I was born and raised in Paris, France, by an American father and a French mother. I have been in the film business for 35+ years. I was an assistant director for 22 years, and, since 2010, a film director/scriptwriter of several feature films, commercials, and daytime soaps.
I now teach film production, script writing, directing actors, and assistant directing at several renowned film schools in Paris (FEMIS, ESRA, and EICAR). I will be heading the Film Master’s program at ESRA starting Sept. 2025.
I founded YourFilmMentor to empower college applicants and future filmmakers with both technical and artistic guidance in all aspects of film production.
Career highlights
MFA in film production at Boston University.
First assistant director on many feature films, including Hotel Rwanda (with Don Cheadle and Joaquin Phoenix), Lost in Space (with Gary Oldman and Matt LeBlanc), Animal Farm among others (IMDb).
Worked on 250+ commercials and music videos, assisting great directors such as world-renowned Hong Kong-based Wong Kar Wai.
My first feature film as a director, Case Départ (Back to Square One), was the 7th highest-grossing French movie of the year and won many awards. It was a comedy -- I love a good comedy!
Directed three other French films and wrote several scripts for movies and documentaries.
My last film, Alad'2, was the 5th highest-grossing French movie of the year.
Worked all over the world, including Europe, North and South America, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.
