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I understand that as filmmakers we are also producers and laborers (per Benjamin’s Author as Producer ), and as such, I aim to weaponize my filmmaking skillsets against capitalism. As Benjamin noted: “[the] apparatus is better, the more consumers it is able to turn into producers-that is, readers or spectators into collaborators.”

I am interested in handcrafted filmmaking and exploring the ways in which experimental and handcrafted animations make labor visible, aesthetically gesturing towards the workers behind their production.

In her poem “NewSpeakers,” Gloria Anzaldua proclaims We don’t want to be / Stars but parts / of constellations . Living now in a time of heightened disparity and manifold global atrocities being committed across political factions, Gloria’s proclamation resists the oppressive systems that thrive on individualism, isolation, division, and scarcity. ... See more

In mapping constellations across the night sky, the ancients created a skyward citation practice. When seeking reminders, consultation, or solace, the stories that sustained their lives were ever-present, at most a few hours away from visibility and ready to be referenced. As the Earth spun and the constellations shifted, astrologers developed a tr... See more