Rivalry

two teens playing a card game erupts into an argument.

Daisy

Teenage boy Avery is invited to his long-time best friend Zoe's family-only school talent show performance. Contemplating the definition of their relationship for the first time, Avery goes online to look up the TikTok trend "Daisy" that was used by his male classmates to tease Zoe and him one day at school. His discovery makes him cancel his plan with Zoe. Yet upon seeing how the violence that the "Daisy" trend advocates hurt his best friend both physically and mentally, Avery must decide whether to comply with the trend's rules or to be a "Daisy" and attend Zoe's dance recital.

"My Dinner With Dean"

An hour before the world ends, Lifelong lovers Dean and Eveline share a final meal.

Locker Code

Issac wants his phone back, but needs to have given a mysterious package to Ezra.

Back Again

This film is a personal project that explores the feeling of revisiting and finding peace in a rural Minnesotan childhood. It is a film made with the term “video poetry” in mind, as I specifically wanted to make something without a set storyline, but still follows a general narrative. Something that evokes a sense of sentimental bittersweetness, and silent appreciation for where I come from.

Lights

a film about getting stood up.

Eternal Love

Following the story of a young girl reminiscing of her past relationship

Morning: A Toilet Room Tale

An accurate portrayal of how I brush my teeth in the morning.

Aging

You feel as if you're out of touch with who you used to be as child but, is that really true?

Savitri

One girl's quest to find an equal becomes a journey beyond the grave. A witty and slightly irreverent retelling of myth from India by the 4th and 5th grade students of Crestwood Elementary in Madison, WI, USA.

Girl Bye.

An experimental project for an assignment in class. The assignment was to play with the 180 rule in film.

Branched Gahenna

A girl is lost in a universe filled with masked creatures that follow her. As she roams throughout this world, she falls victim to the universe and becomes the masked creature that has been following her.

Darkroom

This film is showing my love for darkroom photography and how it helps me find peace in everyday life.

Storge

A personal narrative about healthy relationships and what my family has taught me about maintaining them.

Apocalypse Dreams

A glimpse into the inner journey of Edie, a set-in-her-ways nomad who learns to hold space for another after suffering the loss of her past partner.

Pumpkin's Kitchen

Remi (Pumpkin) the rat's great ability to cook is taken advantage of by Linguini (Abigail Waldo) and together they make a traditional dish of Ratatouille. This film is inspired by Pixar's Ratatouille. This was my first film and i'm very happy with it.

Wander

This song inspired me to create a video on how people bottle up their emotions until they eventually fall apart . The first part of Wander is intentionally blurry because it signifies the emotions the character is holding with her. Towards the end it becomes un blurry to signify her emotions all pouring out. The flower is to represent her coming to terms with her imperfection.

Truth Is

Upon learning of the disappearance of beloved school-legend Noah Baker, the new kid in town follows her intuition in search of a truth hidden years ago.

Voicemail-76

Voicemail-76 is a film from my series 'After the tone', a series in which I take voicemails I have received and create self portraits with them. These voicemails consist of bitter and heartfelt messages from significant people in my lives. my intention with this series is to create a window into the personal struggles of my life through a separate perspective.

Patience

Personal video essay depicting the hardships and lessons the director went through with climbing.

Secrets

I asked my friends to tell me something that not many people know about themselves. these are their answers!

Alone

A kid wakes up to find everyone is gone. He goes back and forth from feeling liberated to lonely until receiving a mysterious message from a friend that explains everything.

Bridge

Two friends are caught in a dimensional trap that lies beneath a bridge.

Guiding Light

Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house. In "Guiding Light", India Mitchell, a teen growing up in the same town thirty years later brings a fresh perspective and highlights the importance of the legacy of this case to the continuing endeavor to keep children safe.

Stranded Students

A short narrative film depicting the everyday life of Sam, a struggling high school student without much support. Many events and elements are based upon real experiences for the director, cast, and crew.

