Graduate Application Consulting from Award-Winning Columbia Writer/Director

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A successful MFA application needs strong writing, both the personal essay and in your storytelling work. I'm here to consult on both, to help applicants interested in their top programs create unstoppable applications. If your program accepts films as part of the application, I'm here to give you my feedback as a working director on that element as well. Your application is a complex and elegant knot. Every string should be closely twined, dovetailing and reinforcing every other.

I was accepted to Brown and Columbia. Since then, I've been a jury prize winner of the Austin Film Festival for feature screenplay. I've had a script on the Black List. I've directed a dozen award winning shorts, and I've funded, directed and profitably sold my first feature film, which was recommended in the New York Times among other press. My second feature film is currently going to market.

If you're passionate about writing or filmmaking, I want to help you build those practical skills you'll need to stand out from the crowd. Everyone has a unique voice, and developing it is the key to creating compelling work – as an MFA applicant, and in your career beyond.
 
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