'WITH JOY' Short film

I was honored and humbled to be cast as Joie in the student film "With Joy". This film required so much of me, acting, dancing and voice over. This was an especially incredible role, and challenging because I was playing a character based off the director. So I had to find a way to make choices true to whom the real person was, but also give Joie her own life separate from my own and that of Kara (the director). This film was an absolute blast to work on and I hope to create more work like this in the future. 

"With Joy" directed by Kara Criscione. 

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