If you're a brand or agency looking to elevate your marketing and creative materials, let's connect.As the Creative Director of Primitive Applied, I specialize in fusing art with branding, collaborating with agencies, production companies, and clients to craft visually compelling stories. Our mission is simple: to allow brands to work directly with artists, directors, cinematographers, and talent, ensuring that every piece of work is an authentic expression of the brand’s identity.At Primitive Applied, we streamline the creative process, eliminating unnecessary steps and prioritizing the vision and needs of each project. This approach maximizes creative resources, ensuring that more value is reflected in the final product—on screen and in the audience's experience. Our team is committed to transforming ideas into impactful, art-driven campaigns that resonate deeply with consumers.Let’s work together to push the boundaries of branded content and advertising. If you're ready to take your brand’s visual storytelling to the next level, I’d love to hear from you.Personal Bio:I am a filmmaker, visual artist, and Creative Director with over twenty years of experience in the industry. As a cinematographer, my work has been showcased at prestigious festivals worldwide, including SXSW, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Shanghai International Film Festival, among others. I am currently finalizing post-production on two feature documentaries slated for release in 2025. My experimental film Beef received the Experimental Spirit Award at the Brooklyn Film Festival (2022) and Best Experimental Film at the Nashville Film Festival (2022), screening at numerous international festivals. My latest series, Poets in Space, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, was acquired by The Paris Review. In addition to my film work, my visual art has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2022).I also lead Primitive Collective, a creative collective focused on integrating art into branding and advertising. Our work in advertising has garnered tens of millions of views, been featured in AdWeek, and earned several industry accolades. With an MFA from Columbia University and a BS from the University of Florida, I have lectured on visual language and art at institutions such as MIT, Boston University, and Lesley University.