maintenance

june 2021 | a short biographical film about my father, filmed from april through june 2021

how do my plants grow in quarantine

april 2020 | Mostly filmed on an iPhone, "how do my plants grow in quarantine" is a short essay film on plants, maintenance, routine, home, family, and the future. This piece was filmed and edited over the course of April 2020 during my time as a student living alone in Santa Cruz, CA.

a period piece

march 2020 | hybrid installation/performative documentary film project exploring the politics of menstruating bodies in private and public space. This project was created to de-stigmatize conversations about menstruation and to create dialogue across generations using participants' period stories.

trail vision: what is life?

2019 | Animated project directed by Kiki Ong in Fall 2019, Animated by Shelby Johnson and Kiki Ong. What is Life won a first place award in 2019 at the Trail Vision Awards in Santa Cruz, CA.