This page is for those strange little clips that fall outside the realm of conventional video. Some people call this style "avant-garde;" I prefer the term experimental — it is an art form built on taking risks, vulnerability, and creating without parameters.
moleskine
Memories fade. Moleskine is forever.
A collection of journal excerpts lifted straight off the page, Moleskine is a video poem about leaving the familiar behind, and embracing the new.
wait.
Hindsight has never felt so... blue.
Wait. is a meditation on the sadness of nostalgia and the feeling of moving on with your life while reflecting on simpler, more hopeful years.
"smoke"
I dream of what lies beyond the smoke.
My final project for experimental video class, Smoke is about looking beyond the smog and finding new horizons in unexpected places.
emma's gaze
I am ever curious where the beauty lies for you.
Emma's Gaze is an ode to my wonderful girlfriend, and the incredibly beautiful way she perceives the world around her.
If you can look inside yourself, you can look inside anyone.
This was an early iteration of film emulation that I had been fleshing out while living in Brooklyn. This 16mm look evolved into the current 35mm look that I use today.
You'll find him in a night terror.
Nothing makes for a greater experimental film than a failed attempt at a short film. What began as a cohesive narrative evolved into this goofy homage to David Lynch.
Remember the color of your bedroom walls.
As part of a larger project called "clearing the hard drive," I compiled a bunch of pre-existing unused footage into this love letter to my parents.