Deliberate Ruins, 2024

Shot on mini DV and 16mm Bolex, collecting images and poetry over the course of a year before inevitably returning to the source. Sound by Alexander Jackson. Accompanying pamphlet designed by Gajan Panchalingam.

Screened at Conditions Studio Programme, 2024.

Something Heavy Moved Upstairs, 2023

Shot on mini DV using fragments of diary notes and poems. Part diptych, part comedy horror, part becoming.

Screened at Cafe Oto for the 87 Press, 2024.

A blue drinking bird toy is hinged at the hips with its face in a glass of water, away from the camera. It is on the floor that has a green and white Turkish rug on it. The corner leg of a bookshelf can be seen in the background. The wall paper is yellow. There is a wire cable running along the bottom of it. Just under a quarter of the screen is obscured by a door. The entire image is a royal blue block colour. The screen is split down the middle. On the left side of the screen, the camera is looking through a gate with horizontal wires that has droplets of water hanging off of it. In the background, there is a glowing orange streetlight outside of a house. On the right side of the screen, the blue drinking bird toy is standing on a light brown wooden table facing the right. Its profile is fully visible. In the background there are a range of green toned paintings.

Say Less, 2023

Shot on 16mm Bolex. My cat, Zuko, died. This is about him.

Screened at San Mei Gallery for small encounters, 2023.

Two hands are placing a small square sticker of a black and white kitten onto the corner of a bike shed. The cover of the bike shed is a forest green. The side of the bike shed is a grey metal with uniform holes covering it. The hands belong to someone wearing a denim jacket. The same two hands are covering something on a spherical mirror that is protruding outwards. The background is checkered. The film is about to burn out. Two hands are placing a small square sticker of a black and white kitten onto a red and white striped surface. The background is black.

House of Victories, 2022

Shot on 16mm Bolex with collaborator and life long friend, Matt Feldman.

Selected for Alchemy Moving Image Festival 2024.

Black screen with a circular light falling onto green foliage. There is Urdu text at the bottom as a subtitle. There are four rows of red chairs on a stripey carpet that alternates between light and dark green. There are a few signs laying on the floor with arrows pointing toward the same direction the chairs are facing. There are two large floor to ceiling windows letting in a lot of light, with a few other doors and windows further back. The screen is awash with a light pink and purple gradient.