Stuck in her miserable apartment in Hong Kong, Mei, a young woman will have to run for her life after a strange visitor appeared during her livestream.
The unhappy protagonist’s life is consumed by relentless work, fueled by energy drinks. A brief interaction with a self-checkout machine transports her into a dreamlike world where anything seems possible. An escape from the hardships of everyday life into a technological world free from fear and responsibility gives her a sense of freedom and ease. The lines between everyday life and fantasy begin to blur. While technology offers an alluring freedom from obligation, it also forces her to confront a deeper question: what is her place in a world driven by total automation?
Trapped between waking life and dreams, Olly delves into his childhood memories, navigating the fantastical dream worlds his sister created to shield them from family strife. A journey into the buried past that shapes who we are. Available in English and French.
"What Are You Looking At?" is exploring the problematic relationship of our societies with animals. The anthropomorphization of animals in films contributes to 'human exceptionalism' provoking further issues in the coexistence of animals with humans. In "What Are You Looking At?" we explore the story of a moon bear that is trying to find its way in a human dominated world out of its natural habitat.
The story is based on the bond that develops between a bunny mother and a young fox cub, despite the fact that these two animals are not "meant" to coexist by nature. The mother, despite her initial hesitation, gradually learns to love the fox cub as her own child. She notices that maternal instincts emerge almost naturally and effortlessly, eventually transforming into affection and deep love for the little fox.
Chill vibes at the barbecue. Problems will arise, but there’s no need to worry, because in the end, we’ll be chilling at the barbecue again.
My film, "Animal Fighterz" is centered around two friends playing a video game.
A wife receives a letter from the front lines of the Great War.
A planned sleep over goes awry, or does it...
An experimental audiovisual composition exploring the relationship between time and memory, inspired by the work of Marcel Proust. Through digital poetry, kinetic typography, and animation, the work translates the philosophical concept of "lived duration" into a contemporary visual language. A quest for involuntary memory that captures the fluid and non-linear nature of human experience.
Tar is an experimental under-the-camera animation crafted with real strands of hair. In Persian, the word tar carries a dual meaning: both a strand of hair and a traditional Iranian string instrument. Within this symbolic interplay, an enraged centipede storms a young girl’s inner world, shattering musical instruments. Amid the chaos and dissonance, the delicate sound of the tar emerges, opening a fragile space for transformation.
Tenderfold is an explorative piece on the ephemeral qualities of the human embrace.
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.
A goblinoid creature named Fetillo is obsessed with completing a puzzle without an image. After undertaking a tortuous journey to collect its missing pieces, achieving his goal will lead him to shocking revelations about the nature of his existence; in relation to what he does and what surrounds him.
Since young, Faris had always wanted to be a dancer, but had to abandon his dream due to poverty. His mother, Liang, suffers from young-onset dementia and no longer recognises her son, only remembering him as a dancing child in photos. Spurred by his mother's wish to see him perform, Faris rehearses her favourite dance and performs in front of her, when she finally recognises him.
This is a story of intergenerational love, symbolically connected by a seesaw.
Teenagers reclaim public spaces as their playground, until their joy collides with the vision of an angry capitalist. Through his power, the spaces transform, shifting from places of freedom into a manufactured “paradise.”
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