Short Films
A short documentary about a problematic landlord.
THE INESCAPABLE DESIRE OF ROOTS
A man with hair growing wildly over his body is taken by manic expressions of ecstasy and anguish. He struggles with the hair becoming a mode of his subjugation, while being overwhelmed by the explosive jubilance of its sprouting.
A kaleidoscopic journey through the imaginations of the filmmaker’s family and their longings to find home.
A tonal shift occurs inside the world of an American sitcom resulting in the disruption of the show’s rhythm. As it evolves, a looming presence of banality casts a shadow on the show’s bright lights and bubbly personalities.
On the anniversary of Marisol’s husband’s death, her neighbor’s construction uncovers human remains. The coincidence of this discovery forces Marisol, a superstitious visionary, to face her mortality.
THE OCEAN IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS
A short film that explores what is lost through assimilation while reflecting on the challenges that come with immigration in the Latinx community in NYC.
From marching bands and track meets, to courtrooms and reasonable doubt, using archival footage, Teen Girl Fantasy combines unsentimental dreaminess with mid-century touchpoints to examine what teen girls fantasize about and what fantasies are placed upon them.