DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 20 MIN | 2023
As a mother and daughter confront their complex relationship, the past ripples, refracts, and reverberates across generations in this personal documentary about grief, loss, love, forgiveness, and reconnection.
Trailer coming soon!
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | EDITOR | 15 MIN | 2022
The Things I Haven’t Told You Yet is a kaleidoscopic personal journey that explores the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship informed by identity, race, transnational adoption, and grief.
FESTIVALS: Asian American Showcase (2023), Austin Asian American Film Festival (2023), Dayton Independent Film Festival (2023).
AWARDS: Honorable Mention Jury Award, Austin Asian American Film Festival (2023).
SCREENINGS: “Family Matters: Asian American Shorts” with Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and Northwestern University (2023), “Art in Motion: Expressions Through Film” with the Austin Film Society and Texas Commission for the Arts (2023).
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 11 MIN | 2022
Determined to learn about her mother’s adoptive parents, a conversation between filmmaker, Maya Wanner, and her mother, Sue, unearths a uniquely American story about adoption, consumerism, grief, and fraud that shatters the image of a perfect family.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 10 MIN | 2022
A small noodle factory on the south side of Chicago comes alive with one man’s memories, family history, and pride as he meditates on the tension between cultural preservation and assimilation.
FESTIVALS: Mixed Asian Media Festival (2022), Asian American Showcase (2023), Soo Film Festival (2023).
NARRATIVE SHORT | CO-DIRECTOR | CO-CINEMATOGRAPHER | CO-EDITOR | 16 MIN | 2022
Four autobiographical memories from the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown intersect with one another to create a portrait of isolation, anxiety, frustration, and hope.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 6 MIN| 2021
A glimpse into the stereotypes, media portrayals, gender expectations, and inner conflicts that have informed people’s experiences with vaginismus.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 5 MIN | 2018
Kalamazoo drag queens embody the glamor, strength, and joy of drag in the wake of polarizing political divisions.
FESTIVALS: Say Something! Media and Ideas Festival (Winner: Best in Show, Winner: Best Youth Documentary, 2019), Kalamazoo Institute of Art Student Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 8 MIN | 2019
밥 먹자 - Bap Mokja - Let’s Eat is a personal reflection upon food as a central aspect of director, Maya Wanner’s, family, relationships, memory, history, and growth.
DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 36 MIN | 2020
Joe Schafer had never written a song before 1990. Since then, he’s single-handedly written more than 50 songs for Unitarian Universalist children, filling UU churches with the sound of children’s voices while leaving behind an unforgettable legacy of love.
Trailer coming soon!
DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | 3 MIN | 2021
An intimate snapshot of the love between two siblings.
NARRATIVE SHORT | WRITER | 9 MIN | 2018
Ewan struggles to grapple with the consequences of losing his job in Aberdeen’s oil industry.
Made with the Aberdeen University Filmmaking Society (AUFS).
FESTIVALS: St. Andrews Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019), Watford Short Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019), Heart of England Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019), Barnes Film Festival (Official Selection, 2019)
