Personal essays
Luck
+9
Oct 30, 2026
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3 min read
A reflection on instinct, community, and the courage to apply anyway.
Independent Film
+8
Oct 27, 2026
2 min read
Pitching as craft, read requests as success, and the specific high energy of possibility.
AAPI
+10
Sep 23, 2026
4 min read
An Intensive Story and Pitch Lab Specifically for Southeast Asian Storytellers
Creative Practice
+7
Sep 10, 2026
Dropping into the unified field of cinematic consciousness
Storytelling
Sep 3, 2026
Because they're already there.
World Building
Aug 28, 2026
Composting time, memory and place onto the page.
Film Criticism
+6
Aug 25, 2026
The Tony biopic captures Bourdain's vibe but misses the substance.
Joy
Aug 21, 2026
Filmmakers of color are asked to justify their joy in ways white filmmakers are never asked to justify their suffering. On what gets to be a story — and who gets to tell one just because they feel like it.
Collective Action
Aug 17, 2026
Understand the Moment We Are In And Build the World We Deserve
Filmmaking
Aug 14, 2026
AI-generated writing and inexperienced screenwriters fail in the same way because metaphor requires a life lived.
+4
Apr 24, 2025
Growing up between countries, languages, and identities meant I never quite fit anywhere. Cinema is where I finally learned to speak.
