October 2021. The small apartment of a girl making a film. Laundry piles on the desk chair, tender karaoke in the living room, and a needy cat that makes life worth living. Mundane moments immortalized on SD cards and fleeting iPhone storage. Memories not worth remembering, yet cherished.

Soon Come Back is a poetic documentary about migration’s effect on my family’s relationships to “home” in Jamaica and the US, and my feelings of alienation being a child of the diaspora.

I talk about my journey with my hair as a black girl, based on a written piece of mine from the summer of 2019.

My quarantine time capsule!

In this project, I compare images of slaves and examples of scientific racism, like the story of the Hottentot Venus, to contemporary images by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Bloodline is an ongoing documentary project by Nande Walters. In this first part, I learn about my family tree, history, and memories.

A socially anxious college student reluctantly heads to a party attempting to make new friends.

In this documentary, Luana talks about their identity and her relationship with art, music, photography, and videography.

This experimental film is inspired by color, nature, and the city.

A documentary on my friend Mackie Mallison and his filmmaking process.

AICE Media Studies Final Task