My film DARK MY LIGHT, a revisionist sci-fi drama and thriller for the modern age, premiered at Fantaspoa in April 2024 and is currently being distributed by Ethos Releasing. In 2023 I wrote, co-directed, co-produced and starred in the feature film GENOA. Shot in the city of the same name, the film is a surrealist take on fatherhood, political anxieties, and ghosts. It's spurred on a new wave of filmmaking for me, something I'm calling "dad-genre" - dads in trouble in films with a genre and documentary edge. GENOA is also a family affair: my wife Katerina produced, and our daughter Petra stars in it.

I'm prepping two new projects, both spiritual follow-ups to GENOA forming something like a thematic and anxious trilogy. FULFILLMENT IS FLEETING AND COMPLETION DOESN'T EXIST is a hybrid doc-fiction drama that will span multiple years in production. NO WITCHES is a comedy about art, fatherhood, and marriage.

My screenplays have placed in a variety of competitions, including the Nicholl Fellowship, Slamdance, American Zoetrope, and Austin. I've had projects at the Torino Film Lab "Next" Section and in many genre labs, including NAFF at BiFan, and Blood Window.

I've taught screenwriting, directing, producing, and film analysis at universities in Pennsylvania, New York, and the Czech Republic. Alongside co-founding Wandering Cinema, I'm also a mentor at the m2 Film Lab in Istanbul, Turkey.

I love teaching like I love filmmaking. I’m an Assistant Professor of Directing at Temple University, and prior to that I taught at Prague Film School. My main areas of focus are blocking techniques and working with actors. Anytime I get the chance to shoot celluloid, I take it! I love film history and cinema studies, too, and I hold out hope that all of my students will become as mesmerized by HAPPY AS LAZZARO as I am. You can read about my recent film obsessions on my blog, which is linked above.

In 2022 I launched Wandering Cinema with my wife Kat and filmmaker and friend Mika Johnson. Wandering Cinema is an annual film retreat designed for participants to absorb new ways of thinking of cinema in unique surroundings. 2026 will mark our fourth edition, and this one will take place in Scotland.

Alongside my film work, I'm a father, runner, scotch enthusiast, music lover with no talent for music, and baseball fan. Whether doing some or none of these, I like to spend time with Kat, our kids Petra and Nihal, and our dog Ike.