Filmed over the past six months following the LA wildfires, the 10-minute experimental film plunges viewers into the heart of Los Angeles’ last remaining urban wetland, unfolding a vivid exploration of biodiversity through the extraordinary science of animal vision and the fluid manipulation of time. Through the use of analog infrared filters, layered sensory impressions from optical sensors, and dynamic motion capture, the film crafts a mesmerizing visual immersive field recording composition that juxtaposes the vastness of deep geological time, the fleeting span of human life, and the immediacy of the present moment. The editing process becomes an act of discovery itself—interlacing fractured, overlapping layers of imagery and time to awaken a heightened sensory awareness, inviting the audience to experience the delicate rhythms and hidden realities of this fragile ecosystem in a deeply immersed and poetic way.

The 10-minute experimental film plunges viewers into the heart of Los Angeles’ last remaining urban wetland, unfolding a vivid exploration of biodiversity through the extraordinary science of animal vision and the fluid manipulation of time. Through the use of analog infrared filters, layered sensory impressions from optical sensors, and dynamic motion capture, the film crafts a mesmerizing visual immersive field recording composition that juxtaposes the vastness of deep geological time, the fleeting span of human life, and the immediacy of the present moment. The editing process becomes an act of discovery itself—interlacing fractured, overlapping layers of imagery and time to awaken a heightened sensory awareness, inviting the audience to experience the delicate rhythms and hidden realities of this fragile ecosystem in a deeply immersed and poetic way. I find myself drawn to what I would call the entire photonic field. I hope that paying attention to the optics of wind, insects, and other natural landscapes can teach us about the connection between perception and building a more accessible, livable world. This ignited my understanding of the distinction between seeing as an involuntary response and the more selective act of looking. A practice, a collaboration, a communal experience, a series of films.