“In Iraq War era America, best friends Noa and Nessa struggle with their attraction to one another in the days leading up to Noa’s military departure.”

With "Red Skies", I wanted to take a very broad topic and zoom as far in as I possibly could. I was shocked by how few people knew about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" laws and disgusted by the transgender military ban. I thought that the best possible way to raise awareness was not through an overarching explanation of the topic but through a deeply personal story about the effects of the law on individuals.

With the help of my Director of Photography Cece Chan, we set out to create a film that quite literally breaths - we wanted the viewer to feel as if they were sitting by the pool with the characters, smoking a joint. By implanting the viewer into the story, an issue that would typically have no impact on them becomes personal.