Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful spirits struggle against a tyrannical pink-and-blue binary in this surreal, wordless piece of mixed media animation about the pursuit of authentic selfhood.
Artist Statement: Through playful harmony between handcrafted visuals and original music, I hope to communicate resistance to rigid constructions of gender, expressing a desire for collective liberation from restrictive understandings of identity.
​AWARDS AND SCREENINGS
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WINNER of the Gotham Institute's Student Short Film Showcase sponsored by JetBlue & Focus Features, 2021
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WINNER of "Best Silent Film" at Out & Loud: Pune International Queer Film Festival, India, 2022
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Distributed on Planet Classroom Global Network for Youth, 2023
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
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Animafest Zagreb, Films for Children Competition, Croatia, 2022
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​​Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022
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Durban Film Festival's Isiphethu International Student Film Festival, South Africa, 2022
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AnimaQUEER Film Fest, Brazil, 2023 (Nominee: "Best Score")
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FOR RAINBOW Festival of Cinema & Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity, Brazil 2021
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Seattle Queer Film Festival, United States, 2021
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OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, United States, 2021
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QUEER-Streifen Regensburg Film Festival, Germany, 2021
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Prairie Pride Film Festival, United States, 2022
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MicroActs 8 Artist Film Screening, United States, 2021
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Student Showcase at Syracuse International Film Festival, United States, 2021
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Through the Student Lens Film Festival, United States, 2022
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Experimental Film Fest, United States, 2023
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Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Australia, 2022
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Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival, India, 2023
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Finalist for the 55th Humboldt International Film Fest, United States, 2022
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Nominee for "Best Experimental Short" at Short Encounters International Film Festival, Greece, 2021
