2026–2028 · XR · Documentary
The Sound of a Sacrifice Zone
Director · Producer · Writer
A room-scale VR documentary on a border community resisting erasure where SpaceX's Starship program meets the coast.
US$224K production budget, premiere 2028
All the work, by field
The work
Every project, from the first community radio to the VR documentary in production. Click any card to open the case.
10 projects
XR & Immersive
Volumetric capture, Gaussian splats, 360° video and virtual production, from festival exhibition to the headset.
2026 · XR
Pages of Prophecy
Co-creator
Vertical slice with Noelle Muluneh that stages Gaussian splats and 360° video in Unity for her family's story of exile on Asinara.
2026 · XR
The Fall Out Boys
Co-creator
Two-day Unreal Jam short: five friends rebuild their arcade after an AI apocalypse. Photos to splats to Unreal to AI restyle.
2026 · XR
SIGGRAPH 2026 Immersive Pavilion
Exhibition Docent · Technical Operations
Kept a real-time mocap dance installation running through 4 days of SIGGRAPH's Immersive Pavilion and guided 6,000+ visitors.
6,000+ visitors guided in 4 days
2026 · XR · Documentary
Reality Looks Back
Associate Producer · Docent
Ran the SXSW run of a 21-minute volumetric and 360° documentary, 1 of 13 Spotlight picks in a 31-project program.
400+ individual viewings in 5 days
XRReclamationWebXR · ASU
2026 · XR
Reclamation
3D Asset Library Lead
Built a browser-ready library of 30 to 50 SoCal native plants so fire survivors can preview landscaping for rebuilt homes.
14k triangle budget per asset
2025–26 · XR · Documentary
Out of the Ashes
Co-producer · Director · Editor · Volumetric Capture Assistant
Directed and edited the behind-the-scenes documentaries of an immersive film on the 2025 LA wildfires, from the scans of burned homes to its premiere in competition at Venice Immersive.
2025–26 · XR
ASU × LA Public Library XR Pilot
Project Manager
Put 10 award-winning XR titles in 5 Los Angeles public library branches and trained staff to run the sessions on their own.
10 titles across 5 branches
2025–26 · XR
Remembering Major Tom
Director · Animation Developer · Editor
Unreal Engine short about a granddaughter reaching her grandmother through music as her memory fades.
Official Selection NEM Virtual Production Film Festival
2025–26 · XR
A Ghost(ing) Story
Writer · Director · ICVFX Developer · Editor
Sci-fi comedy sketch where an astronaut meets an opera singer on Mars, shot in camera on an Unreal Engine LED volume.
6 projects
Documentary
Feature and immersive documentary about communities that pay for other people's infrastructure.
2026–2028 · XR · Documentary
The Sound of a Sacrifice Zone
Director · Producer · Writer
A room-scale VR documentary on a border community resisting erasure where SpaceX's Starship program meets the coast.
US$224K production budget, premiere 2028
2026 · XR · Documentary
Reality Looks Back
Associate Producer · Docent
Ran the SXSW run of a 21-minute volumetric and 360° documentary, 1 of 13 Spotlight picks in a 31-project program.
400+ individual viewings in 5 days
2025–26 · XR · Documentary
Out of the Ashes
Co-producer · Director · Editor · Volumetric Capture Assistant
Directed and edited the behind-the-scenes documentaries of an immersive film on the 2025 LA wildfires, from the scans of burned homes to its premiere in competition at Venice Immersive.
2023–24 · Documentary · Journalism
Children of the Wind
Director · Scriptwriter · Producer · Editor
A feature documentary about the Cumbe Quilombo, in Ceará, where a wind farm was built on the community's land without consultation. Clean energy: clean for whom?
1 of 3 features picked by Cine Ceará from 100+
2023 · Journalism · Documentary
Ceará em Cena
Scriptwriter · Animator · Graphic Designer · Editor
Multimedia report on Ceará's film industry: an animated opening and five short films built from 14+ interviews.
1st of 10 Gandhi Award, student electronic media
2020–23 · Research · Documentary
GRUPPE: Practices and Studies in Audiovisual Journalism
Researcher · Producer
Headed 20+ research projects and hands-on productions in filmmaking and audiovisual journalism.
20+ research projects and productions
7 projects
Journalism
Reporting, multimedia packages and youth newsrooms: report first, build second.
2026 · Journalism · Social
Venice Immersive 2026
Digital Media & Content Producer
Picked by ASU NEM to cover Venice Immersive. Shot, edited and delivered photo and short-form video over 12 days on site.
12 days on site at La Biennale
2026 · Journalism · Social
USC Content Creators Academy
Writer · Director · Editor
Content strategy and vertical explainers on environmental journalism, built in USC Annenberg workshops on AI, ethics and audience.
2023–24 · Documentary · Journalism
Children of the Wind
Director · Scriptwriter · Producer · Editor
A feature documentary about the Cumbe Quilombo, in Ceará, where a wind farm was built on the community's land without consultation. Clean energy: clean for whom?
1 of 3 features picked by Cine Ceará from 100+
2024 · Journalism · Social
G20 & Global Education Meeting
Producer · Camera · Editor · Community Organizer
Recruited and trained 50 public-school students into a newsroom that covered the G20 in Brazil.
500K+ people reached by 20+ pieces
2023 · Journalism · Documentary
Ceará em Cena
Scriptwriter · Animator · Graphic Designer · Editor
Multimedia report on Ceará's film industry: an animated opening and five short films built from 14+ interviews.
