Celebration of Justice - 50 years

client: Chinese for Affirmative Action

role: cinematographer, photo editor, co-editor, co-animator

CAA marked its fiftieth year by honoring its founders at their Celebration of Justice annual banquet. This video recalled the early years of the organization and the continued need for activism.

https://caasf.org/

Home is a Hotel (trailer)

Filmed over 5 years, this feature-length documentary looks at inequality in San Francisco through the lens of five residents as they fight to stay housed. The film features a mosaic of strangers bound together by their reliance on this system of Single Room Occupancy hotels to keep a roof over their heads and homelessness at bay.

While their stories are unique, their attempts to break free of cyclical traumas and crushing structural forces is a universal story whose outcome will foretell the future of the American city.

https://homeisahotel.com/

Korean American Community Services

client: Asian Pacific Fund

Founded in 1979, Korean American Community Services (KACS) is a community based non-profit organization that provides social, educational, recreational and other vital community services to the Korean Americans in Santa Clara County. KACS is particularly dedicated to assisting three sectors of the community that are in the greatest need for resources: the recent immigrants, the elderly and the youth.

https://www.kacssv.org/

Love Has Two Meanings

client: Asian Health Services

Love Has Two Meanings captures the inspiring journey of 12 Chinese seniors as they confront community safety challenges in Oakland's Chinatown and beyond. Traveling through West Oakland, San Francisco's Chinatown, and San Quentin State Prison, they seek innovative solutions while fostering intergenerational connections and bridging cultural divides. This poignant short documentary highlights the power of community and the diverse meanings of love in the face of adversity.

Fred Blackwell

client: Chinese for Affirmative Action

From the Mayor’s Office of Community Development to the San Francisco Foundation, Fred Blackwell has continued to advocate for social justice across an intersection of affordable housing, public education, criminal justice, and civic participation issues.

CAA recognized Fred's contributions to economic justice, immigrant justice, and racial justice as part of their 52nd Celebration of Justice event program.

Block by Block (trailer)

client: Chinese For Affirmative Action

Through first-hand interviews of those who led the fight, Block by Block looks at the historical context and grassroots activism that rooted a multi-decade struggle to bring a City College campus to San Francisco Chinatown.

The full-length film runs approximately 30 minutes and is intended for viewing and discussion in classrooms and other educational and professional settings.