Independent Films
a sample of work, created in collaboration
HOUSE OF LIGHT
DP, Producer, and Editor | 2025
As the last lighthouse keeper approaches retirement, Dr. Sally Snowman reflects on how to say goodbye to her spiritual and emotional connection to Boston Light. This immersive portrait of Sally's final days at Boston Light may be the last document of the art of light keeping.
2025 Premiere | Camden International Film Festival
bombASSbabe Series
Creator, Director, DP, Editor
2018 - present
bombASSbabes, an Emmy-winning series, celebrates the tenacity of Cincinnati's creative women. Each short film gives a glimpse into the world of the artist as they perform, explore, and reflect on their unique creative energy.
Published on Women of Cincy | bombASSbabe.com
Preconceived
Cinematographer
2024
In the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal, and amidst the growing war against women's rights, debut filmmakers Sabrine Keane and Kate Dumke offer another entry point into understanding the scale and impact of these decisions.
Premiered and won Best of Texas at SXSW, more are PreconceivedFilm.com
"I'm an Asian-American. I was born in Busan, South Korea. I was adopted when I was five-months old and have been living in the midwest ever since and... it's complicated."
"My life right now is dormant like my garden. Under the soil, there are seeds getting ready to grow in the spring. I am in transition too. This year has been the most difficult year of my life, but within grief I am searching for meaning, transformation, and growth."
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"I'm an Asian-American. I was born in Busan, South Korea. I was adopted when I was five-months old and have been living in the midwest ever since and... it's complicated."
PBS American Portrait
DP, Photographer, Editor
2020
Selected as the Ohio ambassador for this national storytelling project, I interviewed residents over the course of six months to expand the notion of American life. These stories were woven into the American Portrait docuseries & TV specials, as well as the newly released PBS American Portrait book.
Oliveros Response Project
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2021
Inspired by the late composer Pauline Oliveros and her "Sonic Meditations", these short films explore Deep Listening through a collection of narration, meditation, and performance. Each of these four films takes place in one of four historic Cincinnati buildings, now left in decay. Produced by Brianna Matzke of the Response Project.
Envelope Adventures
One of my first-ever videos
2010
We all start somewhere. I started in my first-year dorm room, meticulously moving tiny pieces of doodled paper to create a stop motion film with a shoddy point and shoot camera. I was so proud.
BIO
Biz is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She pursues projects exploring narratives not often recognized in mainstream media and strives to use storytelling as a tool for social/environmental activism.
She's currently working on the film team at The North Face, but began her career at a grassroots, social innovation nonprofit where she practiced community organizing and systemic design. Combining this knowledge with her love of filmmaking in 2016, she grew a deeper emotional awareness of visual media and embraced collaborating on films celebrating underrepresented themes and identities.
