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I had the honor of presenting Oscars to some amazing people as the Trophy Presenter at @theacademy’s Governor Awards last night! What an amazing opportunity and great crew to work with! Congratulations to the honoree’s on their accomplishments! I can’t wait for the Oscar’s next year! 🏆 ✨

A year ago, I released my first series into the world and it just finished it’s first festival run! 12 placements in total 👏👏 @PledgeSeries Congrats to the cast/crew. We did it! 🥳🏆🏆🏆 THANK YOU, NEXT 🤫 Indie Short Fest - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (January 2024) Independent Shorts Awards - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (January 2024) IndieX Film Fest - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (February 2024) Los Angeles Film Awards - TV Series (February 2024) International Black & Diversity Film Festival - Best Web Series - By A Black Filmmaker (March 2024) Charlotte Black Film Festival - TV/Web Series (April 2024) Hip Hop Film Festival - TV / Network Ready Series (June 2024) DC Black Film Festival - Web Series (June 2024) Essence Film Festival - Best Independent Episodic (July 2024) Golden Thesis Film Festival - Originals, Non-Thesis Film (July 2024) Revolution Me Film Festival - Web Series (August 2024) Baltimore International Black Film Festival - Best Web Series (October 2024)

Anddd that’s a WRAP on The Los Angeles Film School!! 🎓🏆 Thank you to everyone who made my 20 festival placement streak possible during my time as a student. A 10 year plan complete! Born and raised in Charlotte, NC to the U.S. Navy to Film school in Los Angeles, CA. ✅ Little Ariel swore she would move to Hollywood and make movies and here she is, making movies, winning festivals, and graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Film Production! 🥳 God is GOOD! 🙏🏽

Last week I graduated The Academy’s Gold Rising Internship as the Class of 2024 Valedictorian. 🥳 I was honored to speak on behalf of our class right before the wonderful Coleman Domingo @kingofbingo. It was all a dream come true, thank you all who watched & supported, and most of all I’d like to thank @TheAcademy ! #goldforlife 🏆🎓✨

Thank you so much @essencefest for a wonderful weekend and my first official film festival. 🏆 My original series pilot “Pledge: Change Is Good” won at @essencefilmfestival in New Orleans this year for the 2024 Jury Award for Best Indie Episodic! Thank you Cast, Crew, and all our supporters across social media and the world! We did it! 🥳 God is GOOD!

I’m proud to call this my first pilot and even more excited to share the full series with the world. We’re only a month away @pledgeseries 🩸 #pledgeseries

Thank you so much @sandiegomovieawards for selecting me as best female filmmaker & my project for best horror short. Pledge 2022 🎉