Documentary
Mannahatta
Manhattan
LaGuardia Place houses Laguardia Corner—a community garden and Time Landscape—a sustainable installation of precolonial forest by Alan Sonfist. The objective of this project is to show how the existing urban fabric relates to these two sites.
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The documentary focuses on observing the interactions of surrounding elements and the use of spaces at both Laguardia Corner and Time Landscape. It illustrates how the community's engagement with these areas connects Time Landscape's ecological and historical memory with contemporary community practices and the evolving social landscapes seen in Laguardia Corner. In doing so, the documentary highlights how Time Landscape's tribute to precolonial Manhattan coexists with the modern community practices and changing social landscapes evident in Laguardia Corner. The former remains a closed installation preserving ecological memory, while the latter flourishes as an open, accessible community garden. This contrast underscores how colonial histories continue to influence questions of access, stewardship, and the ways communities relate to the land and to each other.
friday afternoon chess
at Washington Square Park
The objective of this short documentary exercise was to create a visually driven, real-life vignette. This exercise was designed to provide hands-on experience with camera operation and Adobe Premiere Pro.
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This short documentary looks at the southwest corner of Washington Square Park on a Friday afternoon. Set within the broader energy of the park, the chess corner nonetheless operates on its own terms. Through observational footage, the film aims to capture what defines this gathering: not merely as a place, but as a community defined by its own rhythms and traditions.
Áyla
The objective of this project is to observe an individual. My subject is Áyla, my dog. Like all dogs, she’s not just a pet but an individual with her own distinct personality and characteristics. Through this documentary film, I want to show you a glimpse of who Áyla is.
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This documentary offers some insight into Áyla. While she always seems very excited and eager to approach and meet dogs and people we see on the streets, Áyla appears to behave differently at the dog park. My family and I find this both fascinating and funny because such behaviors and environmental adjustments give Áyla a personality. We often say she acts like a human, and of course, we believe the same is true for all dogs, each with their own quirks!
Áyla loves the dog park, but she has her own reasons, priorities, and boundaries about it. For this film, I want to show how these can be observed, especially how she is more of a person-dog than a dog-dog. While the subject is Áyla, her story unfolds through her encounters with other dogs and people at the park, as well as through the space and objects that shape her world.