mabelen 🍡

graduation is pictured locked! ✨ - - still so crazy to know that i GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY ??? i am so thankful for these past four years at rit and every single person that i got to meet :] going to ny for college was a huge leap for me, but i wouldn't trade it for the world. from my first day in rochester when i moved into my dorm room to the moment i walked across the stage -- it's all been so special to me. i've learned so much about so many things and i'm eternally grateful for how much i've grown since then. i'm so lucky to have gotten to call this place my home away from home. i should've taken more photos T-T but happy grad and here's to new adventures <3 go tigers 🐯🧡 - - shoutout jeremy @kahdaru_ for all of the sick and awesome grad photos 📸 had a lot of fun and he's so good at what he does 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

goodbye edit suites ... i will only slightly miss you ... - - i can't believe that my year of capstone is actually over. i am so eternally grateful for this past year of film, especially my two beloved films that i crafted on. and beyond that, i am so happy to have spent these last four years in sofa. i've always struggled with who i am as a creative, but being around so many wonderfully creative people has pushed me in ways i could never replace. even though i spent a lot of my time here either feeling scared or like an imposter, i'm so happy for every single good moment that i've had the pleasure of experiencing. i love everyone i've met in this program so so so much. from my first day to now, it's been a dream. to all of my dearest film collaborators, peers, alumni, underclassmen, and friends, you are all a part of me and i will take you all with me wherever i go. i am so proud in every way imaginable. 💌 - - editor? i DO know her!

double two's

the most 2025 to ever 2025.

last "home for the summer" ??? (+trips)

a coffee day in my silly drink rotation

tourist moment

there goes year two woahhh - - this year felt so much more fulfilling than freshman year and i want to say thank you to everyone that made it that way. i post my friends a lot on my story so this'll just be mostly for my film peeps 🤠🤠 i'm extremely grateful for every project i got to work on this past year; from the p2 shoots, to sinkhole, to fictions, to directings, to docs, to coke, and everything in between (shoutout compositing class). i've grown so much as a filmmaker, and especially as an editor. thank you to those of you that trusted me enough to edit your projects, and to those of you that somehow convinced me to be on your sets. it's crazy that i'm halfway through this program already, and i'm so excited for the next two years. to the seniors i got to meet this year, thank you for being incredible mentors and friends to guide me through my work and life in general. to my fellow year two-ers (i hardly know her!!), i enjoyed getting closer to so many of you and i can't wait to see what else everyone continues to make. love you all! go tigers 🐯

spring break ?? more like um uh uhhh erm

i am totally nineteen in these photos and they aren't from like two days ago 🫶

whew sorry guys, my fault for the heat advisory

and that's a wrap! 🎬 - - i still remember one of my first days of high school and hearing one of the seniors tell the band "it's gonna go by so fast, enjoy it while you're here." thank you to everyone that made the last four years the best it could've been, i'm glad i got to be a part of all of your lives <3