Koto: The Last Service
I’m so thrilled by the warm reception Koto: The Last Service has gotten! I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Campbell River back in 2019 with director Joella Cabalu and producer Kenji Maeda, filming the Maeda family restaurant’s last days in operation. Joella and editor Shun Ando did a wonderful job crafting a short piece that truly honours what we all experienced during those days, and how much this family restaurant meant to the community.
The film is available to watch on CBC Gem or YouTube. It will also be presented at the Museum of Vancouver on July 20, 2022 as part of the Food, Film, & Activism Shorts Program.
Sue Sada Was Here at VAG
I was very happy to hear that Sue Sada Was Here, a film installation directed by Cindy Mochizuki in which I collaborated as cinematographer and editor, was acquired by the Vancouver Art Gallery. The piece is part of the exhibition Where Do We Go From Here? that is open to the public until June 13, 2021.
Conversatorio: Definiendo la mirada en el documental con Natalia Solórzano y Milena Salazar
La “mirada” suele ser uno de los elementos diferenciadores cuando se habla de documental creativo. ¿Pero qué es precisamente la mirada? En este conversatorio diseccionamos qué se entiende por mirada, cómo el documentalista la ejerce y para qué sirve reflexionar sobre ella.
A Dancer's Lament for a Dying World
A recent collaboration with dance artist Anouk Froidevaux and cinematographer Daniel Froidevaux is now available online. I worked with Anouk to edit footage that was shot for her Dancelab Residency at the Dance Centre in Vancouver. I loved the collaborative process and look forward to working with Anouk and other dance artists in the future!
Highway to Heaven at TIFF + VIFF
I had the pleasure to edit the NFB production Highway to Heaven, directed by Sandra Ignagni, which will have its world premiere at TIFF ‘19 followed by screenings at VIFF ‘19 and elsewhere.
From the NFB website:
“A place utterly unique in British Columbia and the world, Richmond’s No. 5 Road, also known as the “Highway to Heaven,” hosts a multitude of faiths. Side by side are numerous houses of worship, including Buddhist temples, a Sikh gurdwara, Hindu and Swami temples, Shia and Sunni mosques, Christian churches, and Jewish, Islamic and Christian schools. Filmmaker Sandra Ignagni merges beautiful, carefully framed images with a symphonic soundscape that illuminates the intimate lives of the faithful. An evocative documentary that is both a meditation on multiculturalism and a subtle critique of the tensions that underlie cultural diversity in Canada today.”
Biker Bob's Posthumous Adventure
Biker Bob, directed by Cat Mills and produced by Joella Cabalu, is now available on CBC Short Docs. I worked on the project as a cinematographer, along with Josephine Anderson as second camera and Alex Shamku on sound. Thank you all for the best week filming this project on Vancouver Island!
Sue Sada Was Here by Cindy Mochizuki
I recently collaborated with Cindy Mochizuki again as a cinematographer and editor for her film SUE SADA WAS HERE, which is currently part of the exhibition Memories of the Future III at the Roedde House Museum. Read the review on Canadian Art here.
My short documentary on Cindy’s Compass project is available to watch CBC Arts.
Walking on Grass with Yu Su by Sara Wiley
I had the pleasure of working with Sara Wiley as a cinematographer on a short documentary featuring Yu Su. The film is now online on The Editorial Magazine: http://the-editorialmagazine.com/yu-su-by-sara-wylie/.