This past weekend I directed a short film! & it was a Rom-Com at that, one of my favorite genres. 🙂↕️ It’s been a minute since I’ve directed narrative work, and this was a story that I did not write myself, so ya girl was a little nervous. But I still did it scared, because I knew in my heart that I was capable💞
Thank you @ketayma and @rachelannj for trusting me to tell this cute, wholesome, imaginative story. It really means so much. Thank you @bainvision for being my right-hand. Thank you to our small but mighty cast & crew for the good vibes and hard work.
I can’t wait for you all to see it!!!
Had my photography exhibited for the very first time last weekend 🥲 such a nice feeling to have your work printed out in front of you rather than on a screen lol
Thank you to the friends & family who came and showed love 🫶🏿🫂 and thank you to everyone who stopped, complimented the work, & asked questions! It truly meant a lot to connect with all of yall! Shout out to @neighborsstudio__ for the opportunity 🤞🏿 the first of many!!
For the past few months, Ive been Creative Directing an adidas Originals campaign with Mass Appeal 🌟 an all women’s cypHER, giving a platform to the emerging talent coming out of Houston and Atlanta.
Its been such an amazing journey to watch this campaign come to life & to have a hand in the entire process - from spending hours perfecting the pitch deck & praying adidas liked it to talent scouting and watching pretty much every rap cypher/freestyle posted on youtube 😂 to the long production days in the Texas heat to giving notes in post & final delivery 🙌🏿. I feel sooo proud to have embarked on this journey 🥹 genuinely a dream come true to make content I love, and spotlight deserving artists in this crazy industry. God has blessed me so much.
Shout out to Gregg & the Mass Appeal fam, as always 🤞🏿🤞🏿
Check out the full BTS & music videos in the @massappeal bio!
Director: @mayatable
DP: @natasha.abdul
Creative Directors: @theburbslife@deepeningcontradictions & moi 💅🏿
Producers: Savannah Jeffereys, Chrissy Dru, and Raegan Morgan
#bylei
A couple months ago I directed an interstitial for the Hall des Lumiéres Hip Hop til Infinity exhibition in New York, curated by the @massappeal fam🫶🏿
It truly meant a lot to me because it was my first time directing on a bigger scale! It was an honor to work with @skillzva on this project 🙌🏿
Thank you @theburbslife for trusting in me, and @eddie_yasin for uplifting me the entire way 🥲💗💗💗
& shout out to the entire team for all the hard work!! Can’t wait to work with yal in the future.
& check out the @halldeslumieres exhibition in NY if you can!
#bylei
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Director: @leilonimxrie 🫡
DP: @eddie_yasin
Creative Director: @theburbslife
Producer: Conrad Lenski
Production Coordinator: Cole Bruni
AC: @ljm.was.here
Gaffer: @durweezy
BBG: @bainvision
Sound: Alex Sierra
MUA: Penelope Sierra
BTS: Romwel Findley
PA: Brianna Liverpool
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“…when you smile, the stars come out”
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Photos by me 🫶🏿
Model: @selassiesama
Assisted by: @au_.rora
Inspired by Theresa Tha Songbird (@thasongbird )
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