INDIE PROJECTS

“NORMAL”

Originally conceptualized as an animated short, the audio series “NORMAL” weaves the stories and perspectives of dozens of real people into one singular story about the average life of a body under patriarchy, and our disordered normal. My co-creator and I interviewed over 40 people for this piece, exploring the nuanced relationships that our subjects had with the mirror, the menu, the scale, the plate, the gym, the opposite gender, the concept of “normal,” and the reality of self-objectification. We are currently applying for funding with the hopes of animating this short film.

“STORMING CAESARS PALACE” (PBS)

Through my years working on SCP, I learned what a true labor of love independent filmmaking is. Often on a team of just three people, we pulled this historical documentary over the finish line. I am very proud to have played a role in telling Ruby Duncan’s story: one of an impoverished single black woman changing history.

“When Ruby Duncan faces the stigma and harassment of a fraud-obsessed and broken system, she ignites “Mother Power,” mobilizing a welfare rights group to march down the Vegas Strip, demanding dignity, justice, democratic participation, and an adequate income in 1971.”

“PRETTY, ANGRY”

In 2018 I launched a 5-episode interview series called “Pretty, Angry: The Podcast” with the explicit goal of expanding the conversations I was having at my women’s college beyond our university walls. Pulling heavily from Virginia Vallian’s book Why So Slow, we wanted to explore the unconscious gender stigmas we all hold and where they come from. Through a combination of psychological theory, personal anecdotes, and in-depth interviews with fellow Barnard students, my co-host and I set out to “investigate and articulate what the hell women are yelling about.”