​THE PERISCOPIC GAZE – documentary short film (score, sound design, sound mix)
I completed the score, sound design, sound edit, and final mix for Dr. Kalima Young’s short film. The film is a documentary short exploring the ancestral survival strategies black women use to navigate and fully live in a world that is hostile to Black female life.
â–ª Nominated for Best Sound Design and Original Score – Touchstone Independent Film Festival
â–ª Official Selection – Touchstone Independent Film Festival 2025
â–ª Official Selection - New/Next Film Fest 2024
â–ª Official Selection - Maryland International Film Festival 2025
â–ª Official Selection - Feminist Border Arts Film Festival 2025
â–ª Artscape 2025 Beyond the Reel film showcase screening at Baltimore Center Stage
OUR COLORFUL WORLD – educational full-dome film (score, sound design, sound mix)
I created the score, sound design, and Dolby Atmos immersive, surround sound, and stereo mixes for the animated educational full-dome film. This project is a collaboration with creators Lynn Tomlinson (EMF), and Christian Ready.
In a vibrant exploration of color and light, a curious character embarks on a journey that reveals the profound ways in which we perceive the world around us, crafted by the creative talents of students and faculty at Towson University.
â–ª Dome Fest West 2025 (largest full-dome festival in the U.S.) – Winner Best Educational Film
â–ª Premiere Screening at Towson University Planetarium 3/28/2025
ORA ET LABORA - documentary short film (sound design, sound mix)
My sound design and engineering work won “Best of Competition” at the BEA Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year I sound designed, edited, and mixed this documentary short film by Mark and Jena Burchick. The documentary follows a group of catholic monks in Spencer, Massachusetts as they produce America’s first “Trappist-certified” beer, a historically European tradition that offers an opportunity for the community to preserve their unique way of life. The film was released in 2023 and has also been honored and disseminated in the following.
â–ª Opening Night Showcase – 2025 Ocean City Film Festival – Ocean City, MD – March 6, 2025
â–ª Official Selection – 2024 Kanab Film Festival – Kanab, UT – May 2nd-5th, 2024
â–ª Best of Competition: Sound Engineering and Design – 2024 Broadcast Educators Association Media Arts Festival – April 2024.
â–ª “Ora Et Labora Screening.” American Academy of Religion, Western Region Conference. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. March 15-17th, 2024.
â–ª Semi-Finalist – 2023 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival – August 2023
â–ª Official Selection – 2023 Charlotte Film Festival – Charlotte, NC – September 27th, 2023
â–ª Official Selection – 2023 Fresh Coast Film Festival – Marquette, MI – October 19th, 2023
â–ª Screening - University Film and Video Association National Conference. July 14th, 2023. Recipient of the juried Documentary Short Honorable Mention Award, and an honorarium.
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Inspired by the growth of the American craft beer movement, a group of Catholic monks in Spencer, Massachusetts produces America’s first “Trappist-certified” beer, a historically European tradition that signals growth opportunities for financially insecure monastic communities looking to preserve their unique way of life.
