Originally from a small mountain town in the south (Asheville, North Carolina) he has spent the past few years overseas working in Asia and now lives in San Francisco. His work as a filmmaker/cinematographer has screened at Sundance, SXSW, and HotDocs. Selected works have been featured in The New York Times, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, The Atlantic, and Vimeo for its Staff Picks.