I finished my first semester of grad school in Chicago at Columbia College Chicago and I am gearing up for the next semester which is starting at the end of the month. It was exactly the challenge I wanted and I am absorbing everything like a sponge.
In addition to my studies, I was honored to be one of eight recipients of the 2025 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship awarded by The American Association of People with Disabilities. The scholarship honors undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities pursuing careers in the media and entertainment industry.
This scholarship has connected me with amazing folks in the disability community but I do not want to stop there. I am eager to connect with other creatives with disabilities, organizations that promote artists (in the film industry) with disabilities, and/or offer scholarship opportunities for graduate students with disabilities. Please email your suggestions here.
The first short film I ever wrote music for, VOXRAPTOR, is getting its first in-person screening at the HollyShorts Film Festival on January 28! VOXRAPTOR is a horror short film about a woman who can “telepathically” control a monster known as the Voxraptor. This film was made through the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, a 5-day challenge which centers disability narratives and disabled creatives. I wrote additional music and I am so excited that folks can see it on the big screen! You can see it here if you can’t make the screening in LA!
