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BABAE (WOMAN)

A hermit crab brings an islander from the shore to the depths of the sea through washed aquarelle strokes of vermillion and turquoise, 2024.



Direction, Illustration, Animation and Music

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BLOOMING YUCCA


An animated music video that follows a roadtrip through the yucca filled desert under the Texan sun for psychedelic folk singer-songwriter Sara Noelle’s single, 2022.



Direction, Illustration and Animation

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THE GARDEN

Animated music video for singer-songwriter Abby Litman which transports viewers to an earth-toned world following a listless woman in a garden of unraveling dense weeds and overgrown paths of self-discovery, 2019.

Direction, Story, Design and Animation


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PAPAYA

An animated music video combining gritty sunbaked ink with soap textures which reflects skin whitening products promoted by the Philippine beauty industry; a combustion of colorism and the control on women’s bodies for Kelady, Solstice EP, 2022.


Direction, Design and Animation

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Official Selection
2024 7th Annual USC Asian Pacific Film Fest, Los Angeles
2023 Nominee Bakunawa Film, Art, & Music Fest, Manila, Bakolod, Naga, PH
2023 9th Pambujan International Film Festival, PH
2022 Finalist Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, Denmark
2022 Nominee International Music Video Underground, Paris France




DEEP ROOTS

An animated lyric video for singer-songwriter Louise Kelly’s environmental children’s educational program on prairie ecosystem preservation depicting the livelihood of wildlife, 2022.



Direction, Illustration, and Animation.

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AIN’T OVER

Inspired by beauty found in chaos, the animated music video reflects this notion with its hand dyed Shibori indigo canvas combined with fluid illustrations. The project presents a dream-like world of persistence and hope for neo-soul band Idesia’s single “Ain’t Over,” 2017.


Co-direction, Design and Animation

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Official Selections
2018 Vid and Sound, Bime, Spain
2018 Portland Unknown Film Fest, OR
2018  Cinemi Cinema Int’l Film Fest, Tuscany, Italy
2018 Napoli Film Fest, Naples, Italy
2018 Chilemonos Int’l Animation Festival, Santiago, Chile
2017 Animac Int’l Film Festival of Animation, Catalonia, Spain
2017 Amarcord Arthouse Video and TV Awards, Chicago, IL
2017 Locomocion Animation Festival, Mexico City, MX
2017 New Chitose Aiport Int’l Animation Festival, Hokkaido, Japan
2017 visionXsound, Int’l Experimental Video Festival, TANK Gallery, Vienna, AT
2017 ORF Lange Nacht der Museen, Neulengbach, Austria
2017 AnimaSyros 10, Int’l Animation Film Festival, Syros, Greece


TWIN BED

Animated visualizer for singer Soh Darling’s duo track EP Where To: “Where To” and “Stargazer” explores the point of view of the singer’s inner realm through intimate spaces where secret reveries remain, 2021.



Design, Illustration and Animation



COLOR OF LIGHT ON THE WATER

An animated music video on an explorative trip through a pensive reflection of water for singer-songwriter Sara Noelle’s single, 2022.



Direction, Illustration and Animation



LOLA’S BAKERY


Animated short teaser featuring original song “Anak (Child of My Heart)” for indie short series, 2021.

Direction, Story, Design and Animation

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Kakay’s playful spirit and appetite for sweet breads gets her in trouble while helping out at her grandmother’s Temple Street bakery.


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