Reel
Film reel showcasing a variety of projects that Rachel has produced, directed, and shot.
Up in the Air: Aviation Research at MechSE
Video for the Department of Mechanical Engineering highlighting groundbreaking research in aviation.
MechSE's "Underground" Music Scene: Cadenza
Video for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, featuring faculty and students sharing about the connection between music and engineering.
MTD Hydrogen Production Station
In 2021, Rachel was commissioned by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District to produce a timelapse video of the construction of their Hydrogen Production Station. She worked with MTD management to edit MTD's drone footage into a compelling story of the station's construction.
Fast Rodney Who Was On His Way Out
“Fast Rodney, Who Was On His Way Out,” produced for the Pens to Lens Film Festival, was deemed “a triumph on every level” by RogerEbert.com (http://rogerebert.com/). “Fast Rodney” also went on to win “Best Dramatic Film” and “Audience Choice” awards at the 2016 Feminist Film Festival. Pens to Lens is a Champaign-Urbana screenwriting competition for K-12 students. The winning scripts are adapted into short films by independent filmmakers.
Live the Illini Life 2023-2024
This is a 6 Second Bumper Ad for the University Housing 2023 Housing Sign Up Campaign.
Legacy
Spot filmed by Rachel for the Champaign Park District
Sansone Popcorn Truck
The Sansone Popcorn Truck has been popping corn Champaign, Illinois since 1921. This was a video made for the Champaign County History Museum, made at the Champaign County Freedom Celebration on July 4th, 2022.
The Four Hornsmen of The Apocalypse
Short documentary chronicling the band The Four Hornsmen of The Apocalypse
It's All Done and Over With
A short film, written for the Pens to Lens Film Festival, chronicling the struggles of a family wrestling with homelessness.
Illini Cart
Ride along with University Housing as they drop students off at their dorms in style.