Mage•or Mess explores the tension between ambition and ability through Cassia’s journey of training to become a hero. While she possesses natural power, her lack of refinement leads to clumsy and unpredictable outcomes. The short animation highlights themes of perseverance, self-development, and the gap between potential and execution. Through moments of build-up followed by comedic failure, it captures how growth is often imperfect before it becomes meaningful.
Mage•or Mess (2026) + More
Department
Cinema & Media Arts
Program
Cinema & Media Arts - Media Arts (BFA)
Graduate Year
2027
Specialities
Animation / Cinematography / Directing / Film Editing / Photography
#pig (2025)
#pig is a story about perception, manipulation, and how lies can reshape someone’s identity. It follows a supposed anti-bullying advocate who uses social media to control narratives and a quiet victim who slowly loses his sense of self as others believe the fabricated stories, until he can no longer recognize who he is and ultimately becomes the pig he is seen as. The project also includes an AI-based ending as part of an exploration into how AI can be utilized and tested within creative storytelling.
