Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

"Urubú is a feature length script that details the story of Fina, the queer prodigal daughter of the Da Silva crime family, as she returns home in order to avenge the murder of her brother, Nio. In a journey that explores themes of resilience, family, and grief, Fina must uncover Nio's past, relive her own, and confront the moment the two diverged in order to make peace with the person she could have been had she never left." -- Abstract

A three part experimental triptych inspired by the poem To Dorothy" by Marvin Bell." -- abstract.

"A story about two peculiar individuals with macabre interests who aspire to find love and acceptance via an online dating site. It's also a story about living your truth, finding healthy ways to handle grief due to the loss of a loved one, and knowing that self-worth and happiness come from within." --Abstract.

Virtual Transportation Museum highlights history of transportation, and it will serve as an educational tool for children and young adults.

"Visiting is a short narrative about the relationships between different generations of a Chinese immigrant family at a time of loss. A grandson needs to go back to his family to be with his sick grandfather for his last hours. At the same time his girlfriend is pregnant yet he is not ready to be a father." -- Abstract

This project investigates the intersection of systems art, remix culture, and indeterminacy through a series of code-derived sketches. The results of each sketch vary in both content and form, but use the same medium of programming and follow a structure.

Wake Style is an interactive, nonlinear DVD which teaches users intermediate and advanced moves in the sport of wakeboarding. -- abstract.

"Waking Up Dead is a narrative short about Maggie, a young woman who wakes up the night after her own murder and goes on a quest not only for answers but also revenge upon the person who killed her." --Abstract.

"'Wall, Mirror?' is an interactive visual installation designed to explore the mystery boundaries between reality and virtual reality. It is an experiment, through the form of interactive art, trying to raise people's awareness how technology can impact the way we see things. This is a designated gallery installation exploring the relationships between human and interior space." -- Abstract

"Walls is a coming-of-age short film that follows a little girl into the suffocating, traumatic, and desperate situation of domestic abuse. While the film delves into the world of fantasy through television and drawing; at its core it is not a store of fantasy. The underlying themes of escapism emphasize the inability to escape in such a world. Even the fantasies are tainted and infused with sorrow. The only true escape is that of withdrawal through one's own mind." -- Abstract

Through the use of differing media, Was tells the story of Nonnie, a grandmother from Lakeview who is unable to cope with tragedy and instead fades in to her past. -- abstract.

"WAY OUT itself is a virtual installation artwork which utilizes AR technology. The thesis describes the process of implementing AR experience with location-based service. It includes a detailed discussion of the production and implementation processes, difficulties arisen during these processes and a summary of current efforts to overcome these problems. This thesis provides a starting point for people interested in making a virtual installation using Augmented Reality." --Abstract.

The persecution of Falun Gong, an ancient spiritual practice in China, has been going on more than a decade. The stories of Steve, a Bostonian, and Biyun, a Chinese torture survivor, interweave in the film from the filmmaker's personal perspective. Throug

We Are Monuments is a band of three friends with a mission to get signed. Their music is good and they have a very strong connection to the industry, but is that enough? We Are Monuments uses their unedited tour diaries to follow them on their tour to the

"Though same-sex marriage is now legal in her hometown, Xin resolves to give up her successful career in the U.S. and return home. Xin's parents eagerly await their daughter's return. However, little do they know about Xin's intentions to take advantage of Taiwan's new same-sex marriage laws. Caught between love and family, Xin risks both her family and lover and is forced to own up to her true feelings." -- Abstract

Weird Little Things is a short film about fear and neuroses told though [sic] a series of narrative, documentary, and experimental vignettes. The idea for the film came out of a desire to have a better understanding of fear, where it comes from and how it

"My proposed short live-action film is about a young Chinese woman who is raised in a single-parent family in a small town in China. She just started her job in Shanghai and finds that she may have to give up motherhood due to a recurring gynecological condition that has given her misery for years. She wrestles with the need to seek support from her mother when she gets back home for the memorial ceremony for her recently departed grandmother." -- Abstract