I am a current 2nd year masters student with experience in journalism, communications, film programming, event coordination, and production. I thrive where international affairs and politics meet film/audiovisual media and writing, and I am looking to use my years of professional technical expertise and education creatively to connect to people through visual and written storytelling.
I plan to work as in film programming, curating screening series and events for audiences passionate about cinema, or as an entertainment/film journalist, reporting on issues where entertainment and media intersect with local, statewide, national, and international issues. I am deeply passionate about investigating how film and media permeate politics, and vice versa. As a born and raised Angeleno who studied film and politics at UCLA, I also possess an in depth, on-the-pulse understanding of Hollywood, and have many fresh ideas that will resonate with a wide range of audiences.
During my B.A. in History, Global Studies, and Film at UCLA, I worked for three years as the Director of Film Festivals in a dynamic events programming organisation catering to a public of 30,000+ in Los Angeles, California while working and studying in film production and digital media. I have worked within the film industry in Los Angeles for years, and have experience in programming, production, representation, and marketing globally. I also have extensive technical experience with video/photo/audio editing softwares and video production equipment, as well as an in-depth understanding of journalistic writing.
Now I am completing my M.A. in International Governance and Diplomacy with a concentration in Human Rights at Sciences Po - Paris School of International Affairs, where I have studied major political, economic, social, humanitarian, strategic, and logistical topics in depth, attended major multilateral political events, met global changemakers, and advanced my full professional understanding of geopolitical issues.
Photo journalism
Video / Film Production
Filming in Belgrade, Serbia in July 2023 for an independent political documentary I directed and produced
"Prospective Female Character" - A short film I art directed over three weeks for the UCLA Film Production Summer Institute. Shot in 2 days and edited in 4. Selected for the 2024 LA Shorts International Film Festival
Public Speaking and Event Planning
Photography
Meeting with Diplomats at the Belgian Embassy in Paris