Surviving a collapse of my country and a civil war as a child and a young adult, I witnessed the power of human kindness and support in the darkest times. All those years, only my dance teachers and a sense of community have helped me to stay inspired and hopeful. At age of 21, I won a green card lottery. I took a chance and moved to the United States of America alone. With $2000 that my parents had saved and my passion for dance and theater, I started my American journey.
After picking up part time jobs and learning English at Evans Adult School, I managed to earn a few educational scholarships and received my AA in Dance and Liberal Arts from Santa Monica College.
In Spring of 2015, after 6 years of magic, madness, injuries, surgeries, depression, and recovery, I finally received my BFA in Dance and Theater from CSULB. Thanks to Gregory R.R. Crosby my close friend and film mentor I met at CSULB, I developed a strong interest in film-making.
In 2015-2016, Greg and I co-produced,
co-wrote, and acted side by side in multiple short films. Three of them being successfully received by film festivals nationally and internationally. You can find their trailers and links on MY WORK page.
One of my most recent projects includes my collaboration with Steven Michael, a Philadelphia based filmmaker, on a sci-fi action drama series The Omega.
Steven was generous enough to let me wear multiple hats of an actor, action choreographer, and co-producer.
I have also been privileged to be a mentor, choreographer, and a performer for Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble established by Dr. Melanie Andrews to make sure art does what it does best: educates, entertains, unites, and inspires people of all colors, backgrounds, and ages.
All of the above is being made possible only because of the God's, family's, friends', and my employer's patience, support and guidance.
They give me strength to keep on pursuing my selfishly selfless dream of telling the stories and inspiring others to do the same.