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"Gary (the foodie)"
“Gary (the Foodie)” is a slice-of-life documentary short about Gary Okazaki (@garythefoodie), a middle-aged Japanese American who was raised on a vegetable farm in East Portland. Okazaki is beloved for his playful, yet informed, Instagram profile where he posts snapshots of his culinary globetrotting as a solo diner.
“Gary (the Foodie)” chronicles Okazaki during and toward the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was filmed in handheld and locked-off shooting styles and utilized natural light sources to emphasize Okazaki’s point of view.
Project Status: Post-production/Picture-locked
"Whidbey Island Alisha"
"Whidbey Island Alisha" is a reflexive and poetic feature-length documentary retrospective chronicling Alisha Summers, a choreographer and performer who lived with untreated schizophrenia on Whidbey Island, Washington, for nearly 20 years before she was incarcerated and institutionalized in Portland and Salem, Oregon.
The film will incorporate animation, reenactment, and innovative audio to immerse viewers into Summers' experience of living alone in a picturesque setting while battling intrusive hallucinations, debilitating delusions, and catatonia.
Please visit whidbeyislandalisha.com for more information.
Project Status: Early production