film
SILENT NOTES
(short film)
A timid and withdrawn Zacharias seeks to join a black Baptist choir despite his deafness, drawn to a community with which he seems to have little in common. Zacharias perseveres against his insecurities, impairment, and difference in culture, attempting to find peace in achieving something he desperately desires, a place of acceptance and belonging. Silent Notes explores the navigation of two worlds through music and culture.
COPAL​
(short film in conception)
​
Bold and responsible Antoni turns to poetry and whimsy when shaping a response to commitments. But when faced with a confusing, life-changing circumstance in caring for his sick, deaf, younger sister Magda, his approach veers from his normal approach. Desperate, he turns to his dead mother’s longtime friend Rosa, a Mexican healer, for an unconventional alternative. Antoni is then forced to confront their differences and her unique approach to find the resolve that will offer Magda relief.
​
Other film work...