Short Films

DEAR DEATH (2016)
A bipedal horse strikes up a correspondence with Death, to change his life forever.
Please watch the trailer below, or email me for a private link to the entire film.

DEAR DEATH contributions:
Script
Direction
Storyboards (TVPaint, Photoshop)
Animatic (Premiere)
Animation (TVPaint, After Effects)
Background painting (Photoshop)
Production management (Flix)
Sound design (Pro Tools)
Editing (Premiere)
Additional team members

DEAR DEATH awards:
Matt Groening Fellowship 2016
Production grant, National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada
​Blue Ribbon Winner, UCLA Director's Spotlight 2017
Spotlight Award, UCLA Director's Spotlight 2017
Myrl A. Schreibman Fellowship in Directing 2017
Short Film Special Commendation, Portland Film Festival 2017
​Best Student Film, Phoenix Comicon 2017
Best of Show, UCLA Animation Festival 2016
Best Animated Short Film, Benicia Film Festival 2017
​Honorable Mention, Festival Anim!Arte 2017, Brazil

DEAR DEATH festivals:
Montreal International Festival of Animation 2016, Canada
Portland Film Festival 2017
San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2017
Animation Block Party 2017
​Bucheon International Animation Festival 2017, South Korea
Riverrun International Film Festival 2017
Phoenix Comicon 2017
Santa Fe Comic Con 2017
Comicpalooza 2017
​Albuquerque Comic Con 2018
Animation Nights New York 2017
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2017
Anim!Arte XIII: International Student Animation Festival 2017, Brazil
Ojai Film Festival 2017
Mendocino Film Festival 2017
UCLA MFA Director's Spotlight, Directors Guild of America 2017
Diamond in the Rough Festival 2017
​Benicia Film Festival 2017
First Step International Student Film Festival 2017, Albania
Hancheng International Short Film Festival 2017, China
Learning From Dying: Buddhist Understandings of Consciousness, a conference with Robert Thurman, 2017
Early Bird International Student Film Festival 2017, Bulgaria

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HEADS OR TAILS (2015)
A lucky penny catalyzes a romance that endures despite life's many twists and turns.
Based on the song by Alexis Harte.

HEADS OR TAILS contributions:
​Story (based on the song by Annie Award–winner Alexis Harte)
Direction
Storyboard (TVPaint, Photoshop)
Production management
Animatic (Premiere)
Animation (TVPaint, After Effects)
Background painting (watercolor on paper)
Editing (Premiere)

HEADS OR TAILS awards:
Matt Groening Fellowship 2014
Best Art Direction, UCLA Animation Festival 2014
Dreamweaver Award, Music Malt Festival, India

HEADS OR TAILS festivals:
Sansueña Festival 2018, Madrid, Spain
San Diego Comic-Con International 2016
WonderCon 2016, Los Angeles
Providence Children's Film Festival 2016
Mendocino Film Festival 2015
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2015
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2015
Athens Animfest 2015, Greece
​Music Malt 2015, India
Anim!Arte 2014, Brazil

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ROBIN (2013)
A lonely business traveler is enticed by a robin into a dream world within San Francisco.

ROBIN contributions:
Original song (learn more)
Direction
Storyboard (Pencil on paper)
Production management
Animatic (Premiere)
Animation (Pencil on paper)
Ink and paint (Photoshop)

ROBIN festivals:
2D Or Not 2D Drawtastic Festival 2016
Sound Unseen Music Film Festival 2015
Croq'Anime Festival du Film d'Animation de Paris 2014, France