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Visual Essays
selected vertical video work
What Climbing Taught Me About Love
A personal 60-second video essay on the unexpected lessons rock climbing taught me about fear, trust, and resilience.
What began as a hobby in October 2025 slowly became a practice in learning how to fall and trust myself.
Pop Quiz! Do You Know Your Graduate’s Major?
A graduation reel that invited families to guess their graduate’s major, blending humor, surprise, and celebration to capture the spirit of commencement.
Created for NYU Shanghai’s Instagram, the video became the university’s most-viewed reel of the period, generating 60K+ views in under one week.
A Message From Your Biggest Supporters
A graduation storytelling reel featuring NYU Shanghai parents and graduates exchanging messages to one another. The interviews encapsulate love, sacrifice, and the people who help carry us throughout and to each new chapter.