I am a multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Prague, originally from Ohio.
My early work focused on experimental shorts before transitioning into hybrid styles blending documentary and fiction. My largest project, The Amerikans, is a series of 15 short documentaries featuring people from my home region in Ohio. The project’s success brought me to Prague in 2014 to teach at the Prague Film School. I have since taught at FAMU, AAU, and Prague City University, where I currently lead a course on cross-platform storytelling.
During my early years in Prague, I created my first feature film, Confessions of a Box Man—an experimental homage to Kobo Abe’s The Box Man and the editing style of Dušan Makavejev. I also directed music videos, including a commission for Matthew Herbert’s This is (Not) Beethoven - Adagietto. At present, I am working with Neal and Kat, in post, on a second feature that Neal and I co-directed, and Kat produced.
Since 2018, my main work has been creating immersive, traveling installations which combine mediums like VR, interactive audio, projections, and apps. These include VRwandlung, a VR adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, The Infinite Library, and The Republic of Dreams. These works explore dream-like narratives, mythology, ritual, AI, and biodiversity.
My films and installations have been featured in over 50 countries, earning awards like Best Feature Film Director at the Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival (2020), Best Experimental Short at Reel 13 (2016), and Best Medium-Length Film at the Mirror Mountain Festival (2015).
My current passion project, Theta Noir, is a visionary collective crafting AI rituals to challenge mainstream narratives about technology. It also allows me the opportunity to sing and play guitar.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my partner and dog at our Czech countryside cottage, where I love to read, watch films, and drink beer.