Screening "RISE" at Hallowed: an Underground Awakening

About the Event

"Hallowed is an annual collaborative event that provides an opportunity for artists and participants to explore the connections between artistic expression and spirituality. Our theme this year is Lens: focused on compassion. 

Join us for an awesome night of film, photography, spoken word and amazing music! We are partnering with agencies advocating for justice - International Justice Mission, Call + Response, Food for the Hungry, CityTeam, and the Santa Clara County Environmental Planning Commission. There will be powerful short films on compassion being screened. We will also be premiering my short filmSink. The bands and musicians are off the hook – Finding Mercury, After Sunday, Edge, Elohim Pichardo, DJ Incognito, and an open mic hosted by Jonah. 

“Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed.  Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.” (Isaiah 1:17) We are using the arts to spread awareness and inspire everyone to take action! My vision is to see hearts and lives transformed. The power of art can change the world! Guests will leave with an awareness that we are the solution to injustice and we can make a difference!"

Hallowed: an underground awakening
Saturday, October 25th at 7pm
The Oasis
200 N First Street
San Jose, CA  95112
Free Event

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i've finished making my short film "RISE" :).

Overall, I'm very pleased with how it all came out-- and I'm especially thankful for my two good friends, Jeff Bacani and Nick Corvello, who played the two main roles in this piece.

I've been given the opportunity to screen "RISE" at the 6th annual Hallowed event which I've mentioned above. Very excited to watch this with a large audience :). And I'm very much hoping to see this story contribute to the cause of this event: using our artwork to make a difference.

We'll also be screening "Sink" for the first time at this event. I haven't mentioned this earlier (thanks to my failed commitment to updating this blog), but I've been attached as one of the main editors for "Sink". I can't express how many problems we've run into during the editing process. Post-production for a 35mm project is definitely no joke-- especially when it's handed down to a couple of editors with no professionally related experience! We're definitely learning a lot though.. that's always a plus.

Anyways, the final cut for "Sink" isn't due for another month or so. We're still planning on transferring the footage to HD, which will take some time. I'll try to update regularly on how that process is going.

there's only time to do a project.. and another one.. and another one after that. when there's leftover time, i get to catch up on tv shows, grab a burrito, play one exhibition game of mlb the show, or do this. what i really should be doing is catching up on my sleep... right? sleep...

i've been working on a short film recently which i've been pretty excited about. the title of it is "rise" and the theme of the story revolves around the act of letting go of our burdens.

i'm pretty excited because this is the first time i got to shoot a project on my new hd canon hv30 camcorder-- capturing in 24p. although this higher format requires a little more patience during post-production, the results definitely make up for it.

like in any new project, i'm trying to experiment with new methods of storytelling. for "rise," i've been focusing my attention on sound design, and placement of music. i'm hoping to create a compelling experience through moments of silence, and allowing the subtlety of that to help develop the characters in the story.

i'm still in the middle of editing it right now--

i should be finished with it by next week!