Film & Video

film & video

works in transit

explorations in progress. this is what i’m working on right now.

LIVE FREE OR DIE (2025)

an indie documentary series chronicling a four year adventure across north america. each episode consists of autobiographical vignettes that together form a linear storyline about home, memory, and motion.

No Joy in Mudville (2025)

when a burned-out filmmaker and a self-destructive musician collide in a city built on ambition and emotional repression, their passionate affair becomes a refuge from the noise, and a trap they can’t escape. as their love deepens, so does the cost of staying. to become who they were meant to be, they must destroy the world they’ve built together. an original screenplay.

SoundGuys (2024-)

some of my favourite projects i worked on for the SoundGuys & Android Authority youtube channels

arrivals

my favourite projects from over the years. completed (at least for now).

Checkered Out (2026)

Two hands brush in passing. A lovestruck, amateur stalker is born as Red spirals into eclectic and painfully obvious obsession. Will she continue to wait and watch, or shed her grandiose disguise and get the girl?

Five Stories (2025)

an eight-part episodic art film about what we find when we leave, and what we carry when we do. blending montage, spoken word, and experimental forms, Five Stories drifts through border towns, ferry terminals, and all the in-between places we pass through in search of someplace to call home. while the project stands on its own, it also serves as an accompaniment to LIVE FREE OR DIE.

Say Less (2025)

a girl’s miming hobby gets a little out of hand. created in 10 days in collaboration with crash test cinema, a festival by citr 101.9fm at the university of british columbia. cinematography and editing by me.

First Year (2023)

a short film about what it means to be alive.

A Pig in a Cage on Antibiotics (2023)

when a man dares to question a totalitarian system built on social status and obedience, he sparks a quiet revolution — but in a world of android-like citizens, his defiance may cost him everything. an original screenplay adapted for theatre.

Ad Astra (2023)

a short film celebrating the high school experience.

Frequencies of Sound (2024)

an explainer video made in association with SoundGuys, an online tech publication.

Insecurity in the Rainbow Nation (2022)

a video exposé on the history of collective insecurity in south africa.

Silent Killers of the Great War (2021)

a short documentary on the rise of mechanised warfare.

Bishop Carroll High School (2021)

a promotional video for the religious studies department at Bishop Carroll High School of the Calgary Catholic School District.

Something New (2020)

2019 – a year in review.

The Ansel Tan Archive (2015-2018)

a collection of montages from the first prototype of my youtube channel.