A Timeline (2020-2024)

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2024

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Carpe Noctem (27:37)

Paranormal | Romance | LGBTQ+

Writer | Director | Editor

 

A story in which a self-loathing artist accidentally kills the one person who loves him, but that very person comes back for him as if nothing happened, along with a second chance. An international production coming to the theatres later this year.

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2023

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And Ye Shall Teach them Your Children (11:40)

Thriller | Drama | Cult

Writer | Director | Editor

 

A film depicting a confrontation between a cult leader and an ex-cult member after a mass cult suicide took place. The title taken from the Bible, this is a film that examines the way megalomania is embedded within religion, and how this megalomania exercises its power.

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危城 Ngai Sing (5:20)

Music Video | LGBTQ+ | Drama

Co-writer | Cinematographer | Editor

 

A queer story about two boys who carved themselves a corner in the world where they can be who they are, but as the rest of the world expands and develops over them, the old districts where they belonged gradually diminished. When one has parted years later, the one left behind retraces their past and mournes the time that they lost. 危城 is a song about the demolition and replacement of old districts in Hong Kong. This music video draws a parallel between this struggle and the shrinking of spaces for queer existence.

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2022

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Screenager (4:48)

Music Video | Arthouse | Fantasy

Writer | Director | Co-cinematographer | Editor

 

A fantastical music video and short film about a despressed artist who struggles with self-loathing and descides to end it all, but gets transported back in time after death. She reflects on her decision and her life as her other self, once again, inches closer to suicide every second.

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2021

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Reverse Cotard Syndrome - Symptoms and Treatment

(or, The RCS Web Series) (4 Episodes - 26:25)

Psychological horror | Thriller | Zombie

Writer | Director | Editor

 

A post-apocalyptic horror series delivered in a medical PSA format. The series documents the treatment of Patient X, a victim of Reverse Cotard Syndrome, an illness where a dead person believes themselves to be alive. Throughout the series and the slow deterioration of X, the truth about The Machinist's Undead Regulation Program is slowly unveiled. RCS explores the systematic eradication of the self.

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TRANScendence (20:52)

Documentary | LGBTQ+ | Christian

Producer | Director | Editor

 

A documentary/non-fiction film about the dual-identity of transgender Christians. The film examines the interactions between God, the church and trans believers from the perspectives of a pastor, an ally, a transphobe, and two trans-Christians. It questions common beliefs about gender and sheds light on the experience and treatment of trans individuals in churches. From traditions to truth and to love, TRANScendence tells not one but two very personal stories.

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B&W (19:55)

Drama | Fantasy | Experimental

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A film about a photographer who lost all his memories and has to regain his sense of identity. Originally inspired by Ash's own identity crisis as an artist, the film explores one of humanity's biggest questions: Are we more than our memories?

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Paper Hearts Cover (3:18)

Music Video

Producer | Director | Cinematographer | Editor

 

A simple music video made in collaboration with Ash's sister that plays with the concept of time.

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Ending Scene Cover (4:09)

Music Video

Producer | Director | Cinematographer | Editor

 

Another music video made with Ash's sister that combines the short film format with an animated wallpaper aesthetic.

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2020

 

Tinnitus (3:31)

Thriller | Horror | Experimental

Co-writer | Director | Editor

 

A short experimental film about the feeling of isolation in a suffocating environment, like the pandemic. It utilises the Internet urban legend, the "Backrooms", to simulate the cyclical and inescapable nature of this deafening silence.

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Link to full films

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