Writer & Narrative Director
A story is a complex machine, with many moving parts. Sometimes it is told through words, sometimes it is conveyed by light, sound, objects, gestures, and your participation.
I work primarily in immersive & interactive multimedia installations. My role is to understand what story we want to tell, and decide how we can best tell it.
With Montreal-based studio Moment Factory, I oversee narrative for a wide variety of story-driven projects, from museum exhibits to brand experiences to nighttime walks in nature.
Originally from Atlanta, I also hold a PhD in French from Emory University (specialization: folklore, francophone literatures, and literary theory); I love to write about books and participate in literary projects whenever I can.
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Let’s play two truths and a lie. Can you spot the fib?
1. I once held an entirely silent conversation with singer Jonathan Richman over a Chagall sketch.
2. My most prized possession is a framed photograph of my mother shaking hands with Pope JP II as she was snuck into the Vatican with a group of nuns.
3. I speak fluent French and fluent Portuguese, as well as passable German and Arabic; I can greet you in a few West African languages as well. I ni ce ;)
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My Work
- I tell stories in space.
- I think messages are most impactful when fact meets the feeling.
- I’m more interested in curiosity than awe. They’re not unrelated. But they aren’t the same either.
- The human voice is my favourite way to encounter words.
- I love working with a large team of people who hold different (sometimes very different) points of view.
- I don’t believe in “high” or “low” culture.
- Three things I know:
1) Good communication is mostly listening;
2) The human brain craves meaning through narrative;
3) Words can have a visceral impact – they are the original immersive experience.
