Education
2023 | University of New Orleans | Master of Fine Arts, Film Production | New Orleans, LA
2014 | University of Tennessee | Bachelor of Architecture | Knoxville, TN
2012 | Aalto University | Otienemi, Finland
Professional Experience
2022-present | Court 13 Arts | Gap Tooth Cinema | New Orleans, LA
Programming Coordinator (2025 Court 13 Arts) | Executive Director, Jillian Desiree
Programming & Initiatives (2024 Court 13 Arts) | Executive Director, Maddison Bruno
Development Director (2022-2023 Wildwood Cinema) | Creative Director, Benh Zeitlin
2022-present | Hazelnut Entertainment | Owner & Producer | New Orleans, LA
2023-2024 | Studio West | Designer | New Orleans, LA
2017-2021 | Eskew Dumez Ripple | Designer | New Orleans, LA
2014-2018 | GOA | Designer | New Haven, CT
Designer (2016-2018)
Architectural Intern (2014-2015)
2014 | curb | Intern | Knoxville, TN & Otienemi, Finland
Film Experience (Selected)
Producer | The Untitled Papa Joe’s Project | Brenda | Piquant | KNEAD | Sisters | Slice | Thank You, Neck | Timbre | Artifacts | Canary
Director | Thank You, Neck | Timbre | Artifacts | Canary | Consequences of Certainty
Cinematography | Tandem | KNEAD | To Get By
Publications
2024 | Paprika!, vol. 11, issue 3, “Maintenance” | Edited by Yanbo Li and Alex Kim | Yale University | The Architecture of Dreams, Marion Forbes
2018 | & their panties, vol. 3 | Edited by Hannah Cather | Photography contribution, Panty Raid, Marion Forbes
2017 | & their panties, vol. 2 | Edited by Hannah Cather | Photography contribution, Untitled, Marion Forbes
2016 | & their panties, vol. 1 | Edited by Hannah Cather | Photography contribution, Untitled, Marion Forbes
2014 | Knoxville 2040: Centers and Corridors | by Ted Shelton, Amanda Gann, Jason Cole, Marion Forbes, Daniel Zegel, and Valerie Friedman
ISBN 978-0-615-95794-4
2014 | Exploring Appalachia: Clay County, Kentucky | by Haley Allen, Marion Forbes, Colin Cope, Phil Geiman
University of Tennessee Publication
2014 | “Serving and Learning in Appalachia” | The Torchbearer | by Lola Alapo | Illustration Contribution, Marion Forbes and Haley Allen
Exhibitions Awards Grants Fellowships Presentations
2025 | The Brackish Art Collective | 2025 Cohort Member | The Water Collaborative | New Orleans, LA
2025 | Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | Get Ready Grant Recipient | Greater Baton Rouge, LA
2024-2025 | Platforms Fund | Visual Arts Implementation Grantee | New Orleans, LA
2024-2025 | FIELD CONDITIONS | Sound Installation, Group Exhibit | Antenna Gallery | New Orleans, LA
2024 | AIA East Tennessee ADU Design Competition | Common Ground | Finalist | Knoxville, TN
2024 | Outstanding Female Filmmaker Award | Urban Dreams Mental Health Film Festival | New York, NY
2023 | Southern Producers Lab Fellow | New Orleans Film Society | New Orleans, LA
2023 | Knead Me | Video Installation | Artist Kelsey Scult | The Front Gallery | Producer, Director of Photography
2023 | Tandem | Video Installation | Artist Ann Haley & Harley Holiday | The Front Gallery | Director of Photography
2023 | Excellence in Film Honor Award | University of New Orleans
2023 | NIMS Scholarship | Recipient | University of New Orleans
2021 | Student Academy Award Semi-Finalist | Timbre
2020 | Reimagining Genre in Cinema | Paper Presentation | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA
2018 | EDR Design Grant | Echo: A Study of Sound and Architecture | New Orleans, LA
2014 | Faculty Design Award | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2014 | Commencement Speaker | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2013 | Contrafact: A Study in Sound Dislocation | Solo Exhibit | 1010 Gallery | Knoxville, TN
2012 | Hand Drafting Award | Scholarship Recipient | University of Tennessee
2012 | Hnedak Bobo Design Scholarship | Recipient | University of Tennessee
2011 | International Double Reed Society Conference | Performer | Tempe, AZ
2011 | Marley Forbes Photography | Solo Exhibit | Small Hall Gallery | Knoxville, TN
Grants Received
2025 | Get Ready Grant | CERF+ and the Melon Foundation | Administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | $500
2024-2025 | Platforms Fund - Artist Implementation Grant | Antenna Works & The Andy Warhol Foundation | $10k
2023 | Southern Producers Lab Fellow | New Orleans Film Society | $2k
2023 | NIMS Scholarship | University of New Orleans, NIMS Foundation | $3.5k
2022 | New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund | Grant writer for Wildwood Cinema (Court 13 Arts) | $40k
2018 | EDR Design Grant | Eskew Dumez Ripple | $1k
Teaching Experience
2023-present | Tulane University | Adjunct Lecturer | School of Architecture & Digital Media Practices | New Orleans, LA
ARCH-1901 Fundamentals of Architecture and Design Through Cinema
DESG-1005 Fundamentals of Design and Making
DMPC-2001 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
DESG-4950 Design Senior Capstone
