
Walter began his career as a multimedia journalist for the New York Times for four years from 2018-2022. He covered global subculture stories in print, video, and photography. In 2022, he wrote and directed the short film “If I Go Will They Miss Me” which was awarded the Sundance Festival U.S. Fiction Short Film Category. He was honored as one of 25 new faces of film by Filmmaker Magazine In 2022 and, a year later, as one of the five storytellers to watch in 2023 by Variety Magazine. “Kites” is his first feature film.