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The Fight To Breathe (2025)

Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer

A portrait of Oakland’s fight for clean air, told through the voices of residents, doctors, truck drivers, and the children living with asthma. Led by activist Margaret Gordon, this documentary traces a community’s battle against diesel pollution—and its vision for a healthier future.

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The Revolution Untold

Producer

The untold story of Thai rice farmers' failed revolution in the 1970s. 

Heeled (2024)

Cinematographer

A film about how the Chapman Stilettos dance group reclaims a style of dancing traditionally designed for the male gaze, transforming it into a form of female empowerment

Good & Goats Yoga (2024)

Cinematographer

Chapman University Documentary Production class observational film about the connection between the "goated" natural world and inner peace. 

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