California is an island

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Narrative short - 2025, Work-in-progress

California Is an Island is a poetic short film that explores the historical myth behind California being depicted as an island on European maps. Through imagined encounters, archival references, and a journey to the U.S.–Mexico border, the film examines how errors of perception become lasting truths—and how borders are drawn, believed, and enforced.