Dive Into a New Perspective
Exploring cinema as a mosaic of perspectives, each project is a unique story framed through diverse lenses. Here, my film and media comes alive—capturing moments that challenge, inspire, and reveal new ways to see the world. Dive into a portfolio where every frame invites you to experience a fresh narrative driven perspective.
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Edge of Extinction
A tense stand-off in an abandoned building pits two desperate survivors against a masked figure mourning his only friend. But in a world where the dead wont stay dead, the real danger might not be the zombies outside.
Veil
A murder investigation. A missing camera. A detective with something to hide. In a story where every clue rewrites the past, truth becomes the most dangerous piece of evidence.
Grasp of The Ghoul
A late-night pest control call draws a young exterminator into a shadowed alleyway and straight into a nightmare. What begins as routine work unravels into a tense, real-time descent into fear, as something in the darkness pulls him closer to a truth he may never walk away from.
Dream-Walking
Blurring the line between dream and reality, Dream-walking follows a man whose consciousness detaches from his body, guiding him through shifting landscapes in search of his true self. Inspired by Maya Deren’s At Land, through surreal transitions, fractured identities, and environments that morph with his presence, Dream-walking becomes a meditation on self discovery, vulnerability, and confrontation of one’s identity.
Ahjin
Trapped in a motionless body, Ezra’s consciousness drifts into the corridors of memory, retracing his past with his best friend Ollie. Together, they sift through fragments of joy, regret, and truth searching for the key to reclaim his freedom before he’s lost to the nothingness.
At a Glance
In a fleeting instant, time freezes for six strangers each locking eyes with another and tumbling into the perfect date they’ve always imagined. But as the moments play out and paths cross, one pair begins to blur the line between fantasy and reality… and not everything is as it seems.
Father Time
Father Time abandons Jordan, he is left with a mysterious journal that unknowingly unravels the fabric of reality. Trapped in an endless loop of his senior year, Jordan relives the same day again and again each repetition eroding his sense of self and twisting time and space around him in haunting, irreversible ways.
Keep Looking
In this comedic short, Ashley is all set for the concert of a lifetime, outfit ready, ticket in hand, and excitement through the roof. But when one crucial item mysteriously disappears, her perfect night spins into a wild, laugh-filled sprint against the clock. What was supposed to be music to her ears turns into a symphony of chaos, missteps, and unexpected detours.
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