GRATEFUL: The Scotty Hasting Story
WINNER :: 2025 Nashville/Midsouth EMMY®
Army Veteran Scotty Hasting was shot ten times on patrol in Afghanistan, sustaining injuries that would shape the rest of his life. Witness how, without feeling in his right hand, he picks up the guitar and scores a Nashville recording contract.
Carry Me
WINNER :: Best Music Video | Peak City International Film Festival
An alcoholic mother struggles to free herself from addiction after losing her daughter.
Soul Stealer
WINNER :: Best Director | 2014 Canada International Film Festival
Samantha Ortiz, a Marine combat photographer embedded with a Female Engagement Team, believes her imagery can change the tides of war. Her beliefs are put to the test when a Taliban Sniper ambushes her unit.
Millions Like Us
WINNER :: 2023 Michigan EMMY®
Life was never the same for Zaneta Adams after a debilitating service-related injury. In her lowest moment, she considered giving up, but her children propelled her forward. Adams opens up about her own struggle with PTSD and encourages fellow Veterans to reach out, ask for help, share the gift of hope, and give back.
About
My background is in the U.S. Marine Corps as a combat photojournalist, followed by an MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. That foundation taught me to approach images with honesty and intention, where every frame must carry its own weight. Since then, I’ve written, directed, and produced work that strives to be truthful, visually disciplined, and spiritually resonant. Today, I carry those lessons forward: no spectacle, no artifice, only the pursuit of cinematic honesty in service of something greater than myself.
I write, direct, and develop projects reflecting this philosophy. My short films have screened internationally and are available on
Vimeo and
YouTube. I’m currently developing my first feature film shaped by the same commitment: to create work that reveres God through the honest portrayal of human experience.