Cover Letter

I am a hard-working, graduating senior college student that majored in Fine Arts with a concentration in Animation and Film Production from the University of Pennsylvania. During my academic career, I managed to accrue a slew of experiences working with film production. I have had two years of knowledge through the privilege of working with a professor, Dr. Krystal Strong, for the Re/Member Black Philly Project in an Undergraduate Research Fellow role. There, I learned valuable professional skills such as emerging technology dealing with 360 ° cameras, DSLRs, and filming cameras to document endangered spaces and to collect material for the documentary web series component of the project. I am involved with another fellowship, the Mellon Humanities + Urbanism + Design (H+U+D) Initiative, in which I am completing an ongoing documentary called “The Black Bottom.” Through this research of a predominately Black community that was displaced due to urban renewal, I have interviewed faculty and persons that have experience and knowledge of the “Black Bottom.” Based on my skills with video editing, my documentary work, technical expertise, and research skills, I am a strong candidate for any documentary, video production, filmmaking work.