Great news everyone!
I have been selected as one of ten finalists for the ABC Discovers Digital Talent Competition. It is such an honor to be amongst this great group of actors!
Check out my clip online: https://abcdiscovers.com
UPDATE: I was not selected as the winner of the competition, BUT, I must say that I am very grateful with the wonderful experiences I have had with ABC Casting throughout this process. Can't wait to apply again next year!
I currently have the pleasure of being mid-run in the Kentwood Players' production of Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park . It has been an amazing journey to say the least, and I am pleased to share with you all our first review in the Daily Breeze.
If you find yourself in LA between now and June 18th, come down to the Westchester Playhouse!
I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Hong Kong for the 13th Annual Global Chinese Universities Student Film and Television festival this past April held at the Hong Kong Baptist University's Film Academy. What a wonderful experience it was!
Participants in the 13th Annual Global Chinese Universities Student Film and TV Festival
I got to meet student filmmakers from all over the world, from the UK, Prague, Australia, Korea, China and more. The best part of being at the festival for me was watching all of their films and getting a new perspective on filmmaking. Studying film in the States, living so close to Hollywood, and reading the trades everyday, it makes it very easy to have a myopic view of cinema. Thankfully, experiences like this allow me to open my mind to so many different expressions of cinema and visual storytelling that ultimately make me a better filmmaker.
Q&A Panel Discussion after our respective film screenings
The festival was so much fun, and what made it even better was that our film The Homecoming won the silver award for Best Foreign Film at the awards show for the festival. I am so honored and proud that even though our film deals with the particularly American issue of mass incarceration, that the film was still able to touch people on a universal level. I must say that I was completely humbled by all of the people who came up to me after our screening to tell me how much they were moved by and loved the film.
Receiving the Silver Award at the Awards Ceremony
A huge thank you to everyone that supported me and the film, and to our gracious hosts at the Global Chinese Universities Student Film and TV Festival!
Hello friends!
Some great things are happening. In the past month or so, I've had two shows that I got the pleasure to be on air on their respective networks.
Time Traveling Bong on Comedy Central
I got to play a futuristic resident of the United States that helps two time travelers on Time Traveling Bong for Comedy Central in the final episode of the mini-series titled "Chapter 3: The End...?". I got the pleasure of working with the über talented Ilana Glazer, Paul Downs, and writer-director Lucia Aniello, all of Broad City fame. It was as fun to shoot as it is to watch.
Scandal on ABC
It has been a dream of mine to appear on a Shondaland show, and this past season 5 of Scandal, I got to do just that! I appeared on the penultimate episode of the season titled "Trump Card" as an aide to the former First Lady and Presidential candidate Mellie Grant. I got the pleasure of working with the fabulous Bellamy Young and wonderful Cornelius Smith Jr. Working with the Scandal group was a dream come true!
Check out Time Traveling Bong on Comedy Central's website or download it from iTunes.
Check out Scandal on ABC's website or on Hulu.
I will be traveling to Hong Kong this week to participate in the 13th Annual Chinese Universities Student Film and Television Festival. We have submitted The Homecoming for consideration and we will find out on the first day of the festival whether or not we have been accepted.
It will be so exciting to meet other student filmmakers from all over the world, and I will keep everyone posted with some pictures and updates on the festival.