Letter From André • André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever is a feature documentary about the life and legacy of fashion icon André Leon Talley. Produced by Savannah College of Art and Design, the film reflects on Talley’s cultural influence, personal history, and lasting impact on fashion, media, and visual culture.

My work on the project focused on developing the graphic language that supports the documentary’s narrative structure. During early development I contributed to the visual direction through mood boards, storyboards, exploratory reels, and motion design tests that helped define the tone and graphic system used throughout the film.

I also handled a range of visual effects and motion graphics work, including compositing, keying, tracking, and matte painting. These elements were used to integrate archival material, photography, and graphic components into a cohesive visual environment that supports the storytelling.

In addition to the VFX work, I designed and animated several graphic systems used across the documentary. This included title cards for dates, names, locations, and chapter transitions, as well as a set of animated triptych layouts used to present imagery and archival content. I also created a page turn visual motif that appears throughout the film, reinforcing the editorial and literary themes connected to Talley’s life and work.

Together these elements form a flexible visual framework that supports the documentary while allowing the story, voice, and cultural presence of André Leon Talley to remain at the center.