CONTACT ME

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BASICS

Born June 8, 1998 in Washington, DC.
First languages were French and Russian.
Creative since day 1 (I was the "art kid").
Graduated from SCAD in Film and TV (BFA) & Creative Business Leadership (MA).
Way too many hobbies (Jack of all trades, master of none).
Hobbies include: Drawing, playing instruments (drums, guitar, piano, ukulele), singing, rock climbing, cooking, wakeskating, magic tricks, acting, dancing, reading, writing, making films, etc.
Was a competitive swimmer for majority of my life.
Love to travel/experience new places and cultures. Ask me about my crazy trip related stories!
Love reviewing movies, brainstorming film ideas with friends, binging watching tv shows. Find my opinionated reviews on Letterboxd!
Really good at puzzles, also very serious about playing Catan.
Random fact: Can write upside down and backwards easily.
Currently based in New York City.
Currently loving my job at Peacock (NBC UNIVERSAL)

WHAT GOT ME INTO FILM?

I was around 8 years old when I stood on the set of Passions (Soap Opera). My aunt, Lisa de Cazotte was a producer at the time. I remember seeing a couple girls my age in the dressing room getting their costumes on. I wanted to be those girls. I wanted to be involved somehow. I became obsessed with the magic of it all, especially when I saw the same scene I watched in person air on TV the next day. At age 12, I started making my own videos. But instead of making full movies, I would only make the trailers for them. Which funny enough, is what I want to do now (trailer editing). Editing always made more sense to me than physically holding a camera, or directing actors. I love it because editing a sequence is just another puzzle I get to solve.

THOUGHTS ON EDITING

Timing and intuition are everything to me when I am in editing mode. I also weirdly enjoy sorting bins and organizing files. Scrambling, unscrambling, envisioning, and creating is what I do best. Editing has deeply effected the way I process and deal with new information, situations, and how I solve problems in life. Editing has taught me how to expand and narrow my focus, and has given me a lot of insight on human emotions, empathy, and how to "control" time. As an editor I think of myself like a conductor in an orchestra, deciding what plays when, and at what intensity/softness, all to create a deeper feeling or meaning in someone. I knew I wanted to be an editor at 12 years old. I am still just as excited and obsessed with it now.

WHAT DO I WANT?

At this moment in my life, I'd like to learn as much as I can about what I like to do. So far I've learned that I really love making movie trailers, and sound designing projects. This feeling has exponentially grown since I started working for Peacock. In the future, I'd also like to edit full episodes of a series, or edit a full feature length movie. Apart from editing, my way later in life goal is to direct a feature film and also dive into the world of animation and writing.