Client Work

Below is a small sampling of commercial and corporate videos I have created.
Additional examples are available upon request.

Trophy Sizzle - Skyward: A Verizon Company
This satirical piece was created for an end of year award ceremony. I was tasked with creating a mythology for a relatively new award. Wrote/Directed/Shot/Edited in January 2021

Orange Thunder - Kraft Tool Company
I created this commercial for the launch of an entirely new product line, showcasing engineered plastic materials being used in concrete construction.
Directed/Shot/Edited in Spring 2020

Kenmore Intuition Sizzle - Cleva
This is a sizzle video teasing a new bagged vacuum from the Kenmore brand. Used for retail buyer presentations ahead of the full product launch.
Directed/Shot/Edited in Spring 2020

Rebecca Miano Story - Brendon Burchard
This is an interview with Rebecca Miano of Kenya's KenGen Power Company. From a series of videos commissioned by #1 New York Times best-selling author and "the world's leading high performance coach," Brendon Burchard.
Directed/Shot in Summer 2019

Short Films

My First Live Action Short Film
A short thriller created during Fall 2016 at Chapman University. 3 pages, 2 characters, 1 location.

Starring: Adolfo Lambert and Nick Waaland
Story: Lumi Akinmurele
Screenplay: Lumi Akinmurele and James Slaven
Director: James Slaven
Producer: Courtney Smith
Director of Photography: Rachel Bickert
Editor: Yuechen Hao
Sound Designer: Peter Schweitzer

My First Short Film
A self taught, animated short created and presented as my BFA Thesis from the University of Notre Dame.

Adapted from “The Buckwheat” by Hans Christian Anderson