
This is a collection of all my cinema-related writing work done at NYU Tisch.
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‘Suspiria’ (1977) - Color and Space
How Suspiria utilizes color, sound, and space in order to skew spectators’ preordained formal vocabulary and create something too enchanting to look away from, yet too terrifying to endure.
Diane Arbus: Case Study and Artist Profile
Some notes and reflections of photographer Diane Arbus’ work, and the conversations surrounding it in academia.
Cognitive Film Theory—A Bordwell-ian Analysis of ‘Banshees of Inisherin’
Theoretical analysis of Banshees of Inisherin and the film-philosophy of David Bordwell.
Formalism/Realism Debates - Fantasy-Adventure Films in the Modern Age
Comparative short essay on the film theories of Siegfried Kracauer, André Bazin, and Sergei Eisenstein—an exploration of the debates surrounding realism and formalism in film.
‘A New Cinephilia’: Girish Shambu and the Need for Fresh Discourse
A reflection on what Girish Shambu terms a “new cinephilia”, responding to film theory and ontological orthodoxy.