Artist Statement

"A picture tells a thousand words" is a saying I truly believe in, for films especially. There is something extremely profound and empowering in the film medium that gives us, as the audience, a sense of ambivalence that is usually too hard or complex to explain and describe in the English language alone. And as a hopeful future filmmaker I would truly like to explore that.

Movies and films should always have intentions, be that the motion picture either wants to scare you or pump you up with adrenaline, there should always be a reason why this story is being told. And I believe the filmmakers who understand this most are auteurs. Auteur theory, I feel, is a misunderstood term. It's not about directors who only stay within their comfort zones, directing the same kinds of films.  But instead, auteurs are artists whom try to send their messages or stories in their own signature language.

My main inspirations are all filmmakers I would consider auteurs, Christopher Nolan (ex. Inception, The Dark Knight), Paul Thomas Anderson (ex. Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love), Satoshi Kon (ex. Millennium Actress, Paprika), and Terrence Malick (ex. The Tree of Life, The New World). They have all made films that venture through several different genres, but each of their works contain a dialect that can only be felt and seen by their works. And I highly respect all these filmmakers, because not only do they tell great stories, with great substance, they also experiment with their storytelling methods and structures.

I want to be recognized one day for that same reason, to make films that look upon to the wonder. To make something we don't see everyday. To tell stories with visual and narrative appeal in a unique and signature language. One where I want it to look deeper on the small wonders in the world that we don't normally pay attention to and constantly test human bonds surrounding these wonders. For example some of these wonders include fidelity, fate, time, and death. Things that are relevant in everyone's daily life, but expandable to regions that have yet been touched. And I want to broaden the medium to explore those untouched regions; in the end hopefully delivering an embellishing ride for everyone.