Selected Experimental Short Films
My biggest filmmaking inspiration is Agnès Varda, because, for me, her films are deeply emotionally evocative. It is not just her work and the women’s issues it presents, but the way she persisted in a male dominated industry.
May (2007)
16 mm color film, with sound, 7 min.
The first half of the film depicts a carefree, playful young child; the second half paints an over-the-top, bubblegum-pink afterworld in a split frame. As seen in the background, the black and white head shot poster on the wall is an original Death by Gun poster created by the famed artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Listed on the sheet are individuals killed by gun violence with a brief explanation of their deaths. This poster, used as a mise-en-scene, implies the death of the child in the film.
Dots (2008)
16 mm color film, with sound, 3 min.
Shot with a Bolex camera, frame by frame, this film is inspired by the stop-motion technique and sampling found objects from the home such as postcards, magazines, photographs, and colorful window gel decals.
Place Portrait (2007)
16 mm black and white film, 1 min.
This black and white film portrait documents the aftermath of an apartment space damaged by a fire downstairs.
Car Wash (2007)
MiniDV, 3 min.