Crew Work
Cinematography, Assistant Director, Assistant Camera
Cinematography
Hunger
Hunger is a music video montage about the high and low points of a toxic relationship. Directed and written by Nicole Di Donato.
Produced at the New York Film Academy in 2018.
Golden?
I served as the Director of Photography for a limited series centering around 6 UC Berkeley students, led by Rosalyn Wang as the showrunner.
PROJECT TIMELINE
Spring 2019: Development & Pre-Production
Fall 2019: Filming commences
Spring 2020: Filming paused indefinitely due to COVID-19
Nicole
Led by our director Lena Reibstein, Nicole is a feature film entirely created by UC Berkeley students. The film is about a young woman struggling to let go of a past relationship and adjust to life as a college freshman.
PROJECT TIMELINE
Fall 2018: Development & Pre-Production
Spring 2019: Filming commences; I serve as Assistant Camera
Summer 2019: Filming continues; I move up to the role of Director of Photography
Spring 2020: Filming paused indefinitely due to COVID-19
Check out the below stills for some of my work from Nicole.
Assistant Director
Flash
Flash is a student film about a young man struggling to free himself from a life of crime. The film was created by GiANT Filmmakers and directed by Sasha Gebert at UC Berkeley; I served as the Assistant Director for the shoot.
PROJECT TIMELINE
Fall 2017: Pre-Production & Filming
2018: Post-Production
On Cue
On Cue is a short film created by students at UC Berkeley for the 2018 Campus Movie Fest; I served as the 2nd Assistant Director, a Production Assistant, and an Extra.
The team had exactly one week to create a 5-minute short film as part of the competition. Directed by Sasha Gebert, the film was a Campus Finalist and won the Silver Tripod for Cinematography and the Jury Award, as well as an invitation to the Cannes Film Festival Special Program.
A young man finds himself in an unfamiliar world, surrounded by people who use cue cards to communicate rather than speak for themselves.
Assistant Camera
Heart Break
A music video montage about friendship and loss, directed by Yi Cheng.
Produced at the New York Film Academy in 2018.