1st of 10 Gandhi Award, student electronic media
JournalismAusênciasFederal University of Ceará · Radio
2023 · Journalism
Ausências
Co-creator
Radio piece recognized with 2nd of 10 in Radio at the Gandhi Communication Award.
2nd of 10 Gandhi Award, radio
2019–22 · Research · Journalism
CII: International Press Committee
Researcher · Journalism and PR Lead (CII Percursos)
Research, training and hands-on journalism on human rights, international relations and international media coverage.
214 students at CII Percursos 2021
5 projects
Social Impact
Mentorship, digital citizenship and public-health drives: community work that came before the camera.
2018–25 · Impact · Social
ImpactaJovem Youth Mentorship Network
Social Projects & Mentorship Coordinator
Coordinated 1,000+ volunteers from every Brazilian state to deliver 5,700+ free mentorships to high school students.
5,700+ free mentorships
2020–24 · Impact
Cidadão Digital
Youth Ambassador · Educathon Mentor · Video Maker
Youth ambassador for digital citizenship. Trained students and teachers and mentored 10 teams in a national educathon.
10 student teams mentored
2021–23 · Research · Impact
Midiando: Education in the Media, for the Media
Researcher · Activity Coordinator
Coordinated 60+ media-literacy activities with 1,200+ middle and high school students, teachers and older adults.
1,200+ students, teachers and elders reached
2020–22 · Research · Impact
CACCO: Alternative, Citizen and Community Communication
Extension Member
Supported 30+ extension activities in coverage, public relations, documentary and social media with 10 community radio stations.
10 community radio stations
2021 · Impact
Cadastra Eu!
Co-founder · Lead
Co-founded a student drive that registered people without internet for Covid-19 vaccines. It became an official UFC extension program.
National coverage on TV Globo's Jornal Hoje
8 projects
Research & Extension
University extension projects and research on media, community communication and immersive media for environmental justice.
2025– · Research
Research agenda: immersive media and sacrifice zones
Graduate Researcher
How communities facing environmental injustice in the Global South can use immersive media to build resilience and inform public policy.
2021–23 · Research · Impact
Midiando: Education in the Media, for the Media
Researcher · Activity Coordinator
Coordinated 60+ media-literacy activities with 1,200+ middle and high school students, teachers and older adults.
1,200+ students, teachers and elders reached
2020–23 · Research · Documentary
GRUPPE: Practices and Studies in Audiovisual Journalism
Researcher · Producer
Headed 20+ research projects and hands-on productions in filmmaking and audiovisual journalism.
20+ research projects and productions
2018–22 · Research
Academic events and workshops
Organizer · Communications Lead
Organized and led communications for 10 academic events, including a national congress of journalism researchers.
10 events organized
2020–22 · Research · Impact
CACCO: Alternative, Citizen and Community Communication
Extension Member
Supported 30+ extension activities in coverage, public relations, documentary and social media with 10 community radio stations.
10 community radio stations
2019–22 · Research · Journalism
CII: International Press Committee
Researcher · Journalism and PR Lead (CII Percursos)
Research, training and hands-on journalism on human rights, international relations and international media coverage.
214 students at CII Percursos 2021
2022 · Research
Internet Use by Children and Teenagers
Research Facilitator
Facilitated sessions of an international study on how children and teenagers use the internet, its opportunities and risks.
2021 · Research
Teaching Initiation: Media Culture and Languages
Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistant for a 32-student class: new methods, support for student productions and 100% student approval.
100% student approval
Social & Content
Campaigns, vertical video and communication systems that reached millions of views.
2026 · Journalism · Social
Venice Immersive 2026
Digital Media & Content Producer
Picked by ASU NEM to cover Venice Immersive. Shot, edited and delivered photo and short-form video over 12 days on site.
12 days on site at La Biennale
2026 · Journalism · Social
USC Content Creators Academy
Writer · Director · Editor
Content strategy and vertical explainers on environmental journalism, built in USC Annenberg workshops on AI, ethics and audience.
2025–26 · Social
Brazil Conference at Harvard & MIT '26
Organizer of General Communications & Digital Marketing
Ran in-house video and design for a Harvard & MIT conference with 50+ speakers and 1,200 attendees.
6.2M views in 7 months
2026 · Social
The Wanderers
Scriptwriter · Animator · Graphic Designer · Editor
Video storytelling for Daniela Gerson's book on exile, memory and migration, built from family archives and her own account.
2018–25 · Impact · Social
ImpactaJovem Youth Mentorship Network
Social Projects & Mentorship Coordinator
Coordinated 1,000+ volunteers from every Brazilian state to deliver 5,700+ free mentorships to high school students.
5,700+ free mentorships
2023–25 · Social
Public Education Communication
Social Media Manager · Videomaker · Photographer · Designer
Three years running communication for 750+ public high schools and 350,000 students: 20+ campaigns and 90+ videos a year.
350,000 students reached
2024 · Journalism · Social
G20 & Global Education Meeting
Producer · Camera · Editor · Community Organizer
Recruited and trained 50 public-school students into a newsroom that covered the G20 in Brazil.
500K+ people reached by 20+ pieces
2024 · Social
School Uniform Design Contest
Production · Script · Camera · Design · Editing
Statewide campaign for a student-led uniform design contest, built in the visual language teenagers already used.
1.23M views across 4 pieces