At Instagram, I managed Sports and Cultural Moments features for the @instagram account. Here are some of my favorite projects that I directed and produced.
For #NationalPoetryMonth, we brought together four poets to recite poems stemming from their personal experiences. Here are their voices. Yesika Salgado (@yesikastarr), Melania-Luisa Marte (@melatocatierra) and Kim Guerra (@brownbadassxbonita)
For 23-year-old photographer Yannis Davy Guibinga (@yannisdavy), the colors green, yellow, and blue take him back to where he grew up: Libreville, Gabon. Through his lens, the colors of Africa and its diaspora shine.
Feed I Creative Producer
Skating with fashion designer and model Sailor Gonzales (@conchitaqween) to talk about her life and her Chicano culture.
“I started my Instagram account because I wanted people to know that this is not a sad thing,” says Oakley Peterson (@nothingdownaboutit), mother to Scarlett, Ames, and Welles. Just after his birth, Welles was diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Feed I Creative Producer
Through the art of headwraps, Paola Mathe (@findingpaola) discovered a community of women with their own vision for the future. To honor the black community on Instagram and celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I produced a series of content for the #ShareBlackStories campaign.
Feed I Creative Producer
At Instagram, I managed Sports and Cultural Moments features for the @instagram account. Here are some of my favorite projects that I directed and produced.
Watch Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham (@aaronwheelz) take us on a WCMX (wheelchair motocross) ride in his native Las Vegas.
To celebrate the tip-off of this year’s NBA season, I was at home and on the court with basketball champion Stephen Curry (@stephencurry30).
Reel I Director, Creative Producer
Surfers Kelly Slater (@kellyslater), Caroline Marks (@caroline_markss) and Gabriel Medina (@gabrielmedina) ride the man-made wave at #SurfRanchPro, the World Surf League’s (@wsl) competition in central California.
I’ve produced news segments for international media companies. I like to write about how culture impacts fashion, self-expression, and understanding our reality.
Role: Producer, BBC - Jazz, the soft power in the desert
Role: Production Coordinator, Monocle Magazine - Doha Tribeca Film Festival
I love self-expression through art. Here are some stories I’ve produced showing that art can give us a different perspective, fill us with joy, and be a resource for healing and discussion.
Slime-maker Federica Zamponi (@floreal.slimes) invites us to her glitter party. No vacuuming required.
IGTV I Creative Producer, Video Editor
Makeup artist Romanie-Jade Tulloch (@cakefacerj) uses her face as her canvas to create eye-popping looks. This video received over 20 million views.
Afro-Latina artist Uzumaki Cepeda (@uzumaki.gallery) started making her safe space fantasies when she moved to L.A. in 2016. At first, her fuzzy installations (entire rooms covered in neon faux fur) were a colorful way to re-create her childhood, but soon, they transformed into something more powerful.
Feed | Director, Creative Producer
“Culture, arts, music. They're all here. It's called soft power, and the ultimate in soft power may be jazz.” - Bill Law, BBC
BBC | Producer
Follow the power of story at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival where regional filmmakers are celebrated and cultural identity is explored.
Monocle Magazine | Production Coordinator