About
My creative journey spans advertising, XR, commercial features, indie films, comics, and digital products.
Below you'll find awards, screenings, press links, and a downloadable CV and resume, which traces this path from traditional animation and design to employing visual storytelling and design thinking across various contexts. For commercial projects case studies, please visit Supernova Design.
Education
UCLA Extension Certificate 2021 | Feature Film Writing
California Institute of the Arts | MFA 2014 | Experimental Animation
National Institute of Design | BFA 2008 | Animation Film Design
Awards
2024 “Finalist - Tasveer x Netflix Film Fund” for Pooja in her Prime - Tasveer Film Market
2020 “Jury Prize, Best Animated Short” - San Francisco Independent Film Festival
2020 “Best Animated Short” for Passage - Universe Multicultural Film Festival
2020 “Best Animated Film” for Passage - Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
2019 “Best Animated Short” for Passage - LA Femme International Film Festival
2019 “Short Film Wallah Award” for Passage - New Generations Independent Indian Film Festival
2019 “Best Animation” for Passage - Indie & Foreign Film Festival
2019 “Silver - Best Experimental Short” for Passage - Los Angeles Animation Festival
2019 “Finalist - Best Animated Short Film” for Passage - International Shorts Film Festival
2012 “Innovation Award” for Chocolate Bacon - No Budget Film Festival
Grants, Residencies & Juries
2025 52nd Annie Awards, Nomination Committee Judge
2022 49th Annie Awards, Nomination Committee Judge
2021 48th Annie Awards, Nomination Committee Judge
2020 Adobe Aero Augmented Reality Artist Residency
2020 Adobe Aero Augmented Reality Project Grant
Select Press
Select Screenings
2022 “A New Normal” Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2021 “A New Normal” ACM Siggraph
2020 “A New Normal” Adobe MAX
2020 “A New Normal” Los Angeles Animation Festival
2020 “A New Normal” Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
2020 “Passage” Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2020 “Passage” HollyShorts
2020 “Passage” American Documentary and Animation Festival
2020 “Passage” Austin Asian American Film Festival
2020 “Passage” Fort Myers Film Festival
2019 “Passage” St. Louis International Film Festival
2019 “Passage” Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
2013 “Chocolate Bacon” Victoria Film Festival
2013 “Chocolate Bacon” Fort Myers Film Festival
2012 “Chocolate Bacon” Ottawa International Animation Festival
2012 “Chocolate Bacon” Lone Star Film Festival
Select Exhibitions & Pop -ups
2024 “Centered Chaos Ceramics”, Echo Arts
2019 “Comic Arts LA”
2018 “Los Angeles Zine Fest”
2018 “Inglewood Open Studios”, Beacon Arts Complex
2018 “Post-It Show” GR2 Art Gallery
2014 “Paper Farm: Works on Paper” Irvine Fine Arts Center
2011 “Pictoplasma Missing Link Exhibition”, La Gaîté Lyrique