Film, Television & Video Work
PROPS NO MORE
Work-in-progress
Props No More is an intersectional documentary that highlights disabled creatives and their efforts to change the stereotypical narrative around disability. The feature-length documentary begins by examining how disabled people have been marginalized, stereotyped, or entirely omitted from the mainstream media, which shape our understanding of the world.
Status: Post-production
Role: Director of Photography
SOUND FIELD
on PBS Digital and Youtube
Sound Field is a music education series that explores the music theory, production, history and culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles.
Episode 502: How Do You Preserve A Thousands Year Old Music Style?
Episode 508: How Black Artists Influenced Country Music
Roles: Producer (Director), Cinematographer, Editor
2024
AMERICA OUTDOORS: UNDERSTORY
on PBS and PBS Terra
Baratunde Thurston explores the unexpected places and ways Americans encounter nature, and how their time outside is impacted by climate change, equity, access, outdoor culture and more.
Episode 202: We’re Running Out of Sand (and it’s a Huge Problem)
Episode 203: Can Ancient Wisdom Save the Forests?
Episode 204: Can Dam Demolition Save California’s Salmon?
Episode 205: How Engineered Mosquitoes Could Save Birds
Episode 206: What Vermont's Historic Floods Tell Us About Climate Change
Roles: Producer, Editor
2023
ON ALL FRONTS
on PBS and WORLD Channel
A Minneapolis family navigates difficult conversations about how the violence and racial reckoning of 2020-21 impacted them as a biracial family.
This short is the opening episode of the series Asian American Stories of Resilience & Beyond.
Recognition:
Short Doc: Honorable Mention for CAAMFest’s Loni Ding Award for Social Justice Documentary
Series: Silver Anthem Award, Daytime Emmy Nomination 2023
Roles: Producer + Director
2022
SOUND OF THE POLICE
on Hulu
An in-depth look at the fraught relationship between African Americans and law enforcement from slavery to the present.
Recognition:
Nominee, Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, News & Documentary Emmy Awards, 2024
Nominee, Ed Bradley Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting, New York Association of Black Journalists, 2024
Winner, Best Diaspora Documentary, Africa Movie Academy Awards
Role: Production Coordinator
2023
COMMUNITY AID NETWORK: BRIDGE BUILDERS
Independent Lens: Bridge Builders series
Community Aid Network formed in August 2020 to address the immediate needs of underserved communities suffering from the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism; they build bonds between neighbors, organize volunteers, and redistribute resources.
Role: Field Producer
2023
YOUA VANG LEE MOURNS GEORGE FLOYD
On PBS SoCal, KCET, & See Us Unite
Youa Vang Lee's 19-year old son was killed by Minneapolis police. When she saw George Floyd murdered, she called upon Asian Americans to stand in solidarity to support the Floyd family.
Role: Co-Producer
2021
RENEGADES: KITTY O’NEIL
on PBS American Masters
Musician and disability inclusion advocate Lachi investigates the amazing life of racecar driver, stunt legend and daredevil Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) and how her deafness impacted her career in Hollywood in the 1970s.
Role: Director of Photography
2021
LEGISLATING FROM HOME
on Youtube & Social Media
A Southeast Asian American community representative recounts his experience during the pandemic and a time of rising anti-Asian hate.
This micro-doc is part of A-Doc’s digital series Asian American Stories in the Time of Coronavirus
Roles: Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
2020
SCREENINGS:
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival 2021
Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2021
Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase
Connect MEdia Festival 2021
SPIRITED
Work-in-progress
An agnostic filmmaker is told she will become a traditional Hmong shaman and must learn about this ancient practice to decide whether or not she will accept. In doing so, she navigates her relationship with her mother and their generational clashes while building a friendship with Billy, a young master shaman navigating his own challenges to figure out who he is after 10 years as a healer.
Status: Feature film at end of production, early post-production.
Roles: Producer, Director, Primary Participant
Supported by:
Co-Production Partners: Center for Asian American Media, Kartemquin Films
Other Supporters: ITVS, Jerome Foundation, and more.