Director
WHAT'S IN A NAME
(Feature Documentary, in production)
What’s in a Name, captures the journeys of three trans women as they champion the passage of HB252, an Illinois state bill eliminating name-change barriers for individuals with felony records. Set against the backdrop of their personal struggles and triumphs, the film unveils the profound impact of their advocacy.
(Narrative, 55 min, 2009)
Set in the post-revolutionary Russia of 1921, Maggots and Men re-imagines the uprising of the Kronstadt sailors (best known for Battleship Potemkin.) A huge ensemble cast— featuring scores of trans and gender non-conforming actors—re-enact this fascinating moment in history. (on The Criterion Channel)
ACLU: TRANS IN AMERICA
CHICAGO LOVE
(Documentary, 16 min, 2018)
This short vérité style doc follows Eisha Love after she regains her freedom after incarceration.
(Documentary, 76 min, 2015)
A film set in Haiti (starring Zackary Drucker as Kathy Acker) becomes a documentary after the death of the co-director, Flo McGarrell.
VALENCIA
(Narrative,105 min, 2013)
A collaboration between a national community of queer filmmakers adapts the underground classic memoir into a kaleidoscopic vision of San Francisco's Mission District in the early 90s.
FOR FLO
(Experimental,11 min, 2013)
A poem to a lost friend, For Flo, is the filmmaker’s attempt to capture the magic of his brief relationship with his good friend and collaborative partner, Flo McGarrell.
FALLEN
(Experimental,1 min, 2011)
The price of Empire hasn't changed.
Collaboration with Tyler Matthew Oyer.
PHINEAS SLIPPED
(Narrative,15 min, 2002)
Restless schoolboys dadream in super 8 in this homoerotic free-for-all where trans-masculine/ GNC actors dominate.