“undertow”(2024)|Thesis Project:Director/Animator
This film discusses the subjectivity of human experience by visualizing the differing perspectives of commuters in rush hour traffic as separate animation styles juxtaposed against one another. Its primary setting being a train car is both literally & figuratively a vehicle used to ruminate on the experience of being in an intimate setting with complete strangers, a constant in contemporary life that reminds us of life's individualistic nature.Example of the 3 Unique Visual Styles Used in Film
Margaret’s Turnaround
Environments
This book contains everything that led to the creation of this film: process work, concept art, writings on its core concept/origin, an essay on media consumption burnout, visual/textual inspiration, philosophical underpinnings, & sources.
This film documents the operations of an equine rescue organization based in upstate New York while calling attention to a largely undiscussed facet of animal abuse that remains extremely common to this day. “13 Hands”(2023)|Animator
[The sequence below is a visualize aid to a voice-over that discusses the donation to killpen pipeline]“In Wonderland”(2022)|Head Animator/Character Designer
This short film is an "Alice in Wonderland"-influenced narrative that tells of a young girl in Victorian-era England who believes herself to be living a luxurious life in a London mansion until an excursion through the city reveals that in reality she has been a patient in a psych ward the entire time.Character Sheets
Process Work
“Candle“(2022)|VFX/Character Designer
This short film uses a 3D/2D mashup style to follow a candle that comes to life one morning and explores its remote snowy environment, a narrative that discusses the ephemerality of life, one's purpose in it, & the importance of appreciating what we have.[Responsible for 2D VFX]