“Something as mundane as parking tickets can throw you into bankruptcy. There are really only two options for most people considering bankruptcy, and congress has made it increasingly more difficult to take the less expensive route.”
I worked as a video journalist with AJ+ to tell the story of bankruptcy in modern day America. I interviewed an expert in bankruptcy law, and also a woman who declared bankruptcy twice and is optimistic about her future. Aired July 22, 2018.
I work as a commercial director with Ronin Advertising. I’ve helped this agency as a director, producer, and project manager for a series of cinematic commercial videos. I’ve so far worked primarily with Millennium Partners in Boston and Germany.
BBC featured Hong Kong Strong on BBC World News Impact by Philippa Thomas. Brandon Li, the director of both Nomads and HKS, was interviewed on BBC World News Impact to talk about our process and inspiration.
Red Bull was a fantastic client to work for. As a videographer with Stance, I worked as a shooter and DIT at the Red Bull BC One dance event in Houston in May, 2018.
One of the many honors of directing Like We Don’t Exist was the opportunity to attend (and receive awards!) at diverse film festivals around the country. Here is our growing list of laurels.
I’ve worked on two films that have won Vimeo Staff Picks: Hong Kong Strong, and Nomads of Mongolia.
Brandon Li and I have been fortunate to have a really great ongoing relationship with Nat Geo. They’ve featured and reposted our work several times on their own channels, and both Hong Kong Strong and Nomads of Mongolia were featured as part of their National Geographic Short Film Showcase.
I’ve spoken twice at TEDx, first at TEDx Wan Chai with Brandon Li (Hong Kong Strong), and more recently at TEDx UCSD (Like We Don’t Exist).
Hong Kong Free Press asks: “Greatest tribute to the city yet?” See the article here.
SCMP reposted Hong Kong Strong, and also interviewed director Brandon Li about why we decided to make the film.
Upworthy interviewed Brandon Li and myself to learn more about our process and takeaways during production of Nomads of Mongolia.
My team successfully raised $15,145 via Kickstarter (and an additional $6k+ in private donations) to guide Like We Don’t Exist through the final stages of post-production. Over the course of our two week challenge, we raised money through our fiscal sponsor, IFP Chicago, and engaged with a growing Facebook community to meet our financial goals.
In a new web series sponsored by Peak Design, A Human Thing features stories of surprising and inspiring people from around the world whose stories represent what we all work, strive, and hope for.
Presented by Flow Media.
I’ve been a big fan of Matador Network for a long time — and so it was really lovely when they shared Nomads of Mongolia on their channel! Looking forward to collaborating with them much more in the future.
I spent a month in summer 2017 shooting and droning aboard four different Amadeus river ships in a dozen countries. Led by Kristina Perreault, we shot in 1-2 European cities per day to build a new media portfolio (drone, video, portraits) for this luxury travel brand.
In these videos, most gimbal moves and a few drone shots are mine. Evan Brightfield and Kenneth Browne’s work is also featured.
I collaborated with BWE’s founder to repurpose some footage to build educational videos that build empathy. I chose select footage from my film Like We Don’t Exist, and the videos have since been shown in classrooms across the world.