Sketchwork

behind the scenes

Dara Dara clothing

★ Femme fatale meets manga-inspired sketch art meets Seoul street style ★

Ladies from Shanghai, Japanese-inspired sketch art and Korean street fashion? That’s an amalgam of influences right there. Yet, that's exactly how I'd describe the ever-evolving style trends of today.

Dara Dara is an eco-conscious capsule collection that features hand-drawn, pencil sketched designs of sultry-looking noir sirens. An organic, gender neutral T-shirt/ sweater line inspired by manga’s signature flair& style and K-fashion streetwear.

les Designs:

If I were to name a common thread that links all of them, it would probably be the resemblance they bare to the femme fatale archetype. All the characters that appear in my clothing mirror strange femme fatales of sorts, as each one of them holds that seductively twisted allure and distinctive blasé aura of the hardboiled women. Yet while there’s much of the notorious mystery in their mien, their eyes betray a sense of mystification — something that the femme fatale has lost throughout her long history of representation. In a way, my femme fatales are returning to their mythical origins of supernatural prowess. Dara Dara is giving femme fatales back the supernatural fierceness and mystical sensuality that time deprived them of, allowing them to reclaim their identities as the phantasmagorical forces they originally were.
Besides their magical charms and power, my characters are also more than just lethal temptresses - as behind that act of seduction lies a softer, more humane side (a side that, again, has rarely been portrayed appropriately in pop culture).

You may know the femme fatale as the woman behind the lipstick and smoking gun. In my realm of dreams, femme fatales are on the soft side of strong, they wield katanas instead of guns, they prefer fruit popsicles & makgeolli-flavoured candy over plain cigarettes, they seek drama not crime, nor vengeance, romance not fleeting passion. They are romantics, but also fighters. Gentle warriors filled with sensual magnetism, mesmerism and emotional realism, whose power comes from their ambivalent complexity and layered femininity.

I like to think that each one of us has our own femme fatale, and Dara Dara is all about embracing and nurturing that misunderstood, dark side.

Dara Dara is dedicated to creating:

-products that respect people and the environment
-unique and original designs meant to showcase the imperfections of pencil drawing
-committed to turning daydreams into custom pieces.

phone photography

Cinefilium is the first video streaming platform dedicated to helping young film students showcase their work.

As a fellow filmmaker, whose works struggled to gain exposure, I wanted to create a platform that would make it easier for student-made films to reach a film-loving audience.

Cinefilium's prime mission is to help young artists from all corners of the world be seen and heard, to make their climb a little less difficult, by offering them a way through which they can broadcast their films to the right audience.

From students, film graduates and young filmmakers to amateurs and film enthusiasts – We give everyone a chance!

• Cinefilium.com

• ★ Interview with film director Daniel Sandu
• ★ Interview with Collective film producer Bianca Oana
• ★ Interview with actor and director Dorian Boguta

films & projects

short films

A surrealist short film that follows a young girl’s return to her roots as she is trying to escape an inevitable confrontation with her shadow self.

A comedy short film about a time traveler from present day who goes back in time to give an interview for a 1960s American talk show segment after successfully predicting and preventing J.F.K. from being assassinated.

Made during the New York Film Academy Filmmaking Workshop in Florence, Italy.

screenplays

other creative endevours