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VOICEMEMOS

Voice Memos


Type experiments visualizing my sister’s voice memos. Typeface: Mrs. Eaves XL by Zusana Licko (with customization).
JW Project

Jericho Walk, 2025


Opening sequence animation and type research for Jericho Walk, a film directed by award-winning directors Jim McKay, Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman. MoMA Doc Fortnight Premiere.
Animation Behind the Scenes: a screenshot of Google Earth Studio with a video timeline and motion paths.
Animation Behind the Scenes: screenshot of a computer folder with images of each frame of the animation.
Animation Behind the Scenes: a screenshot of two rendering options of satellite footage, with different street markings.
DI

Milisuthando for Criterion and milisuthando.com


Animation and social design the Fall 2025 release of Milisuthando, an award-winning film by Milisuthando Bongela (dir.) and Hankyeol Lee (dp and editor), in African and North America on The Criteron Channel and milisuthando.com.
Collage of images on a grey background, staging the social posts for MILISUTHANDO.
A sketch of a goat and the handwritten letters www.milisuthando.com appears on an offwhite background.
Handwritten word 'ibhokhwe ikhalile' appears under a sketch of a goat on a dark black background.
WHATITFEELSLIKE

What it’s like to feel and to fear

Frames of a digital painting printed out and painted on with tap water on a difficult spring evening.
Several pages of a yellow and green abstract painting is laid out on a wooden floor. Water has been spilled over them.
Several pages of a yellow and green abstract painting is laid out on a wooden floor. Water has been spilled over them.
Two water stained pieces of paper is peeled back to reveal a green and yellow abstract painting.
A grid of abstract paintings is laid out in four rows on a wooden floor.
Three water stained pieces of paper reveals a yellow, dark red, and magenta abstract painting.
A hand holds a wet piece of paper with the print of a yellow, dark red, and magenta abstract painting.
Pieces of wet paper peels back to reveal a dark red abstract painting.

Milisuthando for Anthology Film Archives and African Film Festival @ Maysles Documentary Center


Video editing and social design promoting the New York theatrical run of Milisuthando, an award-winning film by Milisuthando Bongela (dir.) and Hankyeol Lee (dp and editor). Screened during Spring 2025 at Anthology Film Archives and the African Film Festival/Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
A collage of illustrations, notebook pages, and photographs detailing the film's creation process appears on top of a dark grey background.
A collage of illustrations, notebook pages, and photographs detailing the film's creation process appears on top of a dark grey background.
A collage of illustrations, notebook pages, and photographs detailing the film's creation process appears on top of a dark grey background.
A collage of illustrations, notebook pages, and photographs detailing the film's creation process appears on top of a dark grey background.

Ming Garden, 1983


Social cut and translation for the 2023 restoration of The Met’s 1983 film.

Chinese Calligraphy Video Series for The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Creative direction, motion design, video editing, and vfx for The Met's 12-part video series celebrating Lunar New Year. To be released online and screened onsite from 2023 to 2035.
ASTORCOURT

Sounds of the Astor Chinese Garden Court,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Directing and editing for short film documenting The Met’s Astor Chinese Garden Court. Made in conversation with the restoration of the museum's 1983 archival film, Ming Garden.
LAGERFELD

Karl Lagerfeld, A Line of Beauty– Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton, The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Creative direction and audio editing for the museum’s digital exhibition tour.
Video behind the scenes: A screenshot of the video script with highlighted sections.
Video Behind the Scenes: a stack of prints and scripts scatter across a dimly lit table.
KEYS

Leave the keys to me


Illustration and motion design for singer-songwriter Maddy Irene’s debut single, released on Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, YouTube Music, etc.
Artwork Tests: sketches of different cocktail glasses appear on top of a dark green background.
FAO

The Moon Would Be So Lonely Without Earth, 
Frank and Oak


Animation, video collage, 3D modeling, and motion design for Frank and Oak’s "For the Love of Earth" capsule collection. For every purchase, $3 was donated to Earth Day Canada.
Animation detail: a speckled, silver illustration of Earth appears against a dark background.
Animation Detail: Navy and grey pages containing ocean creatures, mountains, and forests appear above an off-white page of the pop-up book.
Animation Behind the Scenes: Two monitors showing an After Effects Timeline, motion paths, and illustrations of a forest, plastic bags, and ocean creatures.
Animation Behind the Scenes: detailed illustrations of sea creatures appear in silver on a black background.
Animation detail: digital render of a pop up book with an Earth, Moon, and orbit appear against a dark background.
Animation Detail: A rendering of Earth, and two shots of a pop-up book with an Earth and orbit appear on top.
Animation Behind the Scenes: a computer monitor shows pixelated shapes on an After Effects working screen.
Animation Behind the Scenes: three photographs, aged with water and ink, are spread out on a white table. The photographs contain models carrying white tote bags.
Animation Behind the Scenes: a hand holds up a wrinkled plastic grocery bag with purple prints on it.
DI

髢 Dí, FAR-NEAR Magazine

Animating my mother’s handwriting for photographer Mary Chen’s short film, 髢 Dí. Published on FAR-NEAR Magazine.
A calligraphy brush writes the words '交缠'interwoven in) on a piece of paper.
A calligraphy brush writes the words '交缠在' (interwoven in) multiple times on ap iece of paper.
The words '交缠在' (interwoven in) appears repeatedly on pages of Chinese calligraphy are stacked on top of each other.
TUDORS

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Motion design, animation, and copywriting for the exhibition’s social media promo video.

MILISUTHANDO

Milisuthando, Fall/Winter 2023 Festival Run


Fall/Winter 2023 video editing, digital design. social strategy for Milisuthando, an award-winning film by Milisuthando Bongela (dir.) and Hankyeol Lee (dp and editor). Sundance Premiere; Fall/Winter 2024 screenings at AFI Fest, Unorthodocs, IDFA, IDA Best Feature Documentary Honoree, etc.
Collage of photographs and design posters for the film against a dark grey background.
The words, 'Milisuthando is coming home this December' appears in white against a photograph of a group of vibrantly dressed South Africans in a lively room.
Three film laurels appear on top of a thin line drawing of the map of North America. At the top left, the text, 'NORTH AMERICA; Where to watch Milisuthando this October' appears in white against a dark green background.
Two film laurels appear on top of a thin line drawing of a map of Asia. At the top left, the text, 'ASIA: Where to watch Milisuthando this October' appears in white against a dark green background.
Two film laurels appear on top of a thin line drawing of a map of Europe. At the top left, the text, 'EUROPE: Where to watch Milisuthando this October' appears in white against a dark green background.
A film laurel of the International Documentary Association and the text 'Best Feature Documentary: 2023 Shortlist,' appears in white against the photograph of two people wearing patterned clothing.
Three IDA award logos with the words, 'Best Feature Nominee,' 'Best Director Nominee' and 'Best Writing Nominee' appear in white against a photograph of a woman's silhouette against a table with candles and objects.
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