I came to filmmaking through a winding path—from engineering to marketing to media—not because I planned it, but because storytelling kept calling me. For years, I thought I'd find a role to fight injustice through the law. But I’ve come to understand that storytelling can be just as powerful a tool for justice as any courtroom.

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Thibodeauxville is my first film, but in many ways, it’s the story I’ve been preparing to tell my entire life. I was born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, yet I grew up largely unaware of the 1887 massacre that took place in my own hometown.
 

When I finally learned the truth, I felt both betrayal and obligation. This film is a reckoning, a reclamation, and a love letter to those who resisted, endured, and were erased.

 

This documentary has expanded every part of my creative practice. I’ve learned to fundraise, conduct oral histories, collaborate with scholars, navigate archives, and lead with both rigor and heart. Most importantly, it has clarified my purpose: storytelling is my tool for change.

 

Success for me means honoring the ancestors, telling the truth with care, and ensuring that future generations know this history—not as myth, but as memory. Like many independent artists, I face financial uncertainty, including two recent layoffs. But I remain undeterred. I believe deeply in the power of this story and in the healing that can come from finally telling it. Thibodeauxville is my contribution to truth, memory, and justice.