What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was my short film Esmeralda. We shot it internationally in 2022 and had the opportunity to work with well-known Colombian actors. Even though this was my first film, this was a story that deserved to be made as big…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was a NIKE FM project that I worked on in 2020. How did you get into directing? We’re all just a ripple of those who came before us. While my grandfather would have never considered himself a director, he…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professional work was They Call Me Suki, featured in “AAPI Heritage Heroes,” available on Hulu. The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) wanted to highlight and create a special that spotlights six everyday AAPI heroes from across the country nominated for their stories of…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was a project for Filmsupply in August of 2022. Filmsupply funded my short documentary called The Face of Fear. The film is an investigation of what it takes to cultivate courage, in ways both subtle and extraordinary, and the…
1) What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Does taking iPhone videos of my cats and selling them on Craigslist count? 2) How did you get into directing? I was bad at every other position on a film set. 3) What is your most recent project? The brilliant creative team at…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first foray into professional directing occurred in 2021 when I had the privilege of collaborating with Dr. Martens. The project was a short documentary focused on illuminating the vibrant Black House Music Scene thriving in the heart of New York City. As a…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work is my feature film Magic Hour. It is loosely inspired by the wonderful adventure of going to the NYU Graduate Film Program – a little later in life. It was joyful chaos all the way through and I hope…
How did you get into directing? I went to DePaul in Chicago (majoring in English with a focus in creative writing), but I dropped out when I got offered my first feature film during my junior year. I was writing and directing short films in high school, so I always knew I wanted to be…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? For my first professional directing effort, I would mention the spec commercial I directed for Zara’s fall/winter collection in 2020. I was able to pitch my concept to a local production company and closely work alongside them to produce a spec ad that gave…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? In 2022, I was able to shadow commercial director Jared Eberhardt on a series of spots for Pacific Source Health Care. He was so gracious in allowing me to contribute to the project in such a meaningful way that most shadowing directors aren’t given…