"Nothing is original. Steal from (what) resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent – Jim Jarmusch "It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to" - Jean-Luc Godard
I am an artist using with time-based medias as a way to further explore the visual concepts first created in the 20th Century with the ever assimilating technology of the 21st Century. My background: Korean/British American, born in Japan, but on an American navy base. and grew up in the United States in the 1960s. As a mixed race family, my parents encountering racism from my father's American who lived in the eastern part of the US, resulting in my family's moved to the Southwest, leading me to grow up in Arizona in the 60s and 70s. Since I was the only identified Asian in my entire school district, all of the kids ignored me when not teasing me, and I became an observer. I started thinking I was a TV camera (not a movie camera) that was transmitting images to TV sets that could make sense of it all. When somebody turned to talk to me, it was like they broke the forth wall. They would startle me and I usually walked away without saying a word. I was an obsessive watcher of TV ( the weirder the show's premise, the better), and was always recording. First in my head, then on film, and then tape. Loved recording anything on cassette tape. I even recorded the audio of movies and the theaters and drive-ins I attended, as my love for Cinema grew. There was also the thrill of doing it without being caught, though it never occurred to me to sell anything. Eventually, I moved to New York which had many, many misfits that liked exploring sounds and recording visions. Sometimes together.
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Le Prince International Film Festival
Caracas
2023
Finalist - Best Picture / Honorable Mention - Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2023
Honorable Mention - Best Sound Design
Fragmentstein
London International Monthly Film Festival
London
2023
Honorable Mention - Short Film
Tech Tac Tile
https://filmfreeway.com/AIMAFF
Athens
2022
Finalist
Tech Tac Tile
NewFilmmakers NY
New York
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Bizarrya Film Festival
Porto
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Love & Hope International Film Festival
Barcelona
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
GLIFF - Golden Lemur
Lisabon
2022
Jury Special Selection
Fragmentstein
Golden Wheat Awards
Istanbul
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Anatolia International Film Festival
Instanbul
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Mojo International Film Awards
Los Angeles
2022
Honorable Mention - Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Milan Gold Awards
Milan
2022
Honorable Mention - Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Art Film Awards
Skopje
2022
Best Monster Film
Fragmentstein
Fortean Film Festival
Cornwall
2022
Best Sound Feature Film 2022
Fragmentstein
Freewheeling Film Awards
London
2022
Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Golden Giraffe International Film Festival
Nice
2022
Best Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Diamond Eye Awards
Milano
2022
Best Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Your Way International Film Festival
Valletta
2022
Best Bizzare Horror Films
Fragmentstein
Colortape International Film Festival
Brisbane
2022
Best Sound Design
Fragmentstein
Cooper Awards
2022
Best Erotic & Bizarre Film
Fragmentstein
WSXA Paris 2022
Paris
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival
Brooklyn
2022
Official Selection
Fragmentstein
Mediterranean Film Festival
Cannes
2021
Honorable Mention
Fragmentstein
Eastern Europe International Movie Awards
Izmir
2021
Platinum Award - Best Audio/Soundtrack
Fragmentstein
MegaFlix Film Awards
Birth City
Yokosuka, Japan
Current City
New York
"Nothing is original. Steal from (what) resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent – Jim Jarmusch "It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to" - Jean-Luc Godard
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