1. What inspired the story behind your short film?
New York Day Women is an adaptation of Edwidge Danticat’s short story, which I first read in undergrad. As a first-generation Haitian-American woman raised by women, I connected deeply to its humor, poignancy, and the tension and love between generations. It was one of the first times I saw my lived experience reflected so honestly on the page.

2. What message or emotion do you hope the audience takes away from your film?
This film is a love letter—to women, to New York, and to Haiti. It celebrates our beauty, complexity, and the quiet power we carry with us every day.

3. What’s your go-to creative ritual before a shoot day?
I blast music in the shower—usually Solange or Tupac—then I get quiet. I don’t like chaos before call time. I sip coffee somewhere sunny, review my shot list, visualize the day, and reconnect with why the story matters to me.

4. What’s one film you wish you had directed and why?
Girl 6. It’s bold, sexy, political, and unapologetically New York. Spike Lee’s direction and Suzan-Lori Parks’ writing created space for a complex, funny, free Black woman lead. It explores power, performance, and desire with truth and style—and it’s still ahead of its time.

5. If you had to shoot a short film using only three props, what would they be?
A MetroCard, a payphone, and a lace-front wig. That’s a New York story waiting to happen.

6. What’s your guilty pleasure movie or series you rewatch all the time?
Law & Order—the Jerry Orbach seasons. No matter how many times I’ve seen them, I’m hooked. The rhythm, the city, the cold opens. And that dun-dun sound? Iconic.

7. Why are short films important in today’s media landscape?
Short films are both a playground and a classroom. They give us space to experiment, find our voice, and sharpen our craft. In a fast-moving world, they prove that powerful storytelling doesn’t need to be long to leave a mark.

8. What advice would you give to someone making their first short?
Make what you care about, not what you think the industry wants. Don’t wait for permission. And keep it short.

9. What’s the one question you wish interviewers asked you—and how would you answer it?
Q: What are you unlearning as a director?
A: I’m unlearning the pressure to constantly prove myself. I don’t need to perform authority—I already have it. I’m learning that presence, ease, and curiosity are just as powerful as control.

10. Why are festivals like the FAME Shorts Film Festival so important?
They create space for emerging voices to be seen, celebrated, and remembered. Festivals like FAME remind us that cinema isn’t just about storytelling—it’s about who gets to tell the story.