Alright TIFF, I’m ready for my big Sci-fi break.

TIFF is officially here. With parties and events being thrown every night, screenings all throughout the days, and numerous networking events.. I will be a little more quiet than usual over the next 10 days. For a young filmmaker this is the most exciting time of the year… and it’s incredible to watch Toronto come alive. It is a time where everyone gathers to celebrate, appreciate, and raise a glass to great films. I couldn’t be more excited to be experiencing my very first TIFF! In honour of the first day of TIFF I wanted to share this photo from my…

28

This Saturday I celebrated my 28th birthday with all of my closest friends here in Toronto. While this was my first birthday away from my family, meaning no special family birthday dinner and none of my mom’s homemade birthday cake (which I’ve had for the last 27 years of my life and rivals anything you can find in the fanciest of cake shops)… It was truly one of the most special days I could have asked for. While we have the family we are born into, our friends are the family that we chose for ourselves and I am so…

September Feels

The beginning of September is a bittersweet time of year for me. I’m always excited because my birthday is just around the corner, but sad because I know that the last few days of summer are upon us. I feel like every year I sit through winter dreaming of the hot summer months, and when they’re finally here I blink and they’re already coming to an end. This year I think I’ve been dreading September just a little bit more than usual because with each September I’m getting closer and closer to 30 and that idea absolutely terrifies me. I…