Narrative Slate

Film Projects

Short-form narrative projects blending comedy, science fiction, fantasy, action, and character-driven storytelling.

Completed Films

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Award-Winning Short Film

Shayla

Shayla is a short film about identity, bullying, resilience, and the moment a young person begins to understand her own strength.

The film uses a grounded high school setting with heightened visual storytelling to explore what happens when Shayla is pushed to stop hiding who she is.

The project combines performance, editing, sound, visual effects, and restrained genre elements to support Shayla’s emotional point of view.

Awards & Recognition

  • Winner — Best Coming-of-Age Film, Couch Film Festival
  • Winner — Best Editing, Windsor International Black Film Festival
  • Winner — Best Visual Effects, New York Film & Actress Awards
  • Winner — Best Young Actress, New York Film & Actress Awards
  • Official Selection — Tacoma Film Festival
  • Official Selection — Tri-Cities International Film Festival
  • Official Selection — Universal Kids Film Festival
  • Semi-Finalist — Hawaii International Film Awards
  • Honorable Mention — Washington Underground Film Festival

Development Slate

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Fantasy / Character Drama

Anika the Great

A short-form fantasy story centered on Anika Dupree, a young woman pulled into a strange and personal confrontation with power, identity, and responsibility.

The project blends grounded community relationships with a heightened genre premise, creating a story that is intimate, visual, and emotionally direct.

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Comedy / Fantasy / Action

Weekend Warriors

A short film concept about ordinary people caught in an absurd, supernatural conflict that turns a casual encounter into something far stranger.

The piece is designed to mix comedy, genre escalation, and stylized confrontation while keeping the characters grounded and specific.

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Comedy / Fantasy

Dr. Faustus and the Holiday Science Pageant

A comic short built around a school science pageant, an overdramatic young “Dr. Faustus,” and the kind of theatrical ambition that turns a simple classroom event into something much bigger.

The project plays with performance, ego, imagination, and the chaos that happens when children take their own mythology very seriously.

Genre Stories That Center Human Experiences

My film projects often start with a heightened idea: a young superhero legacy, a supernatural duel, a magical bracelet, a classroom pageant with mythic ambition, or a young girl discovering power she did not know she had.

But the goal is always to bring the idea back to character. I’m interested in stories where comedy, fantasy, science fiction, action, and visual effects support the emotional life of the characters instead of replacing it.

Interested in the next project?

I’m currently developing future short-form film projects through Radio Tribe Productions, with Black Iris planned as the next production. Reach out on LinkedIn if you’d like to connect, collaborate, or follow the work.

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