role: Director | Screenwriter | Production Design

This project stole a little piece of my heart in the best way. I created it at a time in SF when the possibilities seemed limitless, the vibes high - before Google buses were a thing and iPhones stole all of our attention. A time of wildness in the city wilderness. Besties that never let you down, endless champagne, and when saying, “Yes” meant going down unexpected rabbit holes of adventure and damn good times.

the deets: SanFranLand is a 12-episode (4 on Amazon) comedy web series that follows the misguided lives of three women living in San Francisco.

about the story: Southern gal Bobbi’s plans for a predictable suburban life suddenly implode when she finds her fiancé in a diaper with a dominatrix. Encouraged to join her two best girlfriends, Coco and Tara, in San Francisco, she leaves small-town Georgia behind for the big city. Over the next year, the three friends navigate their social lives at a dizzying pace, and Bobbi begins to discover what she wants in life and love. SanFranLand is a story about picking up and starting over, about reinventing yourself in a city where you truly can be anything.

on the name: Through our years of living in SF, we’ve learned that the people here tend to be blessed with Peter Pan syndrome…you know, that “I won’t grow up” mentality. That’s life in a city where every event is attended in costume, most nights include a sing-a-long, laughter (among other things) is heard through paper-thin Victorian walls, sunrises and sunsets can get confusing, dance parties erupt behind a bicycle with a boombox, rules don’t like to get followed, and risks are constantly being taken. San Francisco is a place where people can truly be free. It is a place that embraces diversity and celebrates individuality. San Francisco is to adults what Disneyland is to kids. Hence the name, SanFranLand.

sanfranlandseries.com

awards & screenings

Winner Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Ensemble, Best Comedy Series, Best Editing - Trailer, LA WEB FEST, Los Angeles, CA, 2014

Winner Best Screenwriting, Miami Web Fest, Miami, FL 2014

Winner Best Trailer, Rome Web Awards, Italy 2015

Winner Platinum Award, International Independent Awards, 2014

Nominated Best Cinematography, Miami Web Fest, Miami, FL 2014

Hollyweb, Hollywood, CA 2014

Austin Web Fest, Austin, TX 2014

Atlanta Web Fest, Atlanta, GA 2014

Bushwick Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY 2014

Raindance Film Festival, London, UK 2014

Urban Media Makers Film Festival, Atlanta 2015

Broad Humor Comedy Festival, Los Angles, CA 2014

ITV (Independent Television) Festival, Vermont 2014

San Francisco Web Festival, 2015