CR4CKROCK

Education
2024 - 2026
Columbia University
VISUAL ARTS MFA WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MOVING IMAGE.
2019 - 2023
Bennington College
BFA WITH A CONCENTRATION IN AFRICANA STUDIES & FILM.
Skills
● Cinematography, Tactile Camera experience
● Adobe Premiere Pro
● Adobe Photoshop
● After Effects
● Proficient with Cue Lab, Excellent with MadMapper
● Projection Mapping
● Director of Photography
● Video Production
● Lighting and Sound for film
● Customer Service
● Warehouse Associate
● Ability to meet deadlines
● Proficient with welding and metal work
●Sound and DJ equipment
Experience
Advanced Moving Image Teaching Assistant
Columbia University School of the Arts
02/2025 - 05/2025
● Provide support and assistance to students throughout the school day.
● Set up a creative learning environment.
● Develop creative activities for student participation and learning.
● Collaborated with teachers in order to create lesson plans.
● Taught and facilitated class discussions in relation to lesson plans.
Miriam Parker Studio - Studio Assistant / Personal Cinematographer
Manna Contemporary - Jersey City, NJ
06/2023 - 09/2023
● Responsible for editing the cut of “Energy Never Dies It Only Transforms” for its premiere at the Vision Festival in the summer of 2023.
● Was Parker’s personal DP and cinematographer, handling and setting up video shoots for ongoing projects that are in process.
● Set up lighting, camera, and was personally responsible for the cinematic aspects of rendering Parker’s performance art pieces into a video format, while being in charge of the camera.
● Assisted in any sculptural and/or tangible aspects of Parker’s expansive multidisciplinary works, which include helping with the build of an in-progress sculpture piece.
Arts for Art Technical Assistant
Arts for Art Organization - New York, NY
06/2023 - 08/2023
● Edited and put together films for the Vision festival.
● Assisted with technical support of projections.
● Ensured that performers’ films were complete for the festival.
● In-person, Livestream recordings for performances.
Usdan Gallery Videographer
Usdan Gallery / Bennington College - Bennington, VT
11/2022 - 09/2023
● Assist with filming guest artists' work for archival material for the gallery and the college’s archive.
● Edit and put together films for the gallery and the college’s archive from footage gathered within the gallery space with visiting artists.
Filmmakers’ Cooperative Intern
New American Cinema Group / Film-Makers’ Cooperative - New York, NY 06/2022 - 08/2022
● Created stills out of 16mm film for the cooperative's digital archive held online.
● Updated and did the upkeep for the digital archive held within the cooperative's website.
● Cleaned and inspected 16mm film that is held within the cooperative's live archive.
● Assisted in holding private screenings within the cooperative's theater for scholars and researchers visiting the archive. This included running projections for 16mm film.
Warehouse Associate
Newbury Comics, Inc. - Boston, MA
06/2021 - 08/2021 12/2021 - 02/2022 (seasonal)
● Carefully loaded, transported, and unloaded boxes weighing up to 50 pounds each, using hand trucks, trans-stackers, and forklifts
● Check order reports and update reports accordingly
● Follow written and verbal instructions to locate merchandise in the warehouse based on unique item numbers
Programming Intern
Brain Arts Organization - Boston, MA
12/2019 - 02/2020
● Wrote the programming for Brain Arts' chosen and monthly shows.
● Booked artists to take part in over 20 of Brain Arts' monthly events.
● Transcribed data into spreadsheets for end-of-year org-wide statistics.
● Lead the organization's social media during Brain Arts' monthly events.
Exhibitions
OBJECT PERMANENCE (2025 Film):
Trans Video Buffet
London, UK
March 30, 2025
Columbia University First Year MFA Show
New York, NY
March 30 - April 13, 2025
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Philadelphia, PA
May 7, 2025
Ann Arbor Black Film Festival
Ann Arbor, MI
June 7, 2025
Clown International Film Festival Finalist
Paris, France
June 7, 2025
Golden Swan Zurich Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland
August 21, 2025
MY BODY IS AN OBJECT, THE CAMERA IS A GUN (2025 Installation):
Museum of MIX
MIX Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Volunteer Work & Community Service
Rustic Pathways - Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province Laos 06/2018 - 08/2018
● Assisted in building local schoolhouses and meeting spaces.
● Lead a local cultural exchange in Luang Prabang.
Global Leadership Adventures • Arusha, Arusha Region Tanzania 07/2016 - 08/2016
● Helped create lesson plans in partnership with school teachers. ● Organized and led lesson plans in the classroom.
● Assisted in rebuilding schoolhouses.
Languages
English
Spanish