“ My newest artwork, an experimental short film titled Quenched, is an informal critique on addiction culture present in corporate North America. In this film, I explore my personal experience growing up with my father, a victim of corporate addiction culture, and how his passing has affected me. The film reflects on the glorification of the corporate workplace within North America, as well as juxtaposing it with the harsh reality of my experience, death.The material evolves as the film progresses, moving through more traditional, 2D digital animation towards more experimentation with both subject and material. The latter half of the film blends digital compositing techniques and photography with the 2D digital animation from the first half as the pace intensifies. The film's title, Quenched, stands as a direct nod to addiction, as the word itself implies satisfying a craving. It additionally stands as a metaphor for the routine of a 9-to-5 as being similar to thirst as it is never something you can fully avoid.”