Lost and Found 1: Coming to Past

This short film follows the journey of a woman lost in a new country, only to come upon memories of a time forgotten. A Community Arts Guild film, directed by Sean Frey and Sonja Rainey. Concept by Sean Frey and Beth Helmers, with vocals by Sharada Eswar, percussion by Sarma Donepudi, strings by Rebecca Bruton. Core performers: Sulogini Sothynathan, Pathma M, Paramesh, Yogeswary Kumarespasopathy, Nages Rajaratnam, Pathini Krishnamourthy, and the Storefront Tamil Seniors.

Jumblies Theatre's Like an Old Tale

Here are some photos taken by Katherine Fleitas of my projections and design work on Jumblies Theatre's Like an Old Tale.
(Artistic director and head designer - Ruth Howard, Lighting - Trevor Schwellnus, projections - Sean Frey)

Live painting on opera singer, Doug MacNaughton, using overhead projector.

Creating guidance from the moon with Neema Bickersteth.

Sonja Rainey and I turn Doug into a spider.

Glowing sea monsters move through the stars.

King Leontes's madness spreads on overheads - live painting by Helah Cooper, Melanie Brennan and Sonja Rainey.

summer foliage

A Fool's Life

Sonja Rainey and I co-designed Ahuri Theatre's production of A Fool's Life, playing at The Theatre Centre. The play was directed by Dan Watson, work with the writing of Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Design work included set, costume, prop, puppet and projection design, as well as live performance of projections. Lighting Design - Andres Du Toit. Photos by Katherine Fleitas.

Owl painting by Mathew Clement, with actors Haruna Kondo and Derek Kwan

The monks gather for morning prayer

Akutagawa (Julian DeZotti) has a moment to himself

and again (the Fall leaves blow)

3D shadow puppet monkey plays with Claire Calnan:

and the burning of the painter's daughter:

Into The Fall

Here is a super 8 film, made with Jumblies Theatre about going into the dream. Music by Yann Tierson and Elfin Saddle, 2011.

A Light in Midwinter

Here is a movie that I made with MABELLEarts, Winter 2010-11. This film chronicles the experiments with outdoor bread baking in Mabelle Park, a park situated at the heart of a high-density Toronto community housing complex in central Etobicoke. Produced by Leah Houston and MABELLEarts. Music by Elfin Saddle.

Winter Comes

Here is a super 8 movie that I made with Jumblies Theatre two winters ago, starring Tamil Seniors and youth of Scarborough.