hi, i’m s.j.a. welcome to my film page.

i am a filmmaker and transdisciplinary artist based in philadelphia, and moonlight as a neuroscientist. my work has been showcased domestically and internationally, and is centered on themes of selfhood, ancestral knowledge, and metanarratives.

my film practice has involved writing, directing, and editing several narrative and experimental projects, and i have also done commercial editing and creative consulting for private, academic, and industry clients, including HBO, TELFAR TV, princeton university, and blackstar film institute.

this page is dedicated to my filmic works, but my larger creative practice (including my archive of lectures, performances, & published texts) can be found on my social media and web archives

in 2025 i officially launched AMPERSAND M. WORX, my creative lab • studio practice • multimedia archive. through an experimental media praxis melding together my scientific & artistic training, i get to explore, encode, & illuminate multidimensional narrative landscapes.

below you will see some of my work, highlighting a mix of personal and larger-scale collaborations.

this list will be expanding soon, stay tuned.

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AMPERS&ND: act i (2022). experimental archive. a short preview for AMPERS&ND, a performative examination of the collaborative process of knowledge/creative synthesis. generated during a storyteller residency at the diverse intelligences summer institute in st. andrews, scotland

music: what's the ugliest part of your body by frank zappa

TECH[TON]IK (2023). experimental film. TECH[TON]IK explores ‘channeling’, time travel, and remix. it sources from numerous archives to explore the ‘techno somatic’: healing practices of sound moving through body and body through sound. this film was featured as part of a larger audiovisual triptych installation showcased during sound Images: visual frequency and the black imaginary, a group exhibition of student work composed in conjunction with the collaboratorium for radical aesthetics at princeton university (curated by dr. tina campt)

GODSPEED (2020). short film. a visual poem about womanhood, personhood, and the passage of identity from mother to daughter.

dir: SA:DE | dp: steve milligan

TULIPS. Student Film Project. A personal film looking into the process of finding comfort in the small moments amidst the ‘potholes’ we encounter in life. Music: ‘In the Real Early Morning’ by Jacob Collier

TULIPS (2018). student film project. a personal audiovisual capsule looking into the process of finding comfort in the small moments amidst the ‘potholes’ encountered in life.

music: ‘in the real early morning’ by jacob collier

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