Here is some of my work. Enjoy!
Weaving Life: Love Letter to the Women of San Basilio de Palenque
A poetic documentation of traditional hair braiding in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia — the first free African town in the Americas. Through intimate footage and narration, this work explores how braiding served as both a resistance tool and cultural preservation, celebrating the enduring artistry of Black women's hair traditions.
A compilation reel celebrating makers, movement, and everyday life across Panama, Colombia, South Africa, and Jamaica. Set to Afrobeats—music that embodies the rhythms and connections of the African diaspora—this series captures intimate moments of craftsmanship and the human spirit through a focus on hands at work.
Reel: The Movement of Spirit
Sounds of Exertion
An autoethnographic exploration of morning rituals through sound, this experimental piece captures the intimate soundscape that exist between deliberate actions. By focusing on the embodied sounds that exist between routine morning activities, By documenting these typically unnoticed sonic moments, the work examines how our bodies create their own rhythmic presence within daily routines.
Recording, photography, and sound editing by Denae Patterson
Can’t Cash Compliments
Launched on Equal Pay Day, this short video humorously follows a 30-something professional who receives compliments instead after asking for a raise. She then attempts to use those compliments as currency. Created by me and written and produced with Twanna Toliver, "Can’t Cash Compliments" playfully critiques pay inequality.
Special thanks to The Financial Gym in NYC for providing the filming location, the talented artist Debra Cartwright for her contributions, and Vaughn Brown for camera, sound, and editing work.