MY PROJECTS
Beneath The Teal Tree Branch
Coming Soon…
Beneath The Teal Tree Branch was made during my semester studying international film documentary production in Bonn, Germany. It is a reflection and exploration on my experiences growing up as a girl with Tourette Syndrome. It is structured throughout interviews with my parents, an interview with another girl with Tourette’s, archival footage from my childhood and an artistic representation of growing up with Tourette Syndrome.
diy witchcraft conflict resolution
This is a short narrative film created for my production 200 class at LMU. The story follows Jade, an angry teenage girl who is fed up with her bully and decides to take matters into her own hands using witchcraft.
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Violet Skies
Sky, a socially awkward poet with an affinity for rubber ducks, is experiencing writer's block. But things only get more complicated when she meets Violet, an overthinking artist.
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COLLAPSE
Collapse is a short experimental film made for my production 200 class exploring themes of perfectionism, beauty and pain through the lens of an acrobat.
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Jewish at LMU
This is a short documentary about Jewish Life at Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit institution through interviews with jewish students and a shabbat service with Hillel.
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Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars is a short script I’ve been working on since my freshman year. Over the last two years I’ve written several drafts and it has gone through quite a few rounds of changes.
Ayla, a teenage girl with OCD, struggles to overcome obsessive thoughts and function in society as she battles a monster only she can see.
PROJECTS I’VE WORKED ON
Echoes
Roles: Producer, Casting Director, & Production Designer
In a world where imagination meets reality, 15-year-old Hanna copes with her sister Sara's loss by escaping into her magical fantasies.
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@2024 Valentina Avancini
Speaking to the Sky
Roles: Writer & Executive Producer
After a recent tragedy, Isaac is struggling in his relationships, his motivation, and his schoolwork. After receiving a disappointing grade on an Astronomy assignment, he is given a chance to redo it. As he goes through the motions to redo the assignment without any care, he meets Aurora who has a very different opinion on Astronomy then him.
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@2023 Aden Pearson