She has presented her work in the form of installation art and documentary film, with recent exploration into online interactive media. Heather is originally from Maryland, but has been heavily influenced by her time studying cinema and photojournalism in North Carolina and Copenhagen. Her films are reminiscent of the direct cinema movement, adopting a patient, invested approach with her subjects. Her most recent work is deeply personal, focusing on her younger brother who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two.