LOOK AT ME | Experimental Short Film (4K)
In an expressive blend of live action and animation, I poetically depict my struggle with episodic spirals of self-hatred and destruction.
"LOOK AT ME" is a sour needle buried in my haystack of cognitive existence; a bottled up string of knots that I unapologetically ripped out and tore apart; a naked snapshot of my mental fluctuations that I most reluctantly yet eventually embraced as a part of who I am. This is the most extraordinarily introspective piece of art I have created. This is a story of who I was, who I am, and who I will be.
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Shot on Sony FX30 + Sigma 18-50mm/f2.8 & Sirui 35/f1.8 (1.33x Anamorphic)
Animated on Procreate Dreams
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All American High School Film Festival — Best Experimental Nominee
iVIE Awards 2025 — Bill Simpson Grand Recognition Award
Recovery Diaries Mental Health Filmmaker Award — Creative Eye Award for Excellence in Filmmaking
CCA Film Festival 2024 — Audience Choice Winner & Best of Fest Nominee
Philadelphia Youth Film Festival — Finalist in Experimental
California Student Media Festival — Best Mixed Media Winner & Animation/Special Award Finalist
DaVinci International Film Festival — Selection
Do It Your Damn Self Film Festival — Selection
Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest — Selection
iVIE Awards & Film Festival — Selection
Pan-Atlantic University International Student Film Festival — Selection
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