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Los Angeles, California, United States

Machine Cinema is the premier resource for the growing global community of AI creators, educating and building teams and partnerships for new experiences and IP.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Host of the “Curious Refuge Podcast” and Lead Instructor for first-of-its-kind online education offering for documentary creators and unscripted professionals to explore how synthetic media can empower authentic storytelling. We explore the evolving frontier of innovative tools but give equal attention to the very complex ethical and legal landscape to.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Develop and maintain slate of creative projects with numerous industry partners, including Red Bull Media House, XTR, OP3N/EST, and Sagan Studios. Manage, develop, and motivate group of AI filmmakers making leap to.
• Served as Senior Advisor/Creative Producer for Web3/AI startup in L.A. from 2021 to 2022.
• Produced and directed digital documentary series about ascendant Web3 digital artist movement.
• Acted as Consulting Producer for 2023 Oscar shortlisted film “Hidden Letters” by Violet du Feng.
• Packaged and produced “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” in partnership with Participant Media and The Atlantic. Movie premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Directed initiative to reboot non-fiction division, including content strategy and delivery. Managed partnerships with The New York Times, The Atlantic, publishing houses, and key funding, distribution, and packaging.
• Generated total of $7M+ in gross revenue in under 3 years by marketing, selling, and delivering critically acclaimed projects to Sundance Film Festival, Shopify Studios, HBO, and Hulu.
• Pitched and won $2M budget to create social impact documentary focused on Black entrepreneurship in L.A.
• Built department from scratch to execute creative slate of premium talent and IP-led original projects.

Los Angeles

• Managed U.S. production, generating original slate of formats and documentary series. Collaborated with Pulse’s Music Video, Commercial, Branded Content, and Feature Documentary divisions.
• Accomplished gross revenue of $3M within 1 year.
• Spearheaded development of new U.S. division for UK-based studio.
• Hired and managed team that delivered premium historical documentary series to History Channel and 8-episode premium series to Viceland.

Brooklyn, NY

• In collaboration with Co-Presidents Spike Jonze and Eddy Moretti, built creative content strategy and consistent brand messaging to launch lifestyle-oriented channel targeting millennials. Performed as key production.
• Instrumental in building out network year 1 slate of 30+ series and 200+ hours of content spanning lifestyle, investigative, travel, and entertainment genres (both production and distribution).

• Managed communications with major agencies, including WME, CAA, and UTA. Fielded pitches and forged relationships with third-party producers, creatives, and filmmakers. Represented network at industry conferences as.
• Directly oversaw production and delivery of $30M+ in business over 5 years (100+ hours of content).
• Singlehandedly brought in 16 new television series and 50+ pilots from pitch to green light to air.
• Supervised teams of up to 20+ show staff as network executive in charge of production.
• Acted as lead development executive, presenting at industry conferences and managing high-level relationships with major agencies and partners.

- First job out of college, apprenticed in Post Production Supervision, filmmakers include Al Pacino, Larry Fishburne, Louis CK, Kenneth Lonergan, Gus Van Sant, Bruce Sinofsky