It was a joy having the opportunity to engage friends and colleagues like Anthon Reyes, John Paul Bass Nazareno, Sol Galang and his team at Independent Minds Productions along with Boogs Rosales and Wowie Wong from Studio H2O on this production.     This is your hard work on display here team. <3

Carsten Stormer has been at the forefront of this story for several years now, I am proud to have worked with him and my colleague Drea Estrellado on MARAWI: THE END OF THE BEGINNING   https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/world/asia/isis-philippines-jolo.html Our work here, having somehow picked up 30,000 + views despite absolutely 0 promotion.   Marawi: The End of […]

I have Daniel Lichtblau to thank for providing me a valuable basic background in non linear editing. Watching over his shoulders, I learned how to use Final Cut 7 as he kindly assisted me to edit my very first documentary short back at Bard. And he’s still up to really cool stuff as a filmmaker: https://www.wired.com/story/vr-soft-skills/ Congrats Dan!  

Really pumped to see my colleague Nona Catusanu-Popp (Nona Maria) providing her skills as a cinematographer to the video wing of the Rolling Stone, for decades on the best publications on pop culture and current affairs in America. CongratsNona!

Are you talking to Her? https://youtu.be/FIa4JJLfzI0 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7 Who is that you see running in the park? https://youtu.be/Zb9gsIr5RAA What is that noise in the air? https://youtu.be/HipTO_7mUOw An unimaginable digital future is just around the corner for us all. Are we prepared for everything that’s going to come up with it?

Last night I was able to make a performance of DANCE UNTIL YOU SHATTER YOURSELF by Daniel Darwin. It was an amazing ride and I am so happy I got to share this experience with my good friends Omar and Marina.   Produced by the team at FringeMNL, with the support of the The Japan Foundation, Manila, this […]

For a number of important years my colleague Lynne O’Donnell contributed to the world’s understanding of the long running conflict in Afghanistan in her capacity as the bureau chief of the AP. Despite having now moved on to new horizons for herself, Lynne continues to share her expert insight and understanding. And in this article for the […]

I am very happy to share that here in Manila my longtime friends / Husband & Wife team Blonski Cruz and Jenny Logico-Cruz have just launched a brand new, fun to browse website for their theater troupe, Langgam Performance Troupe! www.langgamperformancetroupe.com They have a fascinating workshop heavy process to the performances they write and produce that make them really standout. […]

I am very proud and grateful to share that I have been invited by my longtime colleague Tey Clamor to join her and the rest of her team on the I Can Chew documentary effort.   We’re looking forward to inviting audiences here in Asia and elsewhere around the world to join us as we explore the journey of […]

Earlier this year I was given an opportunity to collaborate with award winning journalist / filmmaker and longtime colleague Carsten Stormer. I am now able and proud share our effort together: Marawi: The End of the Beginning Looking at the aftermath of the Marawi siege here in the Philippines, this documentary short features exclusive interviews with […]