ikigai

international

An end-to-end media content management

& film finance partner

Finance & Operations

IKIGAI International

Role: Founding Member + COO

Website: https://www.ikigaiintl.com/

Overview:

We launched IKIGAI to challenge the outdated mechanics of film finance—where creative integrity is often the first thing to get cut. IKIGAI is a production finance company in development, built to support filmmakers with capital, strategy, and long-term infrastructure. We don’t just fund films—we help build sustainable creative careers through a model that values artistic risk, financial discipline, and storytelling that lasts.

Vision:

  • Reframe how capital meets creativity.

  • Build a slate of films that hold both cultural and commercial weight.

  • Grow into a full-stack creative ecosystem—spanning finance, distribution, artist development, and production.

Executive Producer Credits Include:

Closure

A detective probes a probation officer's death after an inmate vanishes. Struggling with family trauma, Frank Morley's grip on reality weakens as he uncovers dark secrets within prison walls.

Cast: Michael Kelley, Mena Suvari, Kevin Pollack, and Dennis Haysbert

Director: Will Wernick

Writer: Jason Rosen

PAKKE

Productions

& Design

PAKKE Productions & Design __ Cultural Events Collective

Role: CoFounder + Creative Director

Overview:

PAKKE was born to rethink what production could feel like—from events to content to brand campaigns. We started in D.C., transforming traditional spaces into immersive, culturally rooted experiences. As we grew, so did the vision as PAKKE became a full-service creative studio producing story-driven work for national brands who wanted to connect with real people—not just push media. Whether live or digital, we built experiences that resonate because they’re built with intention, not just execution.

Vision:

  • Recognized by The Washington Post, NPR, and other national outlets for cultural impact and creative innovation

  • Produce content and campaigns that are strategic, story-first, and people-centered

  • Design marketing that reflects the communities it serves—locally rooted, nationally relevant

district

dreamers

film festival

Title: District Dreamers Film Festival

Role: CoFounder + Festival Director

I co-founded District Dreamers to create the kind of space I didn’t see—where emerging filmmakers could be celebrated not as “up next” but as already here.

Designed as more than a showcase, District Dreamers is a film festival grounded in community, care, and cultural truth. In its inaugural year, it brought together 350+ attendees across three nights of original film, conversation, and connection—including a 2025 Tribeca selection.

The goal? To center voices that don’t just deserve attention, but demand presence.

Highlights:

  • Raised over $35K in first-year support through cash funding and in-kind partnerships

  • Featured 8 original films and 13 industry-leading speakers

  • Collaborated with D.C.-based businesses, artists, and cultural leaders to root the festival in local creative community

  • Included a selection from the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival