“In all we do, there is always a kinder way to do it.”
A PRACTICE OF LOVE AND ATTENTION
French-American filmmaker and artist
exploring creativity, consciousness, and what makes us human.
A Story of Art, Inquiry, and Connection
My creative life began with two early practices: music and photography. As a child, I learned music by ear and picked up a camera, discovering what it meant to pay attention. I didn't yet know these were artistic disciplines. They were simply languages of curiosity and connection, ways of being in the world with openness and care.
That same curiosity later led me into research and more than a decade-long exploration of electrical and computer engineering and voice technologies. Eventually, I moved from systems to people, from signals to presence.
Film and theatre brought these worlds together.
Today, filmmaking is at the center of my artistic practice. Acting feeds directing; directing informs writing; writing shapes research; research enriches teaching. Music and photography remain companions, different ways of paying attention and encountering the world.
If there is a single principle that binds my work, it is love, not as sentiment, but as a commitment to seeing people fully. Kindness gives that love a shape; attention gives it a practice. Whether I am directing, acting, writing, teaching, coaching, speaking, composing, or behind a lens, I am looking for the moment when something real appears, when presence becomes possible.
My research and public speaking explore many of the same questions from another direction: creativity, consciousness, and increasingly the relationship between artificial intelligence and the distinctly human dimensions of creation.
I also work selectively with individuals and leaders as an advisor and coach, creating clarity around consequential decisions, transitions, and challenges.
This website is a map of that ongoing exploration. Enter wherever you feel drawn.
FILM & STAGE
Films, stage work, works in development, and a collaborative practice centered on human presence.
Screenplays, plays, films, and narrative projects in development.
Film and television work grounded in presence, truth, and attentive play.
IDEAS & CONVERSATIONS
Speaking
Talks and conversations about AI, human creativity, consciousness, and what machines can and cannot do.
Clarity at consequential moments, for people navigating important decisions, transitions, and challenges.
Method Acting, creative practice, and interdisciplinary teaching grounded in rigor, kindness, and ensemble.
RESEARCH & OTHER ARTISTIC PRACTICES
Books, articles, and research on creativity, phenomenology, pedagogy, art, and artificial intelligence.
Two lifelong practices that continue to shape the way I see, listen, and create.
Whatever path brought you here, through a film, a performance, an idea, a conversation, or simple curiosity, thank you for taking the time.
If something resonates, I'd be glad to be in conversation.