THE HIGHEST STANDARD | Feature Documentary

Director, Cinematographer

Middle-schoolers in the greater Boston area attempt to gain acceptance into some of the top private boarding schools in New England through a one-of-a-kind gap year program designed to encourage low-income students of color. Four years later, as seniors in high school, three students reflect on the social costs of this demanding transition into elite predominantly-white spaces.

Supported by the Berkeley Film Foundation, The Puffin Foundation; and in Partnership with Dr. Akilah Cadet & Change Cadet

Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival | Special Mention 2025

Roxbury International Film Festival | Audience Award 2024

Globe Docs Film Festival | Opening Night Selection 2023

Producers: Jessica Estelle Huggins, Isara Krieger, KE Harloe

Editors: Justin Lewis, Melina Tupa