At Ripple House, I am a storyteller who writes, directs, and produces narrative feature films, limited series, and podcasts. My mediums span from claymation to live action, but the thread uniting my work is a desire to create entertaining, socially impactful narratives that transform underrepresented experiences into emotionally resonant stories—fostering empathy, connection, and meaningful dialogue. In other words: bringing important stories to life through entertainment. Soul medicine in syntactic sugar!
The ultimate goal of my production LLC is to help ensure that disabled filmmakers and storytellers from low-income backgrounds have access to the support and opportunities they need to bring their stories to life.
Outside of Ripple House, I also direct and produce for hire! When bringing someone else’s work to life, I consider a wide range of projects far beyond the social-impact space I focus on as a writer-director. I love helping other writers and filmmakers realize their vision—whatever that vision may be.
As a director, I’m especially adept at honing the right cinematic vision alongside cinematographers and coaxing the strongest possible performance out of every actor—making sure subtext, nuance, and believability win every time. Nothing kills a movie quicker than bad acting. I’ve personally seen brilliant actors give poor performances under inexperienced direction, and it’s always such a bummer. Great performances don’t just come from casting great actors; they come from creating the conditions in which those actors can do their best work.
My passion for filmmaking and storytelling is driven by its empathetic power to transcend and transform perceptions. Even if only for the duration of a book or a movie, a well-written story has the potential to somewhat transcend divisions by reminding us of our shared humanity. For a moment, we see the world as the main character.
I have experience writing and directing across diverse mediums, including podcasting, documentary, narrative-live action, animation, and claymation. I have directed and produced a successful podcast series, a feature film, written four feature-length screenplays (one currently in post-production and one in pre-production), and created a ten-episode limited series. See my portfolio for work samples.
Full projects and additional work are available for review upon execution of a signed NDA.