Torii

The film I created is about feeling unsure about who I am as an artist. For all of my life, art has been. All my life art to me was about technical ability and aesthetics. But as I’ve gotten older I’ve felt that my work feels empty and boring. This film takes place in a barn, with the person in the film wanting to leave the barn through the door. I made the door lead outside, having the light shine through the cracks of the door. Leaving the barn to me would be to leave my small town and find who I am. Maybe reaching some kind of “enlightenment” I guess. Moving to Minneapolis felt like finally beginning a new part of my life, like finally leaving the barn. But in this film, knowing I was moving away soon, I felt so close to this new beginning. But I wasn’t there yet, causing the barn door I finally reached to be locked. I guess I just couldn’t wait. My dream is to be a professional artist, but I don't want to be someone who works to create someone else's art. I want to tell my story and tell stories I feel are interesting. I feel with my focus on the aesthetic side art, it feels like something you look at on Instagram for 3 seconds and forget about in 10 minutes, which I just feel isn't fulfilling. I shot my film with my DSLR camera, and edited it in Davinci Resolve. I also added a small amount of 2D animation because I enjoy doing many different mediums. Each shot of the film has a bit of a different look from the last so I feel the film doesn’t have a consistent look, but that was more intentional representing how more recently I’ve been doing so many different things, experimenting with what I like, as well as the fact that I’m not sure what I like, or who I am as an artist. I also created the music for the film kind of out of necessity. The music I originally wanted to use just didn’t work with my film so I decided to make it myself.

Searching for Waldo

Abby is walking in the library when she finds a "Where's Waldo" book. Soon after she disappears and her friend must find her before it's to late.

Meeting With The Don

A detective investigates a series of local disappearances, resulting in a fateful interview with a powerful crime boss.

Adult

Wartime winter Kyiv. Maryna, a girl detective, is searching for missing people with her partner, an IT expert. This time a little girl has disappeared, and searching for her Maryna has to go through a mysterious quest. This is a mystical detective story about a childhood lost in the war.

Loop

The loop of life

Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

Out Of Sight Out Of Mind is a cartoon about creative process and change. The main character of this story is Me, and what I was like when I was younger and how I tried to express myself and implemented my art in my everyday life. However, I was awkward, fearful and inconsiderate. All these elements of this character are shown by her lack of facial expressions and her body language. When she finds an advertisement about free therapy she’s more excited about it being “Free.” If given the chance again with it costing a few bucks or so, she would not be as invested and would have never considered therapy in the first place. When she goes to the address in the newspaper advertisement, it's a sketchy and dirty apartment complex. She's hesitant but the idea of “Free” in her mind is what keeps her going. A man opens the door, a man with a bulging head, a creepy smile that goes from ear to ear, a man that doesn’t even look close to the image that's on his advertisement! The worst thing about this..thing is the large pulsating veins that are engraved on its forehead…“Tinny.” What kind of funked up name is that? This terrifying experience is a chance for her to reflect on her person, who she used to be, who she is and what she will become. For better or worse. With all the imagery I incorporated in this piece, I wanted to focus on how experiences and knowledge help you grow as a person, no matter if they are negative, positive or neutral. Because change is inevitable and I really wanted to express that in every aspect of this piece. Change is scary, change is enjoyable, change is boring, change is freedom, change is life.

Under the Shadow of His Eyes

I see the male gaze everywhere. It is in movies, photography, social media, books, advertisements, and clothing catalogs. I have experienced the discomfort that comes with being subjected to the male gaze more times than I can count. For me, I feel shocked, ashamed, vulnerable, and analyzed under the microscope of female objectification—a feeling I share with thousands of other women, but that nonetheless feels inherently lonely. My artwork deconstructs the male gaze through an experimental film that visually represents the emotions and sensations that come with being objectified, while using a nonsexual lens to view the female body. My film tells 50 women’s stories and shared experiences collected from recorded interviews. Each of the 50 women has a voice in the film, and their voices are pieced together to show a collective understanding of what it means to experience and overcome the male gaze. While I don’t believe it is possible for anyone to represent “the woman experience” because experience is dependent on culture, context, location, and a slew of other factors, I want to get as close as I can so women feel less isolated and men have a better understanding of the impacts of their conscious and subconscious actions.

