Goldenvoice, Coachella
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ASCENDING captures a historic moment in global music at Coachella 2023, where six South Asian artists redefine the festival experience and global music landscape. Featuring exclusive interviews alongside backstage and onstage footage at the 2023 festival, ASCENDING chronicles the significance of this moment for the artists and attendees alike.

Musical performances by Diljit Dosanjh, Charli XCX, Jai Paul, Jai Wolf, Joy Crookes, and Ali Sethi. Directed and Produced By: Zoe Malhotra and Meghna Chakraborty.

Goldenvoice, YouTube
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For the first time ever, Goldenvoice and YouTube continued their exclusive partnership to livestream an unprecedented, all access festival pass across 6 of Coachella's stages for free to fans around the world, showcasing performances from some of the world's biggest musical artists.

I worked leading up to the festival creating content, and then on-site during both weekends, editing specialized packages that aired simultaneously during the livestream broadcast.

KCET, PBS Socal Radiant Features
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An hour-long episode of KCET's award-winning arts & culture series ARTBOUND dedicated to the cultural impact of Giant Robot Magazine. The episode received two 2023 LA Area Emmy® nominations.

"Giant Robot created an appetite for Asian and Asian American pop culture, and ultimately resulted in a lasting legacy of Asian American artists that achieved worldwide recognition. Founded in 1994, Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine covering Asian popular culture and soon featured Asian American artists such as David Choe and James Jean."

Featuring interviews with Margaret Cho, Daniel Wu, Takashi Murkami among others. Music by Dan the Automator. Directed by Dylan Robertson and Dennis Nishi. Presented by PBS Socal.

Watch the full episode below.

Goldenvoice, YouTube
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A three-day concert documentary event, Coachella Curated livestreamed simultaneously during the second weekend of the iconic North American music festival in April 2022. From intimate artist interviews to immersive mini-documentaries, this was Coachella from a different vantage point, all while still delivering some of the weekend's most exhilarating performances, live from the festival grounds. It included artists like Anitta, Black Coffee, Finneas, Pabllo Vittar, The Hu, Omar Apollo, Run the Jewels, IDLES, Denzel Curry, Bishop Briggs, Cuco, and many more!

WZRD Media, Boardwalk Pictures,
Madica Productions, Youtube Originals, Olympics
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Distributed by the Olympics on YouTube,  World Debut: From Outsiders to the Olympics is a feature documentary that tells the unlikely story of how skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing became part of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Executive produced by Tony Hawk. Directed by Cole Sax and Galen Knowles.

LEARFIELD, Oregon State Athletics
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A five-part documentary series, GET WHAT YOU EARN provides the ultimate all-access journey into the 2021-22 Oregon State men’s basketball program, following their PAC-12 Championship and Elite 8 March Madness run from the previous season. Directed by Jason Johnson.

Watch the epic finale, episode 5, as the team hits the road for the first trip of the season.

Sawhorse Productions
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A commercial campaign for Evolution Fresh, reintroducing their pressed juices through doc-style storytelling. This video highlights their new juice, Citrus Ginger Zest, by its dedicated citrus farmers. Directed by Kimb Luisi and Dan Young.

Skylight Cinema, 20th Digital Studio, 1913 Media Group
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Zero Gravity is a feature documentary that follows a diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA, who compete in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Directed by Thomas Verrette.

"ZERO GRAVITY is a fantastical journey to space..."
- Naomi Pandolfi, The Knockturnal

Video Album (46 mins)
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Our Highway is a video album for acclaimed NY-based jazz  quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen's third release, which weaves together their live performance from the famed Subculture stage in NY, and scenes from their cross-country tour.

        “…a monument to the boundless power of creativity.”
                                              - Michael Konik

Virgin Hyperloop, Long Haul Films
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On November 8, 2020, Josh Giegel, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, became the first people in the world to ride hyperloop.

I was on site and edited Virgin Hyperloop's announcement video the same day.

Goldenvoice, YouTube Originals and Hamsterdam
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A feature-length concert documentary, two decades in the making... COACHELLA: 20 YEARS IN THE DESERT opens up the iconic festival's vault for the very first time to present the performances and behind-the-scenes stories that changed music forever. The film gives a rare look at Coachella’s colorful beginning, presents exclusive, never-before-seen footage, interviews, and features key performances from some of the biggest names in music, including Billie Eilish, Kanye West, Daft Punk, Travis Scott, BLACKPINK, LCD Soundsystem, Rage Against The Machine, Pixies, Swedish House Mafia, Jane’s Addiction, Björk, The White Stripes, Madonna, Moby, Beck, Radiohead and more. Directed by Chris Perkel.

FOX and Fox Sports
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Edited one episode (#2 The Defenders) of PHENOMS, the groundbreaking five-part docu-series which followed soccer stars from around the globe as they compete to represent their nation at the World Cup. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on FOX and FOX Sports leading up to the 2018 World Cup. I also contributed additional editing on three more episodes. Directed by Chris Perkel.

Watch a Select from my Episode:

Fox Digital Studio
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ORDINARY GODS examines what it takes to thrive not just in the world’s most beloved sport of football, but in life itself. Shot in eight different countries over the course of three years, this film offers a compassionate observation of the lives of six young professional soccer players as they struggle with injury, homesickness, and the pressure of being a rising talent on the international stage. Directed by Pascui Rivas.

Watch the Trailer:

ORDINARY GODS - Trailer

Fox Digital Studio
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SMALL SHOTS is a short series about two guys from Staten Island named Turbo and Joey, and the hilarious situations they find themselves in when trying to make it in Hollywood and get cast in a Martin Scorsese picture. Incredibly, after SMALL SHOTS aired, the duo ended up getting cast in Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN, after the famed director saw the series.

It premiered on Netflix in March of 2017 and can now be found on Amazon Prime. Directed by Justin Schack.

Watch the Trailer :

SMALL SHOTS - Trailer - Now Available on Amazon Prime

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A short story concerning privilege and bad decisions, THE IVYWOOD BANDITS tells the story of two high school friends at a crossroads, who risk it all to break into the home of their bully. Written and directed by Gordon Bond, it premiered at the 2017 Las Cruces Film Festival.

Listen to the Soundtrack: