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Mage•or Mess

Christy Yiu

she/her
Department

Cinema & Media Arts

Program

Cinema & Media Arts - Media Arts (BFA)

Graduate Year

2027

Specialities

Film Editing / Photography

Mage or Mess is a character-driven short animation that explores the friction between raw ambition and unrefined ability. The story follows Cassia, a trainee hero possessing immense natural power but lacking the discipline to control it. By juxtaposing cinematic build-ups with comedic, unpredictable failures, the project captures a relatable truth: growth is a chaotic, imperfect process that only becomes meaningful through the persistence to fail forward.