I edited this feature documentary about Jewelle Gomez, an author who was a pioneer of Afro-Futurism and an activist involved in the Black Power, lesbian feminist, and gay rights movements.
Video clip coming soon!
Category: Documentary
Categories
Love Boat: Taiwan
Opening Sequence of the Film
I edited this feature documentary that looks at the origins, history, and evolution of one of the longest-running summer programs in the world: the “Love Boat” trip to Taiwan for the children of the Chinese diaspora.
Audience Choice Award,
Urban Nomad Film Festival
Urban Nomad Film Festival
Spotlight, CAAMFest
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Knocking Down the Fences
Trailer
I co-edited this short about A.J. Andrews, a professional women’s softball player who was the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
Winner, Reel South Short Film Award,
New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival
Miami Film Festival,
Nashville Film Festival,
Women Sports Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival,
Women Sports Film Festival
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Mark Nolan: Tide Pools
Film Excerpt
I edited this short documentary that profiles Mark Nolan, an educator who leads experiential learning trips teaching children about tide pools.
Documentary Short
Directed by Cynthia Abbott and Andrea Leland
Year: 2018
Credit: Editor
Short Award,
International Ocean Film Festival
International Ocean Film Festival
Trailer
I co-edited this feature documentary which chronicles the ups and downs of one of the only women’s soccer teams in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
An official selection of ZIFF 2015 (Zanzibar International Film Festival), Oakland International Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, and many others.
photo credit: Bonica Ayala
Best International Documentary at the Manhattan Film Festival
Best Picture, Global Cinema Film Festival
Best Documentary and Best Social Impact Award, FilmShift Festival
Categories
Memory of Forgotten War
Video sample available upon request.
Documentary Short
Directed by
Deann Borshay Liem
Year: 2013
Credit: Co-Editor
Categories
I Was Born in Mexico But…
Film Excerpt
I produced, directed and edited this short documentary about an undocumented young woman who came to the U.S. as a child.
Los Angeles Film Festival
DOC NYC
Mountainfilm
Distributed by
New Day Films
New Day Films
Early fundraising trailer
I brought this feature documentary on the history of Wonder Woman and female heroes in pop culture to completion for its premiere at SXSW in 2012. Aired on the PBS series Independent Lens. The film went on to screen at Seattle International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, DOC NYC, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and many others.
Documentary Feature
Directed by
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Year: 2008
Credit: Additional Editing
Audience Award,
Best Documentary,
Spokane International Film Festival
Best Documentary,
Spokane International Film Festival
Best Documentary,
BendFilm Festival
BendFilm Festival
Documentary Feature Award,
Dallas VideoFest
Dallas VideoFest
Categories
Going on 13
Excerpts from Film
I co-edited this feature documentary that follows four girls from age 9 to 13. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008, and went on to screen at Silverdocs, SF DocFest, Oakland International Film Festival and more. Aired on PBS.
Documentary Feature
Directed by Dawn Valdez &
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Year: 2008
Credit: Co-Editor
Best documentary,
LA Femme Film Festival
LA Femme Film Festival
CINE Golden Eagle
Categories
Double Solitaire
Film Excerpt
I produced, directed and edited this short documentary about my father and uncle, who were put in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII.
SECA Award,
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
King Hu Award,
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
Distributed by
New Day Films
New Day Films