Santa Fe, New Mexico
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts: Film Production
The University of New Mexico
2018
Minor in Arts Leadership and Business
The University of New Mexico
2018
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Filmmaker
Noor-un-nisa LLC
Producing, capturing, and editing video and photo content for non-profit organizations, artists, and production teams.
Mar 2017 – Present
Adjunct Professor
Institute of American Indian Arts
Teaching Introduction to Cinematic Arts and Technology and Moving Images I.
Aug 2024 – Present
Communications Fellow
University of California Los Angeles – Center for Diverse Leadership in Science
Working with a Communications team to develop storytelling projects that highlight underrepresented communities in science.
Aug 2024 – Present
Spanish Filmmaking Mentor
Littleglobe
Worked as a Spanish speaking mentor in the Newcomer’s Workshop by supporting students in their short films.
Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Coordinator
Film Prize Junior New Mexico
- Facilitated filmmaking education for 5th-12th grade students in Albuquerque public schools by supporting teachers and film mentors, through scheduling and coordinating in-person mentor sessions and video production sessions with partner studios. Nearly 50% the schools I worked with won awards.
- Managed and supported three filmmaking mentors and tracked their progress through the filmmaking education process, and worked with them to support and mentor teachers through the program.
- Organized and facilitated professional development workshops for all of the filmmaking mentors in our program.
Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Social Impact Coordinator
Meow Wolf
- Coordinated and managed a college-level internship program across corporate, and developed and executed professional development workshops, presentations, and experiences for interns. Nearly 60% of interns were hired for staff positions in 2022.
- Developed, managed and coordinated educational presentations and activities for staff in collaboration with non-profits, scholars, and community members.
- Coordinated projects to create volunteer and community support opportunities for staff, which engaged and supported various non-profits in New Mexico.
- Organized immersive storytelling workshops for youth in the Santa Fe community.
- Collaborated with Marketing and Communications teams to produce videos, photography, social media campaigns, internal digital signage, and community-based articles for the Meow Wolf blog.
Mar 2021 – Dec 2022
Non-Fiction Associate Producer
Meow Wolf
- Worked on Meow Wolf’s mini-doc series titled, “Community Voices” which highlights the non-profit sector in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Assisted non-fiction film directors and producers on production of Community Voices.
Jan 2019 – Apr 2020
Junior Filmmaker & Post Production Coordinator
Littleglobe
- Mentored young filmmakers during “Presente” a multi-disciplinary collaborative project about displacement in Santa Fe due to gentrification.
- Collaborated with fellow filmmakers and community members to produce video content.
- Filmmaking instructor for Santa Fe High School news broadcast program.
- Served as a mentor, producer, and editor for media workshop to create a short film, “5 Young Women.”
Jan 2019 – Nov 2019
Promotional Videographer (Student Employee)
Tamarind Institute
- Assisted in shooting and editing 66 Mile Radius, a Tamarind feature-length documentary.
- Produced, shot and edited promotional videos to recruit students.
- Produced, shot and edited instructional videos for printmaking students in collaboration with the Education Director.
Aug 2016 – Dec 2018
Communications Associate (Student Employee)
The University of New Mexico
- Assisted with blog articles and video production projects.
- Reviewed daily news coverage of UNM.
Jan 2018 – July 2018
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS, & HIGHLIGHTS
Best Documentary Nomination
London Film Festival
London, England 2024
NEW: ART is Culture, CULTURE is Art: Lloyd Kiva New Feature Documentary
Editor
Los Angeles Premiere, Official Selection
Red Nation International Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA 2024
NEW: ART is Culture, CULTURE is Art: Lloyd Kiva New Feature Documentary
Editor
Visionary Film Award
Santa Fe Film Festival
Santa Fe, NM 2023
NEW: ART is Culture, CULTURE is Art: Lloyd Kiva New Feature Documentary
Editor
Bronze Award for Best Documentary Short
Telly Awards
New York, NY 2023
“Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya’s Findings”
Co-Director, Editor
Best Music Video
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles, CA 2024
“Boarding Schools” Music Video – Song by Lyla June
Co-Editor, Cinematographer,
Best Female Director
Best Music Video
Best Production Design
Best Visual FX
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles, CA 2020
“Holy Water” Music Video – Song by Wake Self
Director, Editor
Best New Mexico Short
Mindfield Film Festival
Albuquerque, NM 2021
“Holy Water” Music Video – Song by Wake Self
Director, Editor, Producer
Best Music Video Nomination
Indie Shorts Fest
Los Angeles, CA 2024
“Boarding Schools” Music Video – Song by Lyla June
Cinematographer, Co-Editor
COMMUNITY
Victorious Centro De Idiomas (English School) — Chiapas, Mexico
Guest Speaker
2024
Institute of American Indian Arts — Santa Fe, NM
Student Film Showcase Judge
2024
Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA) — Santa Fe, NM
Roundhouse Demonstration Photography
2023
Santa Fe Dreamers Project — Santa Fe, NM
Promotional Photography
2022
Working Classroom — Albuquerque, NM
Guest Speak
2021
Girls Inc. Santa Fe — Santa Fe, NM
Guest Speaker
2020
Humans of New Mexico — Albuquerque, NM
“Mensah Sokpor” Documentary Short – Cinematography and editing
2017
516 Arts — Albuquerque, NM
“Botanical Mural Project” Documentary Short – Cinematography and editing
2016