FILI
Writer | Director | Editor
Runtime: 16 min
Recent graduate Fili Tanuvasa is torn between following his
father's footsteps in playing football and pursuing his hidden passion
for acting.
Fili has screened at over 30 festivals and is slated to release in May 2024.
TALA’S BEDTIME STORY
Writer | Director | Editor
Runtime: 7 min
In order to help Tala fall asleep, his mother tells him a tale about his grandfather and Pulotu, the underworld.
TACOS = LOVE
Writer | Director | Editor
Runtime: 19 min
Will, a 20-year-old Mexican-American, goes on an unexpected date after giving up on true love.
The Matrix - Directing Exercise
Director | Cinematographer | Editor
Runtime: 2 min
A USC directing exercise where the task is to replicate a scene from a film, shot for shot.
CHOICES
Writer | Director | Editor
Runtime: 5 min
Synopsis: The short film follows the life of Junior, a young Samoan boy growing up in the streets of Long Beach.
Behind The Scenes
A behind the scenes look into the production of “Choices.”
THE NEW CUPID
Cinematographer | Colorist
Runtime: 14 min
Cupid, a universal spirit, was assigned the task of getting souls to fall in love. He then receives a test that traps him in a heartbroken soul named Que.
IN LIVING COLOUR
Cinematographer | Editor
Runtime: 22 min
A color-blind young man attempts to play therapist to his heartbroken best friend when he brings him to an album release party, where he has love at first sight and sees love in living color.
Y2K
Writer | Director | Editor
Runtime: 8 min
It's New Year's, 2000, Elijah wakes up to find a mysterious bite mark on his neck. He soon discovers that Y2k isn't the end of the world after all.
THE MATRIX: GENRE VARIATION
Director | Cinematographer | Editor
Runtime: 6 min
A USC directing exercise where the task is to replicate a scene from a film and change the genre of it.
GOLF TALK
Cinematographer | Actor
The adventures of Marshall and Dugg on the green.
WHEN THE STARS ALIGN
Writer | Director | Technical Director
Runtime: 2 min
A short sitcom scene that follows Michael, a lonely, 25-year-old looking for love. His bad streak of luck shifts when Chloe, and her friend group of horoscope zealots decide to pay him a visit.
A LETTER TO DEPRESSION - A VISUAL POEM
Writer | Director | Actor
Runtime: 6 min
I never knew what depression was until it hit me like a train after graduating college. I wanted to shine light on something that we all go through but don’t always expect. This film is dedicated to my dear friend, Devin Robledo.
DATING AN ALIEN
Writer | Director | Cinematographer
Runtime: 2 min
A young couple must come to terms with their subconscious desires. First project for the USC MFA Film and Television Program.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS - DOCUMENTARY
Writer | Director
Runtime: 23 min
The tower shooting at the University of Texas was the beginning of the long, public debate on gun control. Following the timeline of mass shootings, it depicts the political aftermath that unfolds; the documentary examines American culture and its passion for guns.