All Posts

Instagram archive: March 5, 2019 I was late to the party, but I finally watched ‘Roma’ last night. I absolutely sobbed as I’ve never sobbed through any movie before. This story tears your heart out, reassembles it, and hands it back to you in the most devastating, but gentle way. The complex & multi-layers to each scene, the humanity of the characters in the pained, the broken, the free ... and the artistry in the storytelling — it was heart-wrenchingly lyrical. This is one t

📸: Me xx | Post production cross-country trip 2015 | Route 66, Oklahoma 🇺🇸 Instagram archive: March 5, 2019 Assistant appreciation post | It’s been six years since this guy became my trusty assistant—production assistant, personal assistant, coffee-run-assistant, “grab-random-props-at-the-last-minute” assistant, and yes, even drive-a-U-Haul-across-the-country assistant. And calling it a “wild ride” would be a massive understatement. Big shoutout to all the assistants who l

Instagram Archive: February 25, 2019 I received my regional Emmy nomination plaque last week, and I’m so honored to be recognized by my industry peers and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The production I was nominated for was the biggest project and leap of faith I’d taken yet, both personally and professionally. I get a little giddy looking at this plaque sometimes, thinking back to my five-year-old self running around the backyard in Fiji with my cousins

🎬: Behind-the-scenes • University of the Nations, Kona, Hawaii, 2013 Instagram archive: November 22, 2018 During a five-month post-production stint in Kona, Hawaii, I was asked to consult on a PSA on human and sex trafficking for my native Fiji at the University of the Nations. The issue of human trafficking is becoming commonplace in Pacific nations. That hit me hard… to know that the beautiful Pacific island nation I call home, steeped in reverence and tradition, was seein