filmmaker & animation artist (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
ICUCICU (2018)
co-dir. Giuliana Foulkes
Two tween girls with magical powers surf a dangerous Web, blurring the lines between love and domination.
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In this experimental hybrid of stop-motion and live-action filmmaking, power and desire in an intense friendship between two magical tween girls becomes magnified through the lens of networked neo-colonialism.
Screenings:
Ann Arbor Film Festival (2019). MI, USA
Derby Film Festival (2019). Derby, UK
Big Muddy Film Festival (2019). IL. USA
San Diego Underground (2019). CA, USA
Wasteland Film Festival (2019). CA, USA
Leeds Queer Film Festival (2020). Leeds, UK
ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival (2020). Jakarta, ID
Awards:
Peransi Prize, ARKIPEL 2020
Press:
Experimental Film ICUCICU Is Eerily Jovial, Elena Cruz for THE SOUTHERN
little enemy, best friend (2017)
A sketch for ICUCICU (2018)
I exist, & nothing more (2021)
Commissioned by Pink Dot 13, June 13 2021
Writer: Rinri (Rei)
Producer: Christopher Khor
Sound design: Audiowise
Score: Iona Waller
$ (2015)
Trauma and learning are two sides of the same coin
Tropical Rain, Death-Scented Kiss 素馨花
In a vision of Singapore slowly falling into a wilderness populated by spirits, the ghost of a girl’s best friend follows her home.
Southeast Asian Film Lab 2020, Fellowship Prize
Talents Tokyo 2022, Special Mention
Chicago Industry Exchange Lab 2023
