Filmmaking Portfolio
FILMS AND SCRIPTS
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Screenwriter/Director, Roses are Red (award-winning student film about acting on a crush)
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Director, Tina's Story (an award-winning documentary that used precise interview questions to elicit a dramatic retelling of a hospice patient's WWII survival story)
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Screenwriter, A Date with the Future, (a 15-page sci-fi comedy about time-travel and dating)
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Screenwriter, The Elevator (a comedy about the unique relationship between elevator passengers)
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Screenwriter/Director, The Exit (short film about leaving the scene of a crime)
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Screenwriter/Director, The Library (short film about test stress)
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
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Founder, Reel Girls Film Festival (www.reelgirlsfilmfestival.com) (2019-Present)
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Launched first all-girls' international film festival to encourage, support young female filmmakers.
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Reel Girls Film Festival had over 400 submissions and 1000 attendees in its inaugural year.
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Director, Reel Girls Organization (2020-Present)
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Established Reel Girls as a federal not-for-profit organization to further support underprivileged young female filmmakers with the goal to create annual grants for equipment purchases and scholarships
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Student, Harvard Secondary School Course, "Organized Crime: Mafias in Theory, in Film, and in Reality" Awarded 4 Credits, A-
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Student, NYU Dramatic Writing Summer Program (2020) Awarded 6 credits 4.0 GPA
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Student, Harvard PreCollege Psychology Course "Why Movies Move Us" taught by Nathan David Roberts, BA (2020)
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Participant, New York Film Academy Los Angeles (2019)
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Completed 3 short films in the 6-week Filmmaking 2 seminar.
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Student, Screenwriting MasterClass with Tom Benderek (2019)
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Active Member, Liaison of Independent Filmmaking Toronto (L.I.F.T.) (2018-Present)
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Participate frequently in industry workshops to improve skills, including Camera Theory, Intro to Independent Filmmaking, The Art of the Interview, Premier Pro.
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Participant, Interlochen Arts Academy Cinema Program (2014-2017)
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Worked with a team to write and direct several film shorts.
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LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
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Resident Filmmaker, Philip Aziz Hospice (2018-Present)
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Created training, promotional & social media videos for hospice; worked on archival film project "Living Histories."
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Archival Filmmaker, Great Lakes Hospice
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Created short films of hospice patients for families, started the Living History Short Film Project. (2016-2017)
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Head of BH Film Club, Branksome Hall (2019 - Present)
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Led video and film projects with student members, During Covid, moved the club to virtual format with a focus on viewing and discussion of classic films
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10th Grade Student Leader (Council Rep), Branksome Hall Student Council (2019-2020 )
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Elected as 1 of 2 students to represent Class of 2022; duties include meeting with administration, leading class at assemblies/events, and regularly communicating with the student body.
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Participant, Global Student Leadership Summit (2020)
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Attended the conference, learned leadership skills, and shared with the BH community
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Archival Filmmaker, Great Lakes Hospice (2016-2017)
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Created training, promotional videos for hospice; worked on archival film project "Living Histories."
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HONORS AND AWARDS
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BH Leadership Award (2020)
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High Honor Roll/Honour Roll (2018 - present) 4.0 Unweighted Ontario GPA, Top 10% of Class
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Spanish Award (highest-achieving Spanish student in BH Class of 2022) (2019)(2020)
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Drama Award (2020)
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Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award (2020)
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Best High School Film, Ogeechee History Film Festival (2018)
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Rising Star Award, One Race Film Festival (2018)
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People's Choice Nominee, Kids Film It Festival (2019) (2020)
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2nd Place High School Documentary, CineStudent Film Festival (2019)
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Official Selection, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Voices of Hope Student Film Festival (2019)
OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR PURSUITS
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Recreational Runner (2016-Present)
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Piano Soloist (2008-Present)
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Member, Photography Club (2020-present)
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Recreational Kitesurfer (2018- Present)