Filmmaker Experience
I produced and directed the documentary, Austin Unbound: a Deaf Journey of Transgender Heroism.
Bragging Rights
The film was translated into 9 foreign languages.
I was honored to receive an award for the Best Film that Shatters Stereotypes at the Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival in Moscow, Russia.
I presented a session at the Creating Change Conference by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
I was plenary speaker with Dr. Susan Burch at the Society for Disability Studies 25th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.
The film has screened nationwide at campus events with a speaker's bureau.
It was picked up for distribution by Collective Eye Films.
Trailer
Background
My crew and I managed to capture a pivotal time during the life of Austin, a fascinating and charismatic individual. It is the first film made at the intersections of Deaf and transgender identities. The film sets out to show him as both a superhero and a regular guy. The esoteric sound design brings the audience into his visual world of sign language. Big thanks to Chris Funk of the Decemberists for helping us to accomplish this musically. Major thanks go to our talented Sundance award-winning editor Basil Shadid. He helped make this grassroots effort shine.
