Belonging to an ongoing documentary photographic series exploring the capacities and limitations of the photographic archive in relation to community representation, the work “Darius” makes reference to French New Wave cinema as a means to create new narratives surrounding the Filipinx experience. Alluding to a scene in Eric Rohmer’s film “Claire’s Knee,” Darius, an actor of Filipino and Jamaican descent, is employed to portray a character’s moment of confusion and heartbreak. Similar to ideas of queer and Filipinx representation, Darius’ gaze resists singular interpretation—it paradoxically negates and is an invitation, a warning, a challenge, and a question.