That Girl’s A Superfreak
Created for Alan Alda’s 90th birthday, this video set to Rick James’ “Superfreak” both pokes fun at and celebrates the iconic character he played on M*A*S*H - the ever flirtatious Hawkeye Pierce. It also calls to attention the more homoerotic elements of Hawkeye’s insistence of flirting with everyone.
B.J. Hunnicutt’s No Good Very Bad Day
Created in celebration of the 50th anniversary of M*A*S*H ‘s “Welcome to Korea”, this video set to Badfinger’s “No Matter What” emphasizes the immediate bond of Hawkeye Pierce and B.J. Hunnicutt as the latter is introduced to his new identity - a doctor in the Korean War.
Partially Functioning
A screen test / rough storyboard draft conceptualizing a 2D animated figure interacting with our 3D world
the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
Using The Smiths’ achingly heartbreaking “Back to the Old House,” this video highlights the themes of fear and longing in Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow, a work that directly plays with youthful escapism and identity through the connection of being a fan of a television show.
No More Bad Dreams
When I wake up from a nightmare, I often try to re-imagine the dream and re-write the ending into something less scary, calming the fears I had with logical ways the dream could be changed. In this storyboard, I have rewritten the very first nightmare I can remember (where my dog turned into a werewolf and ate me whole) into a story about bringing my dog back from being a beast.
City Tour
My first warm spring day in Chicago, my friends and I went on our own city tour. Experimenting with visual and audio narratives, I’ve created two separate pieces highlighting the adventures of one afternoon.
Within My Head
A surrealist exploration of the immediate connection I developed to The Monkees upon moving to Chicago from rural Maine
Beginner Reel
A collection of animations created in my first semester of college
Things i Like…
An interview with a second grader, with animations of the things they like coming to life
Recess
Animated illustrations created by first graders, featuring commentary from them