"Bonfire" at Cucalorus 20

What do alt-J, Major Lazer, Ryan Adams, Danny Brown, Wye Oak and ScreamCreature all have in common? Their videos are all screening together at the Cucalorus Film Festival's Vision/Sound/Walls block this Saturday (Nov. 15th), followed by a director's Q & A.

I'm real pumped for the opportunity as this video has been one of my favorite projects, and I feel a great sense of pride having worked with such a talented group of musicians, helping them bring their dream to visual reality. This is my third film selected to play the Cucalorus Film Festival ("Cat Show" in 2013, "For Keeps" in 2008) , and I'm honored to be part of the director's Q & A afterwards where I'll have a chance to speak more on how this project came together.

"Bonfire" will be screening at Bourgie Nights at 7 pm and is part of the Visual/Sound/Walls film block. Click below for more info:

• "Bonfire" screening and Q & A

• "Bonfire" production journal

Over The Edge - Raleigh

A few weeks ago, over 140 participants went Over The Edge and raised more than $200,000 for North Carolina Special Olympics athletes. Filmed 300 feet above Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, watch as Sarah Thornton rappels down 30 stories of the Wells Fargo Building in honor of Coastal Kids Therapy.

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"Bonfire" at Cucalorus Film Festival

Proud to announce that the music video I shot and directed for ScreamCreature's first single, "Bonfire", has been selected to play the 20th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival!

watch: "Bonfire" by ScreamCreature

read more: "Bonfire" production journal

Over The Edge

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Raleigh, NC at 11 am

Really proud of my brave woman for safely rappelling down all 32 stories of the Wells Fargo Building in downtown Raleigh, and raising $1,200 for the Special Olympics of NC. I was fortunate enough to capture some of the action, emotions and eventual celebrations. Big 'thank you' to the families and individuals who donated! See you next year?!

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“You are the nicest person to ever tell someone to step off a building.”

— Sarah to OTE staff prior to jump

Sunday Morning

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Sunrise babe and a dunecat

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The Access at dawn

Sunday Morning at 7:01 am

Wrightsville Beach, NC

Lucky Strike at 1:30 pm

Durham, NC

Bonfire Review in Fourculture Magazine

Thanks to the talented guys of ScreamCreature and a killer review of their self-titled EP in Fourculture Magazine, my video for their first single "Bonfire" received some nice press.  Couldn't have said it any better, myself- thanks Fourculture!

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screenshot from "Bonfire" from ScreamCreature

"The second track is "Bonfire," one of my favorites on the EP...The music video for this track is visually breathtaking.  Amidst a background of time-elapsed photos of a beach at sunrise and sunset, a lone woman walks silhouetted by the rising sun and growing more and more distant as the music plays on. The video perfectly captures the ephemeral spirit of the song's lyrics."

- via Fourculture Magazine

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OBEY in Charleston

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Green Power mural at the College Lodge

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Power & Glory mural lining the parking lot outside of Butcher and Bee

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OBEY on top of the Francis Marion Hotel

Demo Reel

A collection of taste treats from my work the past few years, including the short documentary "Cat Show", ScreamCreature's music video for "Bonfire" and some other of my short films and animations.  

Music by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "Husbands - Interlude" & "Morning Thought"