Six Degrees of Illumination

Here, Here

October 2019 •Tagalog

Years after mining operations began, a once rugged and undisturbed town changes drastically. Koi, 22, returns home for the first time since leaving for college, and does so with an infected ear. He joins his mother Tonet in waiting for his father, both of them clueless as to whether his father could make it home alive after an accident in the extraction tunnel. As Koi reconnects with his hometown in slow decay, he fears the impending possibility of losing both his father and his hearing. Part fiction, part experiment, and purposefully blurring the distinction, Here, Here is a loose visual study on landscapes and terrains, both natural and beyond.

While the Unicorn Is Watching Me

June 2014 •

On a chilly Sunday morning, a man awakens to the mischievous stare of a unicorn that seems to have come straight out of his dreams. Carried along by an early morning sensuality, his fantasies transform his lonely apartment into a garden of delights, in which this young creature can freely reap the fruits of his desires.

Mahkota Yang Terbang Bersama Angin

November 2022 •Indonesian

After failing to get a commercial gig, Tiwi enrolls herself to a kite competition to earn money so she can help her dad.

Maid

June 2023 •Spanish

A woman applies for a job as a maid, while a difficult situation with her family haunts her.

Route-3

September 2019 •Bosnian

In a sweaty, overcrowded tram in Sarajevo, a shy teenager is beset by every imaginable impediment as he tries to capture the attention of his object of desire. Yet the overheated hero of this wild farce will not be easily defeated.

Sadla

September 2019 •Zulu

A teen boy runs errands while being followed by various figures of authority. As he shares his experience with friends, this tense and controlled drama deftly explores the cyclical effects of victimization on the wider community.

Yandere

September 2019 •French

A miniature AI hologram, Maiko, is programmed to be utterly devoted to her teenage owner. But when he gets a real girlfriend, her passions may prove to be too large for her container.

Exam

September 2019 •Persian

A teenage girl gets involved in the process of delivering a pack of cocaine to its client, and gets stuck in a weird cycle of occurrences.

The Raft

September 2019 •German

In this stylish and ruthless satire, a famous performance artist faces an unexpected crisis when real-world political matters complicate her latest impeccably provocative and eminently bankable piece.

Swain

December 1950 •English

Swain is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Fanshawe, features a dreamlike narrative of a young man’s ritualized rejection of heterosexuality, as a mysterious woman in white gossamer pursues him through a ruined landscape.

Jack's Lantern

October 2024 •English

A lonely boy, who believes his jack-o-lanterns come to life, is drawn to carve a pumpkin on Halloween night. While his mother tries to shield him from the scary truth. This suspenseful Halloween drama, is a proof of concept for a feature screenplay.

Chang-ok's Letter

February 2017 •Korean

Housewife Eun-ha is busy every day: In addition to taking care of her husband who doesn’t help out at all and her willful daughter and son, she has to care for her nagging mother-in-law, who is nearly bedridden.

Fili di memorie

May 2022 •Italian

Suzanne

July 2005 •French

In 1943, Joseph, a Jewish man, was arrested by the Germans in front of his 13-year-old daughter, Suzanne, in the apartment where they were hiding. By abandoning his daughter, Joseph saved her life.

The God Can

July 2021 •English

A young man grapples with addiction, recovery and a newfound sense of faith.

Celestial

July 2022 •English

A visual barrage of nature, colors, and scenery combining into a montage that overwhelms the senses, playing with Wesendock Lieder's Richard Wagner piece.

Cashback

October 2004 •English

Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?

Live

July 2019 •English

An online 'livecaster' with a dangerous brand has a crisis of conscience over her volatile career choice in a future world where jobs are limited and conflict is currency.

Flail

June 2023 •English

It's her boss's birthday, and Allie is trying as hard as she can.

TRIA

August 2022 •Italian

In a dystopian Rome, a law is enforced which does not allow immigrant families to have more than three children. If a fourth is to be expected, he or she must be born, however, one of them must then be killed, giving the females priority for sacrifice. Zoe, Iris and Clio are three sisters, but one of them will soon be killed. Tria is a tragic story, suspended between life and death, set in the home of a family that has accepted to sacrifice its integrity in order to carve out a place in the world. A dystopian story, yet not so far from what could happen, or what, somewhere else, may have already happened.