About

… Is a filmmaker, video editor, and videographer. She creates imaginative and innovative work with the power to inspire, move, and motivate. She enjoys directing, producing, editing, writing, cinematography, and making costumes. She graduated from the Evergreen State College with a degree in Fine Arts. She currently lives in Boston, MA with her partner and her dog (Dutch), where she makes films both on set and in her backyard. 

Over the years, Amber has made a variety of films, both promotional and narrative. She has made over fifty promotional videos for the State of Washington, commercials for businesses such as the Grand Cinema, training videos for MultiCare Pediatrics, promotional videos and production recordings for 2nd Act, and filmed a variety of conferences for the Milgard School of Business. She co-owned a small production company for nearly ten years called Finley Mimbles which, in addition to its contracts with the state of Washington and Wovie Productions, put on a local film festival called the Backyard Theater. For the last three years, Amber has primarily worked as the lead videographer in the communications and public affairs department at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. 

Additionally, Amber has made a number of comedy and fantasy narrative films, participated in local 72 Hour competitions, and has even put on a local film festival called The Backyard Theater. A major example of her narrative work is The Village of Middlevale, a feature-length mockumentary.  Her work as a filmmaker explores themes of family and group identity and relationships of power by mixing satire with sincerity. 

Amber’s work has been selected and awarded accolades by the Tacoma Film Festival, the 253 Film Competition, the 48 hour Film Project, Genreblast Film Festival, FilmQuest Festival, Something Wicked Film Festival, Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy Festival, Local Sightings Festival, the NW Filmmakers Festival, and the 2015 Telly Awards.