After Bed 2023, 3 minutes single-channel digital video with sound film emulsion, nail polish, tape, 16mm film leader Pulsing flashbacks from the summer of love reawaken a queer California classic. Screenings San Diego Asian Film Festival, 2023; Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest, London, 2023; Chicago Underground
Lion In Wind
ttadmin2023-07-26T03:06:47+00:00Lion in the Wind 2023, 4:50 minutes single-channel digital video with sound 35mm film emulsion, nail polish, tape, 16mm film leader A fugue for wushu in the West.
Ever Wanting
ttadmin2023-08-10T01:55:23+00:00Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung) 2021, 6:20 minutes single-channel digital video with sound photo and film emulsion, ink, paint, glue, tape, 16mm film leader, digital video Soaring through the complicated life of San Francisco's first Chinese American female physician, this film envisions the euphoria and despair of Margaret Chung (1889-1959) and her insatiable desire
HK Uprising
ttadmin2023-07-26T03:15:16+00:00HK Uprising 2021, 2:40 minutes single-channel digital video with sound photo emulsion, ink, paint, glue, tape, 16mm film leader A tribute to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong that are taking place three decades after the June 4th uprising in China. Screenings Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film
May 35
ttadmin2023-07-30T23:01:27+00:00May 35 2019, 2:40 minutes single-channel digital video with sound photo emulsion, ink, paint, glue, tape, 16mm film leader A commemoration of political uprisings made from fragments of censored archival imagery transferred onto film using razor blades and scotch tape. “May 35” speaks to the difficulty of remembering in the absence of memory, especially
Wayward Emulsions
ttadmin2023-08-01T18:41:27+00:00Wayward Emulsions 2018, 4:10 minutes single-channel digital video with sound 35mm film emulsion, ink, nail polish, glue, tape, film leader Queer glimpses of a wayward woman captured in bits of emulsion lifted from stray reels of a 35mm Asian drama. Award Grand Jury Prize for Best Experimental
Sworded Love
ttadmin2023-07-30T23:39:33+00:00Sworded Love 2018, 4:50 minutes single-channel digital video with sound 35mm film emulsion, ink, nail polish, glue, tape, 16mm film leader Fleeting cinematic impressions of star-crossed swordsmen are captured in the oblique wanderings of emulsion lifted from a stray reel of a 35mm kung fu action film.
On The Line
ttadmin2023-07-30T23:41:01+00:00On the Line 2018, 6:45 minutes single-channel digital video with sound hand-processed 8mm/16mm film, paint, digital video Inspired by prewar cannery workers in San Diego, On the Line offers a queer meditation on the Japanese American women who cleaned the tuna, worked the assembly line, and found same-sex intimacy amid sake and fish guts
Lift Little Tokyo
ttadmin2023-07-27T01:09:03+00:00Lift Little Tokyo 2018, 6:50 minutes single-channel digital video with sound ink, paper, tape, 16mm film leader Maps and memories of Little Tokyo's historical district of Los Angeles are uplifted via clear tape transfers. Screenings BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 2019; Japanese American National Museum, Los
Acting As If
ttadmin2023-07-26T03:30:52+00:00Sab Shimono: Acting “As If” 2017, 9:55 minutes single-channel digital video with sound On the eve of his eightieth birthday, acclaimed Japanese American actor Sab Shimono reflects on his lifelong commitment to the craft of acting, his struggles against racism and homophobia, and how his life was transformed by gay bars and marriage equality.