https://serenaxia.com/contact 2026-03-21T00:06:01+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2462460598801008521853911934160/IMG_8284.jpg https://serenaxia.com/works 2026-03-21T15:45:25+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2462767313386571156853627266256/Pilgrim The Pilgrim (2022) The Pilgrims is an experimental short film shot on 16mm color film. It follows a tyrannical lord who controls a group of followers, forcing them to drink a potion of obedience and worship him through ritualistic dance. One follower, after a bloody transformation, rises against the order and climbs the steps to crown himself the new ruler. The film explores themes of power, control, and rebellion through symbolic, dreamlike imagery. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/P2462767950795365879813473805520/Sukisukidaisuki Suki Suki Daisuki（2022） Suki Suki Daisuki is a music video inspired by Jun Togawa’s song of the same name. I directed and performed in the piece, interpreting the lyrics’ obsessive longing and the impulse to destroy what cannot be possessed. Using After Effects and green screen compositing, I blended live-action footage with surreal, liminal spaces to evoke the aesthetic of early-2000s music videos. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T2462775439011314929247728149712/Rabbit The Rabbit (2022) The Rabbit is a short visual piece inspired by a Chinese nursery rhyme, “Little Bunny, Open the Door.” It tells the story of a lonely girl who imagines a rabbit companion to act out domestic rituals and games, blurring the line between fantasy and reality. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L2462776446055967401199569970384/Eww a Spider Eww...A Spider （2022） Eww...A Spider is a stop-motion animation experiment that uses cut-out photographs of human body parts to create paper puppets. Built around finger imagery and layered with sound design, the piece simulates a spider's evolution and hunting process inside a silk cave. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/B2462929956465947902525560825040/The Red Room The Red Room （2022） The Red Room is a digital animation created with After Effects, combining collage elements of dolls and traditional Chinese motifs. The piece constructs an uncanny interior that explores the intersection of childhood imagery and cultural symbolism. As someone who had a fear of dolls growing up—their unblinking eyes always made me uneasy—I incorporated that discomfort into the visual language of the work. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N2462930981219474685238572197072/Thief, House Owner and Police Thief, House Owner and Police (2023) Thief, House Owner and Police is my very first attempt at live-action filmmaking using a high-quality camera. Created as a class exercise around the theme of "searching," the project required telling three different stories using the same location and actors. Through styling, lighting, camera movement, and sound design, I crafted three playful narratives: A thief breaks into a home and searches for valuables but leaves empty-handed—unaware the money has accidentally stuck to his back; The homeowner returns from a party to find the place ransacked and calls the police; The police officer arrives to assess the scene, finds no clear trace of the thief, and smokes by the window—unaware the thief is hiding just below. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X2847311923368501618048189572304/#BeforeItFades #Before It Fades (2025) Before It Fades is a short satire about social media beauty trends. A young woman visits a traditional Chinese clinic to get cupping marks that have gone viral online, hoping to join the trend. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N2847315160274024464084340286672/Birthday Party Birthday (2023) Birthday is a collaborative short film about a lonely individual who conjures up several imaginary friends—each with distinct personalities—to help prepare for a birthday celebration. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that these companions are not just figments of imagination, but manifestations of the protagonist’s multiple personalities. The film explores themes of isolation, identity fragmentation, and the human need for connection, blending dark humor with emotional vulnerability. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2847326990742848000304787727568/puppet theater Puppet Theatre (2022) Puppet Theatre is an installation inspired by the portable puppet stages once used by traditional Chinese street performers, where the puppeteer hides behind a curtain to animate the figures. The piece explores themes of hidden subjectivity and the loss of agency in childhood. I remade dolls by attaching motors to their joints and used Arduino-based motion sensing to bring them to life. In the accompanying video, I perform as a puppet myself, using stop-motion to simulate mechanical movement and evoke a sense of unease and dissonance. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2847328783987732893757719422160/Bunk Bed Buds Bunk Bed Buds (2023) Bunk Bed Buds is a 6-minute short film that experiments with jib movement and visual composition inspired by Wes Anderson. The story follows two close friends who share a bunk bed and a strong sense of unspoken understanding—until one of them, sleeping on the bottom bunk, enters a romantic relationship. The other is left alone in the top bunk, confronted with sudden loneliness. The film explores quiet shifts in friendship and emotional distance, using symmetrical framing and choreographed camera movement to reflect the changing dynamics between the characters. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/P2847332892594146942938731750608/Experiment042 Experiment 042 (2025) Experiment 042 is a narrative short set in a post-electricity world, where society has collapsed following a total power failure. In search of recovery from internet addiction, a young woman enrolls in an AI-run therapy program. But instead of finding clarity, she grows increasingly attached to the act of speaking with the machine. As her emotional dependence deepens, the boundaries between healing, manipulation, and control begin to dissolve—unveiling the program’s hidden intentions. The film explores themes of isolation, technological intimacy, and the illusion of autonomy in a world where connection becomes a form of surveillance. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2847339886714055978062646060240/Behind The Glass Behind the Glass (2024) A solitary security guard and a hurried beauty, become unexpectedly, entwined through a one-way glass, and toward an irreversible tragic end :( Behind The Glass delves into the loneliness and silent shout-outs for connection that mark our fast-moving lives. It's about the invisible walls between us and the what-ifs of truly seeing and being seen in the hustle of modern living. https://serenaxia.com/info 2026-03-21T00:06:00+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L2462494347359099046436817577168/IMG_8284.jpg https://serenaxia.com 2026-03-21T00:06:00+00:00 always 0.5