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Films, projects, and things worth writing down.
A reel I forgot I had
I pulled an unlabeled reel out of my camera bag in Hawaii, and Jalama was on the rest of it.
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Glendora
Glendora is where I grew up. Most of my closest friends still live there, and many now have kids I think of as my own nieces and nephews. Every visit feels both familiar and changed, like time moves differently inside those streets. The town has a kind of stillness to it. The trees are older, the houses haven’t learned the new styles, and people wave when you drive by. It feels smaller each year as my world gets wider, but that’s part of its charm. Glendora holds the shape of where I started, and it’s good to keep returning to it.
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Jalama
Jalama was my first film project, processed and scanned by hand. I grew up spending time there with my family, my grandparents, and close friends who still feel like family. The drive ends where the signal drops, and life gets simple. You hear the wind, the waves, and someone calling your name from the burger stand.The beach never looks the same twice. The light changes every few minutes, the water keeps its own rhythm, and the hills shift color as the day burns off. It’s one of those places that holds a whole childhood inside it. Filming there felt like paying attention on purpose.
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La Grulla
La Grulla is a quail-hunting lodge on the coast near Ensenada, Mexico. My best friend married the love of her life there, surrounded by everyone who matters to her. I brought a camera and mostly tried to stay out of the way.The place feels suspended in time... old-Hollywood charm with a few rough edges, sunlight bouncing off cactus and tile. You can still sense the people who came before, the stories layered into the wood and stone. The food is unbelievable, the air smells like salt and smoke, and the world gets quiet once the signal fades.I filmed what I could while watching people I love at their happiest. That combination of beauty, history, and joy is hard to describe, but easy to remember.
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Dogs
Dogs have been steady company through most chapters of my life. They turn up in old photos, half-finished projects, and every quiet moment that matters. Each one has changed how I see the world, mostly by reminding me to slow down and look again. Claire is my current shadow and co-pilot. She has opinions about everything and usually steals the frame. Filming her is easy... she’s already herself.
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