Storytelling

What happens to you when you learn your partner will need a heart and lung transplant to survive? Box of Matches approached me with their single Two Kinds of Sadness which was to be released as a part of a larger EP. They wanted to create a narrative music video to help promote the release of their EP. The song Two Kinds of Sadness is about the band leader's experience waiting for their partner to get a heart and lung transplant. The music video tells the story of how he learned his partner would need the transplant, and the feeling of dread that infused his life in the months waiting for the call.

Inspired by Richard Brooks 1967 film "In Cold Blood," Trespasser is a short black and white cinematography film I directed and shot to practice lighting for darkness. My goal was to make the film look like it was only light by streetlights, moonlight, and a flashlight. I paid special attention to contrast ratios and making sure enough detail was in the camera negative to avoid any un intentional loss of detail in the shadows. Additionally, I created a custom credits sequence inspired by Saul Bass.

Inspired by film noir, DUCK! is a two minute short film I directed, edited, and shot to practice black and white cinematography and lighting.

The Network is a short documentary about the secret mycorrhizal network beneath our feet. I wanted to create a style that was thoughtful and reflected the forest's natural beauty. To achieve this, over three months, I created animations that felt natural and tactile while also shooting complementing scenic shots of forests.

With only a plot of trash to start, two farmers create the only healthy food option in a neighborhood. This short documentary explores the stories of two founders of the Florence Fang Community Farm in the Bayview district in San Francisco. Established in 2014, the farm is the only healthy food option in the neighborhood. Over the course of half a year, I created a short documentary about how this unique farm was founded and its impact in the community.

I co directed, edited, and was the cinematographer for this short documentary. Our small team of three people created this piece that explores climbing culture by talking about how climbing routes are designed. We used Formal interview setups overlayed on top of location footage of climbers working through routes. We shot this in a combination of indoor gyms and outdoor climbing spots.

Barking Buddhas is an off-leash dog walking and positive-reinforcement training service. I worked with their founder to develop a visual style and strategy for their new dog training video series. I created motion graphics elements as well as directed, shot, and edited their pilot episode.

A short film I created to portray the experience of the 2020 lockdown. I used overlapping and loud news clips to create the feeling of media overload, while dark simple visuals create a feeling of isolation.

Maker playground is a community event run by West Portal Elementary School. I worked with the school to create two short promotional videos for the event.

Hyphen-Hacks sees hundreds of applications and attendees every year; in order to manage these applications, I created a custom event management system and dashboard for the leaders of Hyphen-Hacks. This system enables the Hyphen-Hacks team to review applications, segment their attendees, and keep track of who is on campus during the event. Additionally, I created the online branding and presence for Hyphen-Hacks as well as created an animated promotional video for them.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement The Concrete Rose is an animated short featuring a poem by Tupac.