She studied anthropology in Tallinn, Estonia and filmmaking at The New School in New York City. In New York she worked as cinematographer and editor with director Michael Almereyda on various short films and a feature documentary “Escapes” about Hampton Fancher, an actor and dancer who became the script writer and producer of Blade Runner. “Escape” has been shown at San Francisco International Film Festival, Viennale, International Film Festival Rotterdam and BAMcinemaFest and named New York Times critics pick. Currently she is working on a project in the Peruvian Amazon and on an expanded cinema piece addressing the early years of video art in New York City.