Reel one
The first installment in a twenty-part short film series, co-created with poet R.C. Taylor.
First of twenty planned short films.
A bullied and closeted trans Muslim teenager secretly dreams of wearing her sister's hijab and finds a mysterious gift waiting in her locker on the last day of school.
Added to Coverfly's Red List in 2024.
An independently created and edited short film selected for the 2025 Ann Arbor Film Festival.
Featured at the 63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival in 2025.
GenuKnife follows the structure of an infomercial, introducing the host to a live audience. After demonstrating the power of the GenuKnife, the film takes a turn as the host now demonstrates on his restrained boss. The host is brought back to reality during a physical struggle, and it's revealed that he's holding his boss hostage in a shed with an audience of mannequins. Despite being brought back to reality the host decides to kill his boss with the GenuKnife.
Produced by Muchtar Suryawan.