Emerson thesis -- Media art

"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

"King of the Ring is a short drama following an in-over-his-head wrestling promoter as he manuevers to salvage his highly anticipated main event. Through anxiety-driven intensity, the film seeks to explore isues of workplace exploitation of independent pro wrestlers in a world that struggles to separate reality from fiction." -- Abstract

"Lola is a short hybrid documentary using a combination of live-action footage, animation, and archival materials to tell the story of my grandmother's experience living in the Philippines during World War II. The film explores essential facets of the Asian-American experience: migration, displacement, the price of assimilation, war, and intergenerational silence." -- Abstract

"Lost Roads is a twenty-two-minute fiction short film that depicts the memory of the last day between two friends, Iris and Noah. The film explores the feeling of being lost and stuck in a world that can only offer a bitter sense of freedom." --Abstract.