Chiron in Leo (2021)

(available to rent)

This 25-minute short film tells the tale of Chiron, a dancer in their mid-20s whose bout with depression and anxiety summons them back to their childhood wounds to remember a lesson about survival. Chiron in Leo’s tale is inspired by the Greek myth and astrological significations of Chiron, the wounded healer.

s a t u r n

I have just begun an era of artmaking that I am naming S A T U R N.

I am exploring Punking/Waacking practices and how they relate to my Post-Modern Contemporary improvisation practice.

Jazz music, the era of the 1920s, and Afro-Futurism are areas of interest for the series of performance and film projects created during this era of S A T U R N.

During the lockdown, I created a dance film journal series also titled S A T U R N.

I need to feel ok (2018)

I Need to Feel Ok is a collaboration between recording artist, producer, and singer-songwriter Thalib where we ask if the religious practices that have been passed down to us and our acquired spiritual practice and meditation serve or hinder us on our journey towards healing from depression and anxiety. My parents raised me to be a Jehovah's Witness and Thalib was raised as a devout Muslim and, even though we have found our families and those communities using religion to deter us from seeking mental health support, we still return to prayer. This sentiment is shared amongst many Black Americans on various degrees of religious affiliation and denominations. 

The Space between words (2017)

The Space Between Words is a movement representation of the healing practices I use to address the problems that stem from anxiety and depression, and the journey of unlearning I am on to do away with practices of masculinity that are toxic and inefficient for my growth. Through the connections of conversation, storytelling, and virtuosic contemporary movement The Space Between Words brings the audience on a journey in which two black queer men hold only pieces of the map towards vulnerability, and are actively trying to make their way.

Holding Onto Innocence (2016)

Holding Onto Innocence looks at the double meaning behind the word "innocence", and explores the attempt Black Americans have of preserving a black child's innocence and the life-preserving balance of remaining innocent of a crime. This work is reflective of a conversation I had with my then 5 year old nephew where I attempted to explain the killing of Tamir Rice while keeping his childhood innocence intact. This conversation echoed the conversations my parents had with me, urging me towards absolute exceptionalism to stay out of the judicial system and innocent any crime in hope of ensuring my survival.