Documentary — A.R.A.

I MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR MYSELF (2021)

Part documentation, part experimentation, it is a self portrait depicting the underlying frustration of filmmaking— the process made more difficult by manual aperture restrictions & self-taping with the Bolex, along with hand-drawn Sharpie animation on clear leader.

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Streaming on Vimeo.

Artist Portrait Series (2019)

Created through the Carter Burden Gallery, a series of shorts spotlighting extraordinary NYC artists ages 60+.

Every installment available to stream here.

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an exercise in reobserving time (2020)

A silent poetic reflection on entering an uncertain future at the start of the pandemic, shot on iPhone.

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