unwavering / unfettered
Hammered letter for letter into 16mm found footage of a police propaganda film, subtext emerges from the redundancy of repeated text as a reclamation of bodily autonomy.
(2022, 2:34 min)
Apr. 2023 | Experiments in Cinema | Albuquerque, NM + Virtual
May 2023 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium | Seattle, WA + Virtual
what [in my nature] is dying
On my birthday I arrive at the ocean, previous night’s dream in tow. The film, wrapped around a circular glass pane, loops back on itself—exposed in the exposure under layers of sun-baked lemon lavender, topped with sand and salt water. 16mm cyanotype capsule of a solar return.
(2019, 1:23 min)
May 2023 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium | Seattle, WA + Virtual
Oct. 2022 | Engauge Experimental Film Festival | Seattle, WA
Jul. 2022 | Eugene Contemporary Art TIME/SPACE | Eugene, OR + Virtual
paper plain
2D objects reveal a couple’s three-dimensional fault lines.
(2021, 4:50 min)
Feb. 2023 | NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival | New York, NY
Oct. 2022 | Tacoma Film Festival | Tacoma, WA
Aug. 2022 | North Bend Film Festival | North Bend, WA
Apr. 2022 | SPLIFF | Portland, OR + Seattle, WA
Apr. 2022 | Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle, WA + Virtual
kur dele dele
Looping stop motion honoring victims of femicide in Turkey. This visual prayer is a conjuring of power, a cutting of cords through repetition. A prayer for my sisters alive and unborn. A prayer for the families left to mourn. My maternal grandmother’s words pouring forth.
(2021, 0:49 min loop)
May 2021 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium | Seattle, WA + Virtual
Proteus Vox Human
Cosmic guide to connecting with one’s future self. Ritual by Rana San, visuals by Vivian Hua, music by Paul Siple.
(2021, 8:20 min)
Mar. 2021 | pink noise vi: fantasy embodiment | Virtual
letters to [and from] Pablo
Improvised visual letters breach sense, distance, and substance.
Featuring Citrus Máxima + Camellia Sinesis from album “Seeds” by Pablo Schvarzman.
(2020, 3:33 min)
May 2021 | Artists of Color Expo & Symposium | Seattle, WA + Virtual
Nov. 2020 | Engauge Experimental Film Festival | Virtual
May 2020 | Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival | Virtual **Jonathan Marlow’s Judge’s 1st Choice Award**
letters to Pablo
An improvised visual letter written in alternating words, from one to another, shot on 8mm film.
(2019, 1:06 min)
May 2021 | Artists of Color Symposium | Seattle, WA + Virtual
May 2019 | Georgetown Super 8 Festival | Seattle, WA
disarmed
Some things are better left unsaid. This is a true story about one of those things.
Comedic stop motion animation made for Hairstory – an art show, reading, and interactive performance featuring over 40 individuals’ experiences about hair.
(2016, 3:19 min)
Feb. 2021 | Reel Love Fest | Virtual
Sep. 2016 | Local Sightings Film Festival at Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA
Apr. 2016 | Hairstory at The Factory | Seattle, WA
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