moon mail: embracing uncertainty and reconnecting
Embracing uncertainty and remembering who I am.
Hinay with Mai
Building a sustainable creative life, unhurried.
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NAAYO: a short film I wrote and directed
This was one of my first short narrative films that I ever made. I've worked on multiple documentaries but this time wanted to create something that was for myself, as an artist. Naayo is a nod to how far I've come, how hard I've
2025 Wildfires Retrospective series for LA County
Over the last few months I've been editing videos produced and directed by Lain Ewing in partnership with Kro's Nest Productions for Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, Third District. In a series called 2025 Wildfires Retrospective , these videos are all about emergency preparedness, environmental impacts and the
moon mail: sharing community
I'm sharing some gentle energy coming from community.
moon mail: lessons from my sunflowers
I grew sunflowers from seed and I'm taking lessons from them.
The three screenwriting contests I submitted to and why
I submitted to three screenwriting contests for my first feature film for the first time. Here's why.
What I learned from virtual shadowing TV director Mary Lou Belli
5 things I learned from virtual shadowing tv director Mary Lou Belli and a ton of online resources to help other directors.
what I read to help me stay informed
Three newsletters I read for different topics and reasons to help me stay informed.
moon mail: doing what's important vs. what's urgent
Doing what's urgent isn't necessarily important. What's important isn't necessarily urgent.
sun drop: what I use for making my personal websites
I used Wordpress and Squarespace to build websites, including my own, but now I've switched to something else to save money.
moon mail: small ways of care
A new platform for moon mail, how I cared for myself in small ways and what I want for sun drop.
I wrote my first chapbook and submitted it to a poetry contest
I wrote a chapbook and submitted it to a contest. Here's why and an update on the submission.
a little mental health talk
What a year it's been - and we’re not even a month in. A lot of heavy things paired with constant reminders of my blessings. Over the past month and a half, I've been struggling. In a way that I haven't in a
What 2024 taught me
The new year has already begun in many parts of the world. I’ve received photos of fireworks from the Philippines, cheers from my sister in Germany and well wishes from my sisters in Dubai. My niece turned one in Ottawa and while my family celebrates her now, I
55+ Films I watched at AIFF 2024
I had the unique opportunity to work up in Anchorage, Alaska just before the holidays with the AIFF 2024 team, joining old friends, while making new ones. It was chilly, but nothing I wasn’t used to with Canadian winters. The view of the mountains surrounding the city was