Hello, I’m Evan.

People often ask what kinds of documentaries I make. The answer is, I’m drawn to stories that offer unexpected or overlooked perspectives on topics I find deeply important. My films span a range of subjects, but the througline is a keen interest in the complexities and nuances of the human experience.

My first feature-length film, The Growing Season, premiered at DOC NYC and was featured by CNN, ABC, PBS NewsHour, The Atlantic, Forbes, among many others. Its trailer has been viewed over 250 million times globally and translated into multiple languages. The film inspired delegations from 16 countries to visit the Seattle nursing home where it was shot. I was invited to speak about the film’s impact in a TEDx talk, and in 2019, The Growing Season helped inspire the Care Across Generations Act, reintroduced in the U.S. Senate in 2025.

My short films have premiered in film festivals all over the country, including NYC, Miami, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Cleveland and Portland.

In addition to my independent work, I direct commissioned video content for a range of corporate and nonprofit clients, and I spent nearly a decade as an in-house videographer at Seattle Children’s Hospital. I’ve also taught filmmaking at Seattle University, the Seattle Film Institute, and the Digital Media Academy in San Francisco.

In 2023, I was elected to the Seattle School Board—an experience that has informed, deepened, and complicated my understanding of many issues I care about. I also play tenor banjo in The Midnight Sirens, an all-female jazz band.

I hold an M.F.A. in Documentary Film & Video from Stanford University and a B.A. in Literature from Duke University. I live in Seattle with my husband and our three children.

If something you’ve read or seen here inspired a thought, a question, or simply stayed with you, I’d love to hear from you. I’m always open to unexpected conversations and new connections.