Originally from Long Beach, California, I moved to New York City in August of 2001 to study Film and TV Production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Coming from Southern California and having never visited the Northeast, I found life in NYC as exhilarating as I did enchanting. As a developing filmmaker, the exponential story of the city filled me with wonder of how one place can play such an intricate role in the shaping of the modern world around me. After graduating from Tisch in 2005, I spent time traveling, writing, and working different jobs before settling with a full-time job...more