BLOOD OR WATER

Narrative Short. 19 mins. 2026.

As thirteen-year-old Dara navigates puberty, tensions with her
immigrant father and a fractured friendship push her to
confront the temper she has inherited.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dances with Films NY
Canadian Film Festival
Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival – Best Short Film
WIFT Showcase – Best Writing
Dufferin Film Festival – Best Actress (Irene Balaburski)
Pottsville Film Festival – Best International Short
Galichnik Film Festival
Oakville Film Festival
Forest City Film Festival

THE BEAR AND THE BEEKEEPER

Narrative Short. 13 mins. 2019.

An ageing beekeeper tries to keep a pesky predator
away from his beehives in order to keep the memory
of his loved one alive.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Whistler Film Festival
Edmonton Film Festival – Grand Jury Award Best Short Film
Victoria Film Festival – Audience Choice Best Short
Yorkton Film Festival – Best Emerging Filmmaker, Nominee: Short Subject Fiction
Oxford Film Festival – $15,000 Best Short Film Contestant
Canadian Film Festival – Best Set Design

AFLOAT

Narrative Short. 3 mins. 2017.

Self-conscious of her homemade grape costume at school,
a young girl decides to make a run for it and return home.


OFFICIAL SELECTION
TIFF Kids

ASTEROID

Narrative Short.  11 mins. 2015.

A young girl's science fiction fantasy with her grandfather allows her to come to terms with his illness.


OFFICIAL SELECTION
Air Canada EnRoute Film Festival – People's Choice Award
NSI Film Festival – Fearless Filmmaker Award
Yorkton Film Festival – Best Student Production, Nominee: Best Fiction Director
CineSiege – Best Fiction Film, Best Sound
Sunrise Film Festival – Best Young Filmmaker
Toronto Youth Shorts – Industry Choice Award
Canada International Film Festival – Best Student Film
Muskoka Independent Film Festival – Best Emerging Filmmaker
Montreal World Film Festival
Victoria Film Festival
Female Eye Film Festival
Snowtown Film Festival
Toas Shortz Film Fest
Taiwan International Children's Film Festival
NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)
Lone Star Film Festival
Josiah Media Festival
InShort Film Festival
Ethiopia International Film Festival
Durham Region International Film Festival
Future of Film Showcase