My creative journey began long before I ever touched a film camera. In middle school, I took my first photography camp, where I learned how to frame an image, study light, and tell a story without words. I continued with photography when I entered Elizabeth Seton High School, and those early experiences became the foundation of my artistic eye.

I first discovered filmmaking during the height of COVID, when everything moved online and I enrolled in the NYU High School Filmmakers Workshop. It was my introduction to visual storytelling and the moment I realized how naturally I connected to directing and building atmosphere on screen.

I entered Spelman planning to study film in my own way. I eventually declared Comparative Women’s Studies with a concentration in Women in Media. Studying representation, identity, and the politics of imagery gave me a deeper understanding of storytelling. My work became more intentional and more grounded in care.

While studying theory, I continued to make films. I directed Cheer: an HBCU Experience, a twenty four minute documentary about the Morehouse cheer team and the athletic skill and discipline behind their work. Soon after, I served as the Director of Photography for Legacy. That project taught me how to design shots that support another director’s vision and how to create a visual language that matches the tone of a story. Later, I worked as a Production Coach with the Black Girls Film Camp, where I supported a teen director during the creation of A Mother’s Cure. I also served as the co-director of photography on When Cigarettes Taste Like Blood, a Student Academy Award semifinalist. During this period, I created an early narrative short titled Never Be Alone. It was a challenging project that taught me how to tell a story about grief even when circumstances limit what is possible on set.

By the end of my sophomore year, my interest in sound became just as strong as my interest in film. I added a second major in Music Technology. I developed skills in dialogue editing, mixing, ADR, sound design, and composition. I became interested in the way sound shapes emotion and builds atmosphere. Film and music no longer felt separate. They became two sides of the same craft.

This path brought me to my largest project to date. Interstellar: a Noire Concert Film is my senior project for Spelman’s contemporary ensemble. I produced, directed, shot, lit, and designed the full concert. I led the multi camera team, captured the multitrack audio, and began mixing the performance into a full concert album. The project brings together everything I have learned so far. Photography. Film. Sound. Women’s Studies. Storytelling.