Body Paragraphs
(Writer | Director | Co-producer | Sound Design)
When challenged by a rival classmate, a high school student is forced to reflect on her character, ideologies, and body image to the amusement of school administration.
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After a long period of distance, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect despite the rising tensions of a family crisis.
Superglue
(Writer | Director | Actor)
Crashing
(Writer | Director | Producer)
The clock is ticking, and these two roomies need to figure out how to squash their beef or risk losing their affordable apartment.
Feeding Reminiscence
(Cinematographer| Producer | Co-editor)
Feeding Reminiscence is a food education documentary and essay film segmented by personal stories and recipe tutorials of home cooks from Iran, Kansas, and Cameroon. While romanticizing the home plate, this film explores how food evokes memory, how food enhances memory, and how food can esteem the collective memory of a community.
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Mental Media
(Writer | Host | Producer | Editor)
How does social isolation affect us? In entertainment, how far is too far? Join us today as we psychologically and ethically analyze a very unique reality television show.
Tarpit
(Co-director | Co-editor | Co-producer)
A short film and digital exhibition inspired by the works of Shirley Clarke and Yoko Ono. Visit the film's website here.
In our practical creative research experience Tar Pit, we intend to implement four key artistic mechanisms inspired by two influential filmmakers. As exemplified by Yoko Ono and Shirley Clarke, we operate with participatory audience, social commentary, structuralist avantgarde, and cinema verite to discuss the persistent issue of sexism in the college environment.
Me-Search: Voices of the Second Gen
(Co-Writer | Co-Producer | Co-Sound Mixer/Designer)
NHC cohort members Dr. Tamara Falicov, Dr. Yuridia Ramírez, Dr. Walton Muyumba, and Erika Lobati invite you to tune into our stories and legacies as we connect our shared experiences as children of immigrant families in the U.S.
This podcast was produced in collaboration with the National Humanities Center and Digital Humanities Center at San Diego State University.
This documentary sincerely captures and shares a valuable piece of Kyla Dawn’s journey in being human, finding a home in spiritual communities, and integrating this knowledge for personal growth.
Being Human with Kyla Dawn Love
(Co-producer)
The Collection
(Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Editor)
The personal exploration of life as expressed through wardrobe.
Company
(Co-cinematographer | Editor | Sound Design)
A woman prepares tea for her special guest...
Produced in Temple University's MFA program, “Company” serves as a cinematography, audio production, and post-production exercise. The film was shot on a Black Magic Pocket 4k Camera without sound and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. All sound featured are original foley sound effects and Wild Line dialogue recorded and synced in post-production.
Rumination x Single in Progress
(Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Editor )
Rumination x Single in Progress is an experimental piece visualizing two original poems by Erika Lobati. The film takes viewers on a visceral journey of internal chaos and overthinking into the freedom of self-love.
Love is Bagged
(Writer | Producer | Co-editor | Co-director)
In this parody sketch, two reality stars face a hurdle in their new budding relationship...their literal faces.
The Flanders
(Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Editor)
In this comedy sketch, while proclaiming the righteous values of his company, manager Joe Flanders is forced to acknowledge the validity of his professional success in contrast to that of his hardworking peers turned subordinates.