
Celeste is a mixed-race writer/director whose focus is in children's and youth media. She is is a natural storyteller with an imaginative voice and vision and a uniquely fun, colourful, mixed-media style. Celeste’s short films have gotten into festivals across the globe including: TIFF Kids, DOC NYC, The Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival, and The St. Louis International Film Festival. Through the success of her films she was commissioned to write and direct two segments for PBS’s Sesame Street's 44th season.
She has also written and directed for Radical Sheep Production’s preschool TVO show Can You Imagine That; CBC Kids News; CBC Short Docs; and was integral in bringing to life the APTN children’s show Anaana’s Tent. In addition to writing and directing Celeste has 11-years of experience working in the art department as a DGC graphic and motion graphics designer, and as a production designer on numerous short films and web content.
Celeste is nominated for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for her CBC Short Doc Love Letters From Everest. The film is also nominated for Best Non-fiction Web Program or Series.