A CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
University of California, Los Angeles –Bachelor's Degree Magna Cum Laude in English Literature
(Creative Writing Specialization)
University of Southern California –
Master’s Degree in Film Production
[Rejected Admission due to currently exorbitant tuition]
Essays & Reviews
2019
Dispatches from the Bureau of Cosmic Vibrations for Yes Plz
2018
Ruby Ibarra: Fuck a Story Arc If it Ain’t Got No Matriarch for Yes Plz
Tanwi Nandini Islam’s Journeys through Senses and Memories
2016
“Cult Los Angeles” for The Towner
“Virtual Reality Can’t Take You Home” for The Towner
“How To Erase Your History In Korea” for The Towner
“More Than A Filipino Trump” for The Towner
2015
“Anne Teresa deKeersmaeker Exhibition Review” for Magenta Magazine
“Breaking the Code – Parker Ito subverts the idea of the exhibition” for Magenta Magazine
Fiction & Poetry
2015
“All Hallows & Boulevards” for Entropy Magazine
“The Present is a Gift” for Dum Dum Zine
2014
“Ooze” for Dum Dum Zine
“Some Mantras” for #90for90 Literary Readings
2012
“Crawling in Plain Sight” for Native Split
Film
2019
Deeper States x Los Angeles (short film) - Director, Writer, Editor Land + Values (short film) - Director, Writer, Editor
2018
The Last Days of TJ Staggs (short scripted comedy for The Blacklist) - Development, 2nd AD
Shut Up and Dribble (docuseries) - Archival Producer
Wiz Week (docuseries) - Production Coordinator
Games (Short Essay Film) - Director
Women Since Ever (Short Experimental Film) - Director, Editor Things I Recorded in the Philippines (Medium length Essay Film) - Director, Editor
2017
Architecture of Belief (Feature Film in Production for Reality Entertainment) - Writer, Associate Producer
Lo, Cruel Sky! (Short Film in Post-Production) – Director, Writer, Editor
2016
What Do You Think About When I Say The Word Thirst? (Short for EPFC Super 8 Festival) – Director, Editor
Piding (Feature Documentary for CinemaOne Film Festival) – Director, Writer, Line Producer, Music Supervisor
2015
All Hallows & Boulevards (Short Essay Film) – Director, Writer, Editor
Commercial
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Published Projects:
Spotify’s Hot Country Presents: Jake Owen - Editor
Nike X London - Archival Producer
BCDA – New Clark City AVP for BCDA - Writer, Editor
ECOFISH AVP for USAID and Pusod – Writer, Producer
1979 for Deru – Writer
Teaching
2017 Asia Pacific Film Institute - Lecturer in Film Department2012-2018 Sky Education - Director and English Department Head
2009-2012 Reed Academy International School - English Teacher
2005-2006 University of California, Berkeley – Professor Assistant to Ron Loewinsohn
Events & Installations
2019“Deeper States x Los Angeles short film shown by Metro Arts Presents AVLA at Union Station February
“Land + Values” short film shown in All Visual Los Angeles January
2018
“Games” short film shown in Echo Park Film Center’s New Works Salon and AVLA August 2019
“Women Since Ever” short film shown in AVLA June
“Things I Recorded In The Philippines” shown in Mother Ditch’s annual salon
2017
“DIV(ID)E” video art shown in EXTRACT video art group show
“Piding” shown as part of the Documentary program for CinemaOne Originals Film Festival
2016
Kusama’s Daydream for Dublab’s Sleepless at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion – Artist
2015
Analog Video Karaoke at Echo Park Film Center – Event Director
Watch What You Eat: Chungking Express at Thank You For Coming – Event Director
2013
Way Out 001 Group Exhibit for wayout.com – Curator, Writer
2011
D.C.C.S. Group Exhibit for Yogiga Gallery, Seoul – Curator, Artist
Residencies & Awards
2018
“Women Since Ever” short film made official selection for Largo Film Festival
2016
Hubert Bals Pre-production Award (Screenwriting) for Wala Ng Lawa – Writer, Developer
Echo Park Film Center Commission for Super 8 Film Festival