I am so honored to have been the winner of Lonely Seal Int. Film Festival in my hometown with my debut feature, Growing Pains. The film is run by talented, thoughtful, and dedicated filmmakers who genuinely care about representing unique and diverse perspectives on screen and uplifting filmmakers. Thanks to Lonely Seal and Hammad, the festival director, my feature was selected to be represented at the Marché Du Film at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The Marché Du Film is the buyers and distributors market, where films get sold, produced, greenlit, etc. This is a huge opportunity for my movie and I am eternally grateful. I will continue to submit my future work to this lovely festival, as will my hometown friends and community members from Women in Film & Video New England.