The Placenta Underground is a work in progress exploring the future of human reproduction in a proximate time when embryonic gestation occurs outside of the human uterus. This experimental film poses questions about the political, social and biological repercussions of a future where the maternal uterus and placental organ are no longer necessary in the process of human reproduction. The bio-medical term for this is: Ectogenesis.
This visually poignant animation depicts the realities of the Frontline nurses who experienced the emotional and psychological impact of COVID-19 with immeasurable intensity. They were often faced with making impromptu decisions to provide the best care, save lives and offer emotional support to patients dying from COVID. In this precarious landscape, nurses also put their own lives on the line. These stories reveal, in animated vibrance, the distress and disfunction that these healthcare workers faced at the onset of COVID.
Release Date: October, 2022
Awards: Independent Shorts Awards, Docs Without Borders Film Festival, Canada Shorts – Canadian & International Short Film Festival; Semi-Finalist, 10th ARFF Paris International Awards; Semi-Finalist
Selected: Brooklyn Film Festival, Docs Without Borders Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles Animation Festival, New York Lift-Off Film Festival, Love & Hope International Film Festival, Long Story Shorts International Film Festival, 2023 ARFF Paris // International Awards, 2023 ARFF Amsterdam // International Awards
In this animated documentary short, a man sorts through the debris of his childhood, seeking help to untangle the differences between his own anxiety and depression, and the impact of toxic masculinity.
Release date: October, 2021
Award Winner: Best Shorts Competition, Art With Impact Short Film Competition, Creativity Award; A Show for A Change Film Festival, 2023 ARFF Berlin // International Awards, 2023 ARFF Amsterdam // International Awards
Selected: NYC Mental Health Film Festival, NYC Indie Theater Film Festival, This is My Brave Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival, UnLonely Film Festival, SHORT to the Point Film Festival, Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival, Awareness Film Festival, Mental Filmness, The REEL Recovery Film Festival, Athens ANIMFEST, FACE Film Festival, MHSA Film Festival
Crumbling under the weight of chronic anxiety and depression, an artist and scholar cannot find reward in his many successes. Fighting his fears with pen and paper, he learns to use these tools as a way to help himself and others find health and resilience in meditative drawing.
Release Date: September 2020
Award Winner: The Impact DOCS Award
Selected: Health for All Film Festival, This is My Brave Canberra International Film Festival, Believe Psychology Film Festival, Life Screenings International Film Festival, Happy Valley Animation Film Festival, accolade Global Film Competition