Going to keep this page very simple. It will serve as an ongoing reminder to me that nothing I have done has been done on my own. So many people have invested me, supported me, took a chance on me, collaborated with me, led me, followed me…the list goes on. We do not create in a void. We stand on the shoulders of those who came before and we link arms with those in our community; sometimes we hold them up, sometimes they hold us up.
With that said… thank you:
Summer for making life worth living.
Mom and Dad for being my first and longest fans and for always supporting the pursuit of my dreams.
Casey for everything. Literally everything. You fill my life with so much light.
Katy and Aaron for circling the wagons when I needed help.
Alex for being my ride or die and jumping on whatever I’m working on.
Elizabeth for getting me through one of the hardest times of my life and being the best NCP collaborator.
Ernie for ALWAYS being a good friend and collaborator.
Tracy for mentoring, teaching, guiding, loving, and supporting me.
Jose for making it seem like I know how to make films.
Ryan A. for making everything look so damn good all the time.
Joel for going the distance.
Tyler and Kimmi for being, IDK, the best people.
Chris for shooting for me even when it was pennies.
Andrew for those first few shorts where I started learning how to act on camera.
Jon for all that pro-bono legal help and for understanding how I think better than anyone.
Tim and Joe for keeping me chuckling every day.
Al for taking a risk on someone you hardly knew.
Edson for connecting me to so many projects and people that changed the direction of my life.
Andre for being the BEST and PERFECT therapist for me.
Brad, Brad, Phil, and Rick for getting us started.
Samantha for being an amazing mother and friend.
Brad S. for sticking with me.
Nathaniel, Celisse, and Jameson for taking a chance on a nobody and making something beautiful.
Luis for your spark to create.
Rick N. for being teacher, mentor, friend, collaborator and always picking up the phone.
Louis for your legendary sound edits.
Sandy Perrin for teaching me how to self-learn.
Krystal for standing in the gap for me at a pivotal moment.
Phil, Erica, Jim, everyone at BCCD for believing in NCP and me.
Matt S. for giving me so many stage opportunities and always keeping it real with me.
Pesola for watering the seed.
Mr. and Mrs. Flay for nurturing that fledgling plant.
Ryan M. for building it arm in arm.
Matt W. for keeping my mind at ease for 8 years of accounting :D
Stephen for bringing me into the SBU and trusting me with your characters.
this list is not and will never be complete