flows caused by the century-old Rindge Dam. Through the perspectives of surfers, scientists, and coastal planners, the film follows an innovative effort to restore natural coastal processes using dunes, cobbles, driftwood, and native vegetation—demonstrating how nature-based solutions may help protect one of California’s most culturally and ecologically significant shorelines. Read Case Study.
Far West Fungi
What began as an unlikely experiment in specialty mushroom cultivation evolved into one of California’s pioneering fungi farms. Set against the agricultural landscape of Moss Landing and bustling Bay Area farmers markets, this documentary traces the origins of Far West Fungi through the family behind it, exploring entrepreneurship, innovation, and a lifelong fascination with the hidden world of mycelium. Read Case Study.
The Clean Oceans Mural
Created in partnership with Clean Oceans International, this documentary chronicles the creation of the Mission Street Mural—an ambitious community art project that transformed a 500-foot sound wall in Santa Cruz into one of the largest murals in the city's history. Through the voices of artists, policy makers, and environmental advocates, the film explores how public art can spark conversations about ocean conservation, plastic pollution, and our shared responsibility to protect the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Read Case Study.
The Cruz Foam Story
What began as a simple question—can we create packaging that performs like Styrofoam without polluting the planet?—grew into one of Santa Cruz’s most impactful climate-tech packaging products. This brand film follows the team behind Cruz Foam as they transform an ambitious idea into a breakthrough material technology, revealing the persistence, experimentation, and environmental vision required to bring a new solution to market. Read Case Study.
Documentary Brand Films
I produce and direct human-driven stories that bring brands, ideas, and communities to life.
What I Offer
Campaign Storytelling
Integrated content across video, photography, and editorial—built for modern platforms.
Creative Direction
Narrative development, visual language, and content systems that scale across teams and campaigns.
Approach
My work is grounded in journalism—years spent reporting on environmental issues, public policy, and coastal communities.
That foundation shapes how I approach storytelling today: with clarity, credibility, and a focus on human impact.
Whether I’m directing a film or building a campaign, the goal is the same—tell stories that matter, resonate, hold attention.
Let’s build something meaningful
Available for creative direction, documentary storytelling, and marketing campaign work