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When I Look At You

Experimental Documentary · 15 min · 2024

When I Look At You began as a documentary about nightlife in China, featuring my friend Qiao Gui, then a dance and visual art student at Sarah Lawrence College. The more I filmed, the more the camera turned toward our friendship: how I came to be so close to her, and how I earned a VIP seat in her life. Shot in China in the summer of 2022 and in New York from that fall into early 2023, the film follows Qiao through my eyes, in a series of reflective scenes that hold the small moments of connection and understanding between us. It takes apart and reimagines the idea of intimacy, and invites the audience into that closeness. This page shows a 1:42 excerpt from the 15-minute film.


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