Raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

Made several short films compiled as "S8MM Movies"

Formed the musical group Just Desserts with Tom Laverack and others

Directed the 58-minute "A Face in the Crowd"

Made 85-minute video version of "Habit"; produced, edited, acted and co-wrote

Worked on eight episodes of the public access cable show "Be Mee TV Presents"

Made first feature, "Experienced Movers"

Established Glass Eye Pix

Collaborated with performance artist David Leslie on a number of video projects

Directed and co-wrote (with Heather Woodbury) the 58-minute docudrama "Hollow Venus: Diary of a Go-Go Dancer"

The group Just Desserts disbanded

Directed second feature "No Telling (or The Frankenstein Complex)"; also co-wrote with Beck Underwood; made cameo appearance

Acted in Kelly Reichardt's "River of Grass"; also edited and served as an associate producer

Made feature version of "Habit"; wrote, directed, edited and starred

Played a drugged out man in "Bringing Out the Dead"

Directed, wrote and edited "Wendingo"; screened at Sundance; released theatrically in 2002

Acted in the Brad Anderson directed "Session 9"

Directed the horror film "The Last Winter"

Produced the feature "Wendy and Lucy" directed by Kelly Reichardt and starring Michelle Williams; ; also had a small role; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Feature