2023-2024 | University of New Orleans | Adjunct Lecturer | Film and Theater Arts | New Orleans, LA
FTA-1665 Beginning Film Post-Production
2020-2023 | University of New Orleans | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Film and Theater Arts | New Orleans, LA
FTA-1665 Beginning Film Post-Production
2014 | Aalto University | Teaching Assistant | Semester Abroad Program | Otienemi, Finland
2013-2014 | University of Tennessee | Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture | Knoxville, TN
ARCH-102 Visual Design Theory
ARCH-121 Drawing and Representation
Guest Critic
Tulane University | School of Architecture | 2021 - present
New Harmony High School | Senior Capstone | Film Mentor and Critic | 2021
LSU | School of Architecture | 2019-2020
University of Tennessee | School of Architecture | 2014, 2020
Research Experience
2024 | Field Conditions | Independent research with funding by Platforms Fund
2020 | Parson’s Healthy Materials Lab | Healthy Materials Advocate with funding by EDR
2018 | Echo: A Study of Sound and Architecture | Independent research with funding by EDR Design Grant
2013-2014 | Research Assistant | Appalachian Health and Disaster Readiness Program | John McCrae & Joleen Daragh, Lead Faculty
2013 | Research Assistant | PlanET & Metropolitan Planning Commission | Ted Shelton, Lead Faculty
2013 | Rome Field Recordings | Independent Research
Selected Design Projects
New Orleans Museum of Art Auditorium and Café Renovation, New Orleans | Lead Designer | EDR
Gallo Mechanical Offices, New Orleans | Lead Designer | EDR
Edible Schoolyard Pavilion, New Orleans | Project Manager | EDR
American Eagle Outfitters, San Francisco | Project Manager | GOA
Firehouse 12 Artist Loft Interior Design, New Haven | Interior Designer | GOA
Court Street Residence, New Haven | Lead Designer | GOA
Film Experience (All)
Development | Hollow | Feature Drama | Producer, Writer
Development | The Untitled Papa Joe’s Project | Feature Doc | Dir. Sultana Isham, Consult. Prod. Darcy McKinnon | Producer
Development | Piquant | Series | Dir. Kelsey Scult | Producer
Post-Production | Brenda | Feature Comedy | Dir. Henry Griffin | Producer
Post-Production | The Messiah’s Daughter | Short Film | Dir. Roxie Moskowitz, Prod. Nichole McMinn | Producer
2024 | Amongst the Disquiet | Feature | Dir. Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Prod. Marion Hill | BTS, B-Camera, PA, and Swing
2024 | Years Project | Doc | Prod. Maya Lilly, Prod. Cat Miguez | PA
2023 | Knead | Short Doc | Dir. Kelsey Scult | Producer, Director of Photography
2023 | Tandem | Short Doc | Dir. Kelsey Scult | Director of Photography
2023 | Steam | Feature Doc | Dir. Angela Tucker | B-Camera, Swing
2023 | Thank You, Neck | Short Film | Writer, Director, Producer
2023 | Satan’s Doorbell | Short Film | Dir. Drew Brinkman | Gaffer & Key Grip
2023 | Loving You is Complicated | Short Film | Dir. Charles Christian Jones | Script Supervisor
2023 | Sisters | Short Film | Dir. Jordan Joseph | Producer
2023 | Mia | Short Film | Dir. Hannah Garrahy | Assistant Camera
2023 | Freaky Shit | Short Film | Dir. Tyelise Walton | Production Designer
2022 | Slice | Short Film | Dir. Kelsey Scult | Associate Producer, Assistant Camera
2022 | Safe | Short Film, Installation | Dir. Garrett Bradley, Prod. Jeremy Blum | Swing
2022 | To Get By | Short Film | Dir. Jami’L Carter | Director of Photography
2022 | Emeril Tailgates | Series | Roku Production | Swing | New Orleans, LA
2022 | Power | Feature Doc | Dir. Yance Ford | Swing | New Orleans, LA
2022 | Lookout Kid | Music Video | Dir. Benh Zeitlin, Prod. Arcade Fire | Swing
2022 | Benediction | Short Film | Dir. Zandashe Brown, Prod. Kelsey Scult & Jeremy Blum | Key Grip
2022 | Canary | Short Film | Writer, Director, Producer
2022 | Long Way Home | Short Film | Dir. Jordan Joseph | Production Designer
2022 | Fuego | Short Film | Dir. Charles Christian Jones | Assistant Camera
2021 | Blackbird | Series | Apple TV Production | Camera & Electrical Intern
2021 | The Visitor | Short Film | Dir. Eritria Pitts | Gaffer & Key Grip
2021 | Little Trumpet | Short Film | Dir. Meg Tillman | Key Grip
2021 | Terry + Sam | Short Film | Dir. Eritria Pitts | Gaffer & Key Grip
2021 | Consequences of Certainty | Series | Show Runner Ben Donnellon | Episode Director
2021 | Dissolution | Short Film | Dir. Ashlyn Guidry | Assistant Director
2021 | 1999 | Short Film | Dir. Robbie Morgan | Assistant Director
2021 | Artifacts | Short Film | Writer, Director, Producer
2020 | In a House, On a Street, In my Mind | Short Film | Dir. Dylan Mininger | Assistant Director
2020 | Timbre | Short Film | Writer, Director, Producer
2020 | Dear Kate, | Feature Drama | Dir. Brandon Stouff | PA
2020 | Swipe Right | Short Film | Dir. Aimee Bubblis | Sound Mixer
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2025 | Screener | Patois Film Festival
2018 - 2021 | Screener | New Orleans Film Festival