ROSELYLEZHAO

A documentary project exploring belonging, migration, family rupture and the systems that shape how people locate themselves in the world.

A relationship experiment asking whether a new connection can fulfill the needs an old relationship could not.

An English–Chinese party card game made by queer women in New York City, putting women’s experiences, humor and desire at the center.

Concept-led portraits, shaped around each person.

A personal travel planner bringing daily itineraries, bookings, packing lists and maps into one shared workspace.

A personal experimental documentary exploring cultural displacement, shifting identity and the search for belonging.

Small tools for organizing photographs and exploring a question: ShootSort, PlumPhase and Friend Manual.

Two AI short-film series: Accidentally Sociable and New Yorkers Who Don't Exist.

A collection of photographic series: Dreamcore Explorations, Urban Solitude, Sunflower Dreams and Lakeside Reflections.

An illustrated branching investigation game following Aja’s search for her missing childhood companion, Toby.