Mary
2007, RT 7m
This animation is based on my grandmother Mary who passed away before I was born. This version of her I held as a nine year-old girl, created in my attempt to understand familial and cultural history. Embedded in this lamentation is a tribute to my family’s lost Jewish heritage.

PNN
2006, RT 6m. with Maki Yi.
Made in collaboration with Maki Yi, in response to the mind-boggling conventions of mainstream American media, and its steadfast diet of crisis, repetition and distraction.

Cascadia
2006, 3m. with Chris Grigor.
An existential and absurd reflection on Vancouver, BC, whose port name is Cascadia. Shot in one continual take along Vancouver’s waterfront. Soundtrack by Chris Grigor.

The Bell
2005, RT 2m45s.
A story hinging on myth, prodding the degree to which myth and allegory inform our imagination. As homage to Hungarian fabulist filmmakers, attesting the necessity of mythic proportions to a healthy imagination.

The Album
2005, RT 4m30s.
As text sketches, this work presents a collection of descriptions of people in photographs from my family photo album. Timing of the text attempts to give the viewer a sense of the time-based nature of human life.

Cat + Mouse
2005, RT 3m20s.
A short, absurdist re-take of the cat and mouse game in relation to globalization. Set in a North American palace of consumption, the shopping mall

Bad Person
2005, RT 1m45s, with Ben Mikuska.
A defiant claymation that pulls no punches offering up and unparalleled string of invective that would make an English teacher proud. While never obscene it offers some of the nastiest combinations of insults that could be assembled—including a quote from Shakespeare. bad person flings a litany of insults at the viewer. Based on the observation that we have many synonyms for a bad person, and just a few for a good one.

Like
2005, RT 4m30s, with music by Isabelle Noel.
like is a slow, meditative work that explores the visceral nature of complex emotions such as love—or love lost. It is both hypnotic and relaxing, inviting the viewer to slow down and sink into reflection. Its’ distinctly west coast organic imagery counterpoints architectural elements of the exhibition site as a spatial and temporal interlude. Created during the Sound + Vision thematic residency at Banff Centre for the Arts, with the assistance of the Vancouver Aquarium and features original music by Isabelle Noel.

Buried Treasure
2005, RT 4m30s.
A drawing based animation: A series of vignettes based on my childhood perspective on my step grandmother, Anna, who survived WW2 in Hungary to later emigrate to Canada and marry my elderly grandfather. The stories reflect the odd habits she had developed as part of her survival, and the humanity and inhumanity of this process. Created during a thematic residency “Burnout: loss and recovery” at the Alternator Gallery during October 2004. Featuring original music composed by Moshe Denburg, performed by the Orchid Ensemble. Supported by Sony.

How To Make Love In An Earthquake
2001, RT 6m.
An experimental work that uses six postcard stories, each exactly 100 words in length. While the title and inter-titles promise mastery and control, the stories revolve upon the holistic illogic of accident and synchronicity. Supported by the BC Arts Council. Each voice-over is performed by a contemporary Canadian female media artist, or media theorist. Performances by: Emily Vey Duke, Michelle Irving, Carol Sawyer, Randy Lee Cutler, Laiwan, and Jen Weih.

A Smell
2000, RT 4m.
This work is a short video poem about loss, desire and healing. Originally made during my BFA program at SFU, I remastered the work from an earlier version. Images are made using experimental processes and composed largely upon the principles of the golden mean. Voice over performed during one continual take.