Coming to a Screen Near You: Amigas with Benefits, Entropy, and Bruising for Besos!

Nearly a year has passed since the last update! Yikes!

A couple of projects that I've worked on over the past year or so are making their way to a screen near you.

First up is "Amigas with Benefits," a short film I shot for writer/director Adelina Anthony.


"Amigas with Benefits" is a dramedy about two elderly women who have their wedding ruined by a family member. It premieres this July (next month) at Outfest 2017.

Next is Entropy, a sci-fi feature written and directed by Gabriel Anderson. I had the privilege of being the gaffer (a.k.a. chief lighting technician) on this daring film.


From the website:

A brilliant, but hermetic and hard-living woman discovers an anomalous cosmic force that projects the end of the universe to be a mere two weeks away. The terminal diagnosis for all existence compels her to confront her own fear and isolation, and leads her to pursue another woman who may offer the promise of salvation.

Entropy made its premiere at this year's IFS Film Festival, winning the award for "Best Science-Fiction Film." Visit the movie's website for information about future screenings.

And last, but definitely not least, Bruising for Besos is a feature film (also written and directed by Adelina Anthony) I gaffed a few years ago.


It has already had a successful run in festivals all over the world over the last year. It is still being showcased in community screenings across the country (definitely try to catch one near you!) and will be released online later this year.

Congratulations to "Sick World" and "Ripe"!!!

First and foremost, a huge congrats to director Hyunmi Park and her documentary, Sick World! We just got back from the Canada International Film Festival in Vancouver, B.C., where Sick World won a Royal Reel Award for Best Documentary Feature. Yay!

Next, I would like to congratulate all of the cast, crew, and supporters of Ripe, which will screen this June at the Women's International Film & Arts Festival in Miami, FL. This was the first narrative feature film that I was hired to shoot, and I'm excited that this fun, little movie will finally get its chance on the big screen!

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The summer of 2012 was an interesting time in my life. My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the year before, and his health began declining rapidly soon after. Not long after the diagnosis, I decided to take time off from work so that I could assist my family at home.

Around March 2012, my friend Hyunmi called to tell me about a documentary she was developing and invited me to shoot for her that entire summer. I was hesitant to go due to the circumstances at home, but after much consideration and deliberation with my family, I decided to make the trek to South Korea. About a month in, my dad passed, and I had to make the trip back home. My family thought it would be best for me to finish out the shoot, so a couple of weeks after the funeral services, I was on a plane back to South Korea.

With about a month left of production on Sick World, I received an email from Lauren and Karin, two gals I had met a couple of years before on a short film they hired me to shoot. They had just finished writing a feature-length screenplay and were excited to produce it. They wanted to shoot it at the end of August and were wondering if I would be available to shoot it for them. I told them that I was out of the country and didn't think it would work out, since I would be getting back stateside the day they wanted to start production. They pushed the dates back for me, and the day after I got home, I was in a car heading to California's Central Valley to start principal photography on Ripe.

I am extremely proud of these two projects and are excited to see them finally getting their spotlight on the festival circuit.  I will continue posting more updates about these movies, so please check them out if they are ever playing near you!

"Coat Room" Now Playing!

A nice, little short film I worked on around this time last year is now starting to make its rounds in the festival circuit. "Coat Room," directed by Katie White and produced by Jennifer Nangle, is a dramatic comedy about a woman returning home for the holidays to confront and to heal what has kept her away for a few years.

It has already screened at the Sandpoint Film Festival (in Sandpoint, ID) last month. This weekend will mark its Los Angeles debut at the Hollywood & Vine Film Festival. There are two screenings: one on Friday (12/12/14) in Sherman Oaks, and another on Saturday (12/13/14) in Los Angeles. The event is FREE to the public - check out the festival's website for showtimes and more details.

UPDATE: We won the Audience Choice Award!!!

SHOWING UP (Opens Nov. 21, 2014 - Limited Engagement)

An amazing documentary that I had the pleasure of working on. "Showing Up" centers around the struggles actors face in the film/TV industry, but the overall message of perseverance while pursuing one's dreams is universal to all. Stars John Slattery ("Mad Men"), Chris Messina ("The Mindy Project"), and Mary Lynn Rajskub ("24"), among many, many others.

Click here for tickets.

Congrats to "Narcissist"!!!

Congrats to Eric Casaccio and the "Narcissist" team for winning the Audience Award for Best Short at the Boston LGBT Film Festival and an Honorable Mention for the Jury Award for Best LGBT Film at the Sene Film, Music, and Arts Festival in Rhode Island!!! A wonderful premiere, to say the least!


For more info on upcoming screenings, please visit:
http://www.narcissistthemovie.com/screenings.html

"nice girls crew" in los angeles, may 15!

the new trailer for "nice girls crew." see it in los angeles on tuesday, may 15, at 7:00pm, at the asian pacific film festival (tickets & info here: http://bit.ly/HnqraM), or stay tuned for a screening near you!

"nice girls crew" - additional screenings!

the premiere of "nice girls crew" was this past saturday at the sfiaaff (which i wasn't able to attend - boooooo!!!). from what i understand, the show was a hit!!! not only was it sold out, nearly 80 people were turned away from the screening!

SO, they added an additional screening in san francisco - thursday (3/15), 4:30p, at the sundance kabuki cinemas. there's also one more screening in san jose on saturday, the 17th.

for more information and tickets, go to:

http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/

"nice girls crew" at sfiaaff this march!

"nice girls crew" is a web series i worked on what seems like only last week (actually, a little less than a month ago, so close!). it's already making its premiere next month at the san francisco international asian american film festival! i can't believe it!!!

some projects take years (YEARS!) to finish; the average is about one year. so, believe me when i say that the turn around on this project was extremely fast.

i had so much fun working on "ngc"! it was one of the best working experiences of my life, and i'm so happy all of our hard work will be seen on a big screen soon! i really can't wait to see it!!!

for ticketing information:
http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/

yay!

ordinary girl, a short film i shot last summer, got into its first festival: the austin gay & lesbian international film festival! this is just the first stop of many for this charming little film. will keep you posted so that you can catch it at a film festival near you!

updates: "don't go" playing worldwide & "chain"'s first film festival

the amount of screening requests amber sharp's "don't go" has been getting is phenomenal, especially considering we shot principal photography just last march/april. "don't go" is literally playing worldwide now, with a request to screen at the 14th women make waves film festival in taipei, taiwan. for those of us stateside, "don't go" will be screening in the next few months in st. louis, mo, humboldt state (arcata, ca), and chicago, il. please check the show's tour schedule for more details.

also, "chain" (dir. hyunmi park), a short i worked on last year (but was finished earlier this year), has gotten into its first film festival. it will be playing this november at the international student film festival hollywood. no website for this movie yet, so i'll keep you posted with any new updates.