FILM
After an absurd erotic dream featuring Jesus, a religious man tries to find absolution for what he believes is a sin.
A short film created through the CIEE + FAMU Production Track – study abroad program. Myself as well as my two collaborators spent the semester in Prague writing, casting, directing, shooting, and editing our own short narrative film.
Jesus F*cking Christ
He has risen indeed...
(writer | director | editor)
A post-apocalyptic trio that tries to stay together after one of them has been bitten by a zombie. As he transforms, physically and emotionally, into something other, he becomes unrecognizable—a zombie. His fate is inevitable, yet his friends can’t bring themselves to let go.
Dead in My Eyes
When do we fight to hold on, and when do we let go?
(writer | director | executive producer | editor)
A film created for a St. Lawrence University SYE (Senior Year Experience)
The Grasse River has long served as a vital link—connecting ecosystems, communities, and generations. Explore its rich history, its role in the present-day North Country of New York, and its evolving identity within the St. Lawrence University community. Water unites all living things—and the Grasse River tells a story of connection that flows through time.
Grass(e)
A beloved river with a big history.
(writer | director | researcher | cinematographer | editor | sound)
A documentary created by St. Lawrence Seniors in the Digital Media and Film Capstone.
Haunted by strange visions, a girl finds herself tethered by an invisible red string to a soul beyond this world — their destinies entwined by forces greater than fate itself.
Meet Cute
The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances.
(writer | director | cinematographer | editor | sound | animator)
An experimental film created for the St. Lawrence University filmmaking workshop.
A young couple ventures out to find the Lovers' spell of Immortality... "A test which gives eternal life to those who are truly in love, but death to those who are not..."
Immortal Love
(first assistant cinematographer)
A film created for the FAMU production track – study abroad program in Prague.
In the dim glow of city bars and late-night neon, Adela prowls — not for love, but for wallets.
Adela
(gaffing | makeup artist)
Trapped in a suffocating, abusive relationship, she survives by pickpocketing unsuspecting men. Her nights are a blur of smoky rooms, cheap liquor, and quick escapes — until she meets a younger, kind-eyed stranger.
A film created for the FAMU production track – study abroad program in Prague.
A handcrafted animation composed of hundreds of meticulously drawn and cut frames, all taken from BTS music videos.
BTS Mixed Media Animation
(animator)
Made for the Collage/Animation class at St. Lawrence University. The final product was displayed by projecting onto the Owen D. Young Library at St. Lawrence University.
The project was created using Adobe After Effects and Adobe Bridge.
A bride to be must decide if she's walking down the aisle for love, or losing herself trying
Bride (Unreleased)
(gaffing | makeup artist)
On her wedding day, Claire’s dress is ruined, her plans unravel, and as the day spirals, Claire barely recognizes herself until a chance encounter with a young girl at a laundromat.
A film created for the FAMU production track – study abroad program in Prague.
A mixed-media animation, created as a concept video for a larger project.
'Male Gaze' concept
(cinematography | animator | editor | songwriter)
An experimental exploration of the male gaze, rooted in Laura Mulvey’s film theory and expanded through lenses of psychoanalytic and gender theory. Blending autobiographical imagery with symbolic visual language, the film interrogates how media shapes the unconscious structures that sexualize, objectify, and categorize women. Fluid in form and layered in meaning, the project challenges viewers to confront how the gaze is not just seen—but felt.
Created for the St. Lawrence University Digital Media and Film Capstone
Birth, Death, Rebirth
(animator | editor)
A AAH-262 Video Art and MUS-200 collaborative installation alongside the immensely talented Galen Halasz. The installation took place in the black box theater at St. Lawrence University. All projects were projected onto three glass panels that hung from the ceiling.
Our piece aimed to highlight nature's rejuvenating essence and its profound impact on our inner and outer worlds. Amidst our quest for connection, the prevalent environmental degradation is severing our ties with nature. The project delves into environmentalism from an intrapersonal perspective. Complementing the visuals is Galen's original math metal/rock composition, known for its intricate and dissonant melodies, odd time signatures, and polyrhythms.
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