Emerson thesis -- Media art

"Follows the filmmaker's journey out of the Mormon church -- a journey unexpectedly aligned with her first pregnancy. The film depicts her pregnancy from start to finish while exploring the emotional and spiritual weight of leaving Mormonism, its effect on the mother she hopes to become, and its effect on the mother who raised her." -- Abstract.

"My thesis project is a narrative short movie, around 20 mins. The story is about three young friends reunites to dig out three bottles they buried when they were high school students. During this journey, three of them have to face their life dilemma." -- Abstract

"A story about a band's first show back after the death of their lead singer, an exploration on finding the ties that bind us to the things we love." --Abstract.

"Fever is an absurd short film that follows a man trying to poke his eye out with a pencil. Taking inspiration from Samuel Beckett's absurdist plays, Buster Keaton's slapstick antics, the elastic logic of Looney Tunes and low budget horror sleaze, Fever is a live action silicone flesh cartoon. The original name for this project was Days of Celebration which is sometimes why it is referred to as such in this document." -- Abstract

"The visual elements of Fish is presented in the form of experimental narrative short Film. This project examines the flow of consciousness and awareness. It initially characterizes scenes in a more or less standard fashion, describing mental conflicts as 'detachment of image an sound'. But as movie progresses, it introduces several religious elements that serves to catalyze the conflicts between conscious and subconscious." -- Abstract

A short form adolescent television pilot, this project chronicles the memories of a battered transgendered streetwalker, who reflects on the day he met a freshly released juvenile delinquent, forging the most important friendship of his lifetime, on the day of the 2008 Presidential election.

"Free Car is a narrative fiction short film about two friends, Turner and Sam, at the end of their childhood. Turner is anxious to leave for college in a week while Sam is already mourning the impending loss of his friend. In an attempt to squeeze one last adventure out of their time together, Sam convinces Turner to help him steal a car. The gravity of the situation becomes clear after the car blows a tire and the pair discover a dead body in the trunk." -- Abstract

"My short film named Hear the Wind Whisper, talks about an elderly woman Minyan living in a house with her daughter in America alone. However her neighbor Liling from the same hometown brings joy and warmth to her. In this afternoon, the memory of her dead husband comes back in a gentle breeze. Minyan tries to adapt to the life in Boston and finds the new connection with the surroundings." -- Abstract

Installation that explores the complex relationship between the food production cycle, climate change, and everyday consumers. --Abstract.

"This is a story about human connection and how our childhood can shape our lives as adults. An adolescent boy who is traumatized both psychologically and physically is befriended one summer by an empathetic and eccentric adolescent girl. She inspires and empowers him in ways that he only fully realizes when he becomes an adult. Inspired by true events." --Abstract.

"'It's Kind of the Same' is a series of multimedia art installations which examine the ontological differences between analog and digital photographs and video. The pieces examine how reality is captured by these various mediums, the effect of hyperreality on our lives, and what it means to capture something authentically. 'It's Kind of the Same' seeks to raise questions about what it means to capture and experience reality in an increasingly hyperreal world." -- Abstract

"Kill Me is a short dark family drama that tells a story that a female care worker needs to keep a dying boy alive until January 13th. But, as they get to know each other better, it turns out that they are both sad people who are controlled by others. A helpless compromise or a final rebellion? Everything will end on the 13th." -- Abstract