BORN 1984, TORONTO, ONTARIO
Inventor-storyteller shipping films and code fast.
I run Juniper Island, a production company that makes things move - commercial films, social content, brand stories that don't feel like ads. I also build tools for filmmakers because I need them to exist. Writing code with AI because waiting for someone else to build these tools takes too long.
Currently: Building a suite of filmmaker tools that cost $0 instead of $299. Directing commercial projects for brands like Subway, CBC, and Olympus. Testing whether AI can make me a better programmer than programmer.
Previously: Won a Gemini at MTV for Best Talk Series. Spent years at Red Bull Music Academy documenting music culture worldwide. Produced viral fan films (5M+ views). Created audio installations for Nuit Blanche. Interviewed everyone from Erykah Badu to John Carpenter during 4 years hosting MTV Movie Night.
The work is about removing friction between idea and execution. Whether that's extracting stills without opening Premiere, transferring footage without a Hedge subscription, or making a commercial that people actually want to watch.
Started at CBC Radio in high school. Studied film at TMU (formerly Ryerson). Learned the rest by doing.
Based in Toronto. Sony FX6 in the closet. Keyboard always warm.
How it started: MTV, RBMA, Gemini Award.
How it's going: Filmmaker tools, AI collaborator, Juniper Island.
Selected Projects
STILL MARKER macOS app for extracting frames from video
MAGGY DIT software for secure footage transfers
TO DON'T macOS app for time-tracking tasks
2024
SUBWAY CANADA: MEAT CUTE Social experiment/commercial campaign
Directed blind date series in actual Subway restaurants
2023
ONLY SON Short film (in post-production)
Arts Council funded narrative project
2021-2024
JUNIPER ISLAND PRODUCTIONS
CBC, Cineplex, Red Bull, Olympus, CMPA
Commercial and brand content direction
2018
IT'S HARD TO BE HUMAN Feature film (Producer)
Winner: Best Canadian Feature, Female Eye Film Festival
2016-2017
RED BULL RADIO CANADA Executive Producer
Documentary series on Canadian music scenes
2013
MANIFOLD Short film (Producer)
Stephen McHattie, Fantastic Fest, 200k+ views
2011
TRON: DESTINY Fan film (Producer)
5+ million views, viral phenomenon
2008-2012
MTV MOVIE NIGHT (Host/Producer)
4 years, 100+ episodes, Gemini Award winner
2001
ATLANTIC AIRWAVES CBC Radio (Producer)
Produced segments while in high school
Education
Montreal, Quebec
2003-2004
Film Production, TMU (formerly Ryerson)
Toronto, Ontario
2004-2006
Self-directed study:
Swift/SwiftUI development (since 2025)
AI-assisted programming (since 2023)
Electrical engineering fundamentals (since 2020)
Cinematography (since 2019)
Screenwriting (since 2012)
Music production (since 2007)
Broadcast journalism (learning by doing at MTV)
HTML/CSS/PHP development (since 2003)
Graphic design (since 1999)
Guitar (since 1997)