Biography
B. 1984 in USA – Lives and Works in Lisbon and Geneva. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art , at L’Ecole National des Beaux-Arts (Paris) and at Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains. He has directed 18 short films over the past 8 years, often setting his provocative narratives in diverse contexts such as Sri Lanka, Haiti, Angola, Brazil, Argentina, France and Portugal. The films have premiered at festivals such as , La Bienale di Venezia, the Berlinale, Toronto International Film Festival as well as in museums such as MIT List Center in Boston, Palais de Tokyo and MAMVP in Paris, Kunst-Werke in Berlin or Serralves in Porto. His films have been awarded a number of prizes such as A History of Mutual Respect (co-directed with Daniel Schmidt) which as awarded the Pardino d’Oro for best short film at Locarno 2010 or Taprobana which was awarded the EFA short film nomination at the 2014 Berlinale.
