Selected Work
The Films
No filler. No formula. Just stories that earned their screen time.
Short Film — Featured
Between Hours
2025 · 18 min · Dir. Bear Simmons
Brand Film
The Ground We Stand On
A heritage campaign for a third-generation Chicago roaster — shot on 16mm over four seasons.
Short Film
Salt & Light
A daughter returns home after ten years. One conversation. One kitchen table.
Documentary
Still Running
Portrait of a 73-year-old ultra-marathon runner preparing for her last race.
Brand Film
Maker's Mark
Brand launch for a Chicago ceramicist — intimate, tactile, unhurried.
Brand Film
Slow River
A fly-fishing brand learns to tell the story of stillness over speed.
Short Film
The Appointment
Two strangers in a waiting room. Twenty minutes. No score — one unbroken take.
Documentary
What the Walls Remember
An intimate record of a South Side jazz club in its final year — shot over 11 months.
Brand Film
Before the Open
5am at a family bakery. No narration. Just flour, fire, and ritual.
Short Film
Dear Stranger
Letters left on Chicago Transit buses, read aloud by the people who found them.