through live-action performance and 2D animation, BULLDYKE explores my complex experience of being a butch lesbian in a heteronormative society.
BULLDYKE
sep 2025 - april 2026
my year-long senior thesis project at stamps school of art & design at the university of michigan.
live-action & 2D animated short film and installation.
poster and exhibition.
performance tests.
experimenting with perception and spontaneity.
animated character designs and style tests.
short film storyboard
animated segment storyboard
material exploration pre-short-film. exploring themes of being butch and minotaur iconography, which aided me in my story development.