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Short Film

Whitewash (writer/director/producer)
comedy thriller

After being accepted into the ‘Ivory Estates’, a queer Asian man moves in with his new fiancé and discovers that he’s the only person of color in the neighborhood— among the estates' other secrets.

Official selection at:

  • The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes Film Festival

  • Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival

  • Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival

  • Portland Film Festival

  • The Asian American Showcase

  • The Micheaux Film Festival

  • San Diego Asian Film Festival

  • Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival

  • Pride Cinema Short Film Festival

Awards/Honors:

  • Best Student Comedy, Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival

  • Finalist, Stage 32 Short Film Contest

  • Semifinalist, Chicago Filmmaker Awards

  • Best Student Short nominee, Chicago Shorts

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Film Fund Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition

Whitewash | Trailer

Writing

Joystick
raunchy comedy

After facing rejection from major porn studios, an Asian adult entertainer accidentally posts on his people-pleasing roommate's cooking class platform, uncovering a way for sex workers to monetize their own content.

  • Grand Prize Winner, Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Writing Fellowship Award, Second City Film School

  • Honorable Mention, ISA Diversity Initiative

  • Semifinalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship

  • Semifinalist, Short Scripts TV Pilot Contest

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest

The Irresolute Desk
political satire

When an impeached President resigns, a jaded politician is thrust into becoming the first Asian POTUS and must hide his gay affair with the golden boy Representative everyone is pressuring him to select as his VP.

  • Finalist, SeriesFest Pitch-a-Thon

  • Finalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab

  • Writing Fellowship Award, Second City Film School

  • Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship

The People Team
workplace comedy

Working at a startup rife with scandal, an HR manager with a history of covering up violations must now lead diversity initiatives after employees speak up against workplace microaggressions, triggered by one she committed.

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Competition

The Athenaeum
comedy thriller

An Asian playwright is accepted into a diversity fellowship at an island oasis for the rich, where he must stage a controversial play alongside a director with a checkered past.

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, HollyShorts Film Festival

  • Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition