It’s my first year as a filmmaker! Here are some projects I’ve worked on:
Esha Sadr creates art to process the trauma of her exile from Iran.
A glimpse at my ongoing documentary thesis. I researched, reported, filmed, and edited this proof of concept video independently.
Sunrise greets the intersection of LaSalle and Broadway.
Filmed and edited this video in order to demonstrate the characteristics of light, and how it acts on its surroundings.
Eulises Gago is a born-and-bred New Yorker.
Eulises and I met by chance when I was reporting on labor in New York City. I filmed and edited this video to capture a snapshot of his day-to-day life.
Extra stuff
Poem on cultural appropriation
I started this poetry project during the pandemic, before I fully realized my interest in multimedia storytelling. It’s hard to listen to now because I keep thinking about how I could’ve improved it. But it still holds a special place in my heart as my first attempt to make a narrative come to life through audio.
Scientific paper on factors that impact treatment effect in kidney cancer
My undergraduate thesis was published in a prominent scientific journal. With guidance from senior statisticians and advisors, I designed the study’s graph in R.