Projects

Golecruz Family Christmas (2023)

Every year, my dad waits last minute to finish putting up his Christmas lights. This time, I filmed him.

Cinematography and editing.

NYC_2024 Zine

My first zine and my first roll of film.

Photography and Design.

link to PDF version!

Liwanag (2023)

A film about the stories of Filipina frontline workers in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

For more information, check out the Filipino Migrant Center here.

Sound Design.

Trip to Virginia (2022)

My family took a trip to Virginia to go crabbing. Caught and released: 1. Summer of 2022.

Photography and editing.

My Vulnerable Country (2021)

First-person documentary exploring the variance between renowned Filipino environmental advocate Mitzi Jonelle Tan's experiences with the direct impacts of climate change, and the filmmaker's own seemingly far-removed relationship to the issue.

Footage of the Philippines and the environmental protests were obtained from Mitzi Jonelle Tan.

Premiered at the Oroquieta Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, CEBU International Film Festival, Raleigh Film & Art Festival. Awarded for UNC's Saint-Hayden Humanitas Award for filmmaking in 2022.

Writing, cinematography and editing.

Graduated (2023)

Quick recap of my friends' graduation. #Gopack

Shot on Giselle's Canon EOS Rebel T6i.

Photography and editing.

N.C. Docuseries (working title)

Four short documentaries that highlight the diversity of Asian experiences in North Carolina.

Funded in part by the Asian Solidarity and Action Project (ASAP) grant provided by the North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT).

In production.

Directing, cinematography and editing.

SPACES (2022)

Experimental film that explores the emotional process of anxiety.

Funded by the UNC Rick Dees Scholarship. Undergraduate senior film project.