A house in Annandale

This short was made over the summer of 2023, which I personally spent driving from Minneapolis to Annandale to support my younger cousin, while watching him go through similar experiences in the same house that I grew up in. This video, in a way, was made to process the bitter sweetness of nostalgia, and my role in being there for him as well as my family. It was all shot on a Smartphone camera and converted to black and white in order to capture a documented feeling of ambient memory.

Living

A woman's passion for working out, exploring her active lifestyle and what brought her to this place.

Remembering Spring

Remembering Spring is about finding hope during the dark winter season when warmer weather and longer days seem distant. As the narrator moves blankly through her days in the winter, as many people do, she encounters the physical embodiment of Spring sitting in her living room. Spring takes her on a dream-like journey through a budding forest, and the narrator rekindles her hope and ability to find beauty in small things. Spring’s outfit is made with homemade dyes created from spinach, red cabbage, blueberries, and turmeric, all of which have been hand-painted onto her clothes to make them appear as natural as possible and to show her connection to the natural world.

N.

Based off of the short story by Stephen King, N tells the story of a man who finds something horrifying in a field that causes him to lose his grip on reality.

Man In Mind

The journey of a young high schoolers mental health as he battles his demons and his heartbreak.

The Dark Man in My Room

My thoughts for this project is a girl struggling with schizophrenia. My film walks through the ups and downs of her life living with this illness. It shows how often your life can shift from being simple, to being on edge. It ends abruptly so the viewer can only assume what will happen next. Overall it’s just a day in the life but with a twist.

Stages of Grief

"Stages of Grief" is a film about a teenage girl named Abby who is dealing with the suicide of her friend Erika. Throughout the film, Abby learns to deal with Grief and loss. I created this film to show that people grieve differently and it is not an easy process to go through but eventually you can and will overcome it.

What Does Art Mean To You?

6 / 6 In a captivating exploration of youthful creativity and ambition, “What Does Art Mean To You?” delves into the lives of high school art students, each driven by their unique passions and talents. Through a dynamic montage, we witness their early dedication to diverse artistic endeavors, from photography and sculpture to theater and music composition. As the camera delves deeper, we uncover the inner workings of these young artists' minds through a series of intimate interviews. Against the backdrop of their bustling creative environment, a central question emerges: why art? Their responses reveal a profound spectrum of motivations, from personal expression to societal commentary. Yet, as aspirations collide with the harsh realities of a professional art career, doubts loom large. Through the lens of seasoned artists turned instructors, we confront the sobering truths and challenges of pursuing art as a livelihood. Is the dream of an artistic career a bold pursuit or a naive gamble? Our journey concludes, with the insightful reflections of original inquirer. We witness a transformative evolution in the student’s perspective. As they grapple with their once elusive answers, they confront the ultimate question: do they still choose art, and are they prepared to chase their passion beyond the confines of high school? In a stirring blend of introspection and inspiration, “What Does Art Mean To You?” offers a poignant exploration of the enduring power of art and the unwavering spirit of those who dare to create.

Mirror Mirror

A man debates with himself whether or not he should go on a date.

Cinematography Practice

Basic and simple cinematography practice at a park.

Dodge Nature Center

A naturalist shares her experience working on a nature center, and talks about animals and experiences.

Reconcile

Two friends who are in an argument decide to reconcile

Pills

Art, a teenaged boy struggling with his mental health, loves his sister and his girlfriend. But...his girlfriend is a lamp? And his sister never stops smiling?? Maybe the truth to what's going on lies within his own brain.

Interview No. 2

An interview with myself.

Train Ride

A collaboration of parallax vignettes by Perpich Center for Arts Education Animators

Clementine

A man is filled with melancholy as he recalls memories of a past lover.

Awake

A girl struggling with her motivation in life starts to confuse reality from dreams.

Love and Sleep

Visual poem short story following a man seeing his past lover in his dreams

To Spite The Gods

An animated introduction to a story about spiting the "gods"