films
My filmography includes shorts and features, narratives and documentaries. I am drawn to dark comedy, speculative fiction/science fiction, and drama.
directing/editing reel
Footage taken from:
The Birth of an Alien (El Nacimiento de un Extranjero) // Director, Producer, Editor
The Twelve Percent // Director, Producer, Videographer, Editor
Master of the Sky: The Life and Art of Sam Koji Hale // Director, Producer, Videographer, Editor
Vela Muxe Los Angeles 2016 // Videographer, Editor
Heart of Mind // Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Father and Son // Videographer, Editor
Sticky // Videographer, Editor
Color Me Madd TV // Videographer, Editor
Juvie // Videographer, Editor
"How You Can Help Save My Life" #Match4Aaron // Videographer, Editor
Music by 3rd Prototype
the birth of an alien
el nacimiento de un extranjero
A desperate band of traveling immigrants must cross the Mexican border into the U.S. before one of them gives birth to an alien… both figuratively and literally.
A short film by Sumiko Braun
Written by Garett Pereda
Starring:
Cynthia Callejas as Alicia
Marissa Herrera as Marta
Victor E. Chan as José
Gabriel Avila as Diego
Mathew Braun as The Driver
Director of Photography and Colorist: Paul Bertolino
Production Designer: Namrata Desai
1st Assistant Camera: Tim Schumaker
2nd Assistant Camera and Lighting Technician: Quyên Nguyen-Le
Lighting Technician: Madeline Tondi
Gaffer: Matt Giblin
Art Department Team: Conrad Lihilihi
Sound: Margot Padilla
Music: Paul Tyan, James Cha, Fear Administration
Special Thanks: Julie Braun, Mathew Braun, Lynne Motonaga, Sam Koji Hale, AbelCine, Visual Communications
In Loving Memory of Julie Matsuko Braun (1959-2016)
Created for INTERPRETATIONS 2.0 2016.