Thrilled to announce that SILENCED (a documentary film I’m producing) is one of five Winners in the AAPI Renaissance Rally sponsored by Gold House and hosted by Seed&Spark!

I had no idea there was a new Star Wars movie. Is Hollywood no longer marketing or am I just totally out of the loop?

Look what popped up in my FB Memories…

Just re-logged into Bluesky for the first time in, looks like, about 6 months! (just kind of forgot about it TBH). Posted about a couple of projects. What else is going on over here?

SILENCED is a documentary film (that I’m producing), capturing untold stories of Japanese-American and Japanese WWII survivors, unraveling the impact of silence on their identities and bridging generational scars. Now fundraising: seedandspark.com/fund/silence...

DRAGONFLY is now available to watch on Omeleto! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXlq... This animated short film follows a young girl as she learns about her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing of March 9-10, 1945 through her brother’s eyes. #shortfilms #animatedfilm

Every week I get movie box office reports in my inbox and I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OF THESE FILMS. Where are movies being advertised these days?!?!?

Whenever my son plays “store,” I go in to buy things and then he pays me.

Happy to be a part of this show (as the voice of Piper Tanaka)!

FINAL DAY of our Seed&Spark campaign for SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE as part of the #aapirenaissancerally! We need 80% to be greenlit and just under 200 more followers to qualify for a chance to pitch at TIFF. Follow (no need to contribute) here: seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

We’re in the final few days of our Seed&Spark campaign as part of the #AAPIrenaissancerally for my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE. We need appx. 200 more followers to qualify to pitch to Gold House (you can follow w/o donating!) seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

This was so much fun to be a part of!

Livestream today at 4 PM Pacific! www.youtube.com/live/Wl-k8c4...

Welp. I just played Twister for the first time in like 30 years and that did not feel good.

I’m thrilled to be a 2025 fellow in the Plenty of Pie Talent Incubator with my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE! I’ll be learning skills to be a legit film producer! We’ve got a Seed&Spark campaign and need 350 followers to qualify to pitch to Gold House: seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

Week Two of the #AAPIrenaissancerally with Seed&Spark and Gold House for a chance to pitch my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE at TIFF. We need 200+ more followers to qualify. If you can take a minute to follow the campaign I would greatly appreciate it! seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

Day 3 of our Seed&Spark campaign for my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE. We need followers! It’s easy, just click the “follow” button. Thank you! seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

Hey! I’m participating in the AAPI Renaissance Rally with Seed&Spark and Gold House for a chance to pitch SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE at TIFF. We need 350+ followers to qualify! If you can take a minute to follow the campaign I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! seedandspark.com/fund/somethi...

I just supported the short film I AM A GENTLEMAN. You can too: seedandspark.com/fund/i-am-a-... I first read this script back in 2020 and it blew me away. It “came across my desk” again last year and it continues to be my favorite short script of all time. I can’t wait to see the film.

I set up facial recognition to unlock my laptop sans make-up. I’m now wearing make-up. My laptop no longer recognizes me.

What are you doing for National AANHPI Mental Health Day today? I’m celebrating by sharing this small but mighty list of AANHPI-created short films and web series featuring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders and about mental health.

Always happy to support excellence in audio drama! igg.me/at/forgive-m...

We’re excited to have partnered with the National AAPI Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) - @naapimha - for the 5th AANHPI Mental Health Day on Sat. May 10th! www.naapimha.org/aanhpimental...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the THE BRIGHT SESSIONS livestream reunion this past weekend! What a nostalgic blast!

My animated short film DRAGONFLY is now available on Amazon Prime Video! www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...

Remember, you can submit questions for @laurenshippen.com, @juliamorizawa.bsky.social, @briggon.bsky.social, and Anna Lore in advance! And then tune in to our livestream this Saturday to hear the answers docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

in my decade of making AD I've learned a lot, but perhaps the most important lesson is: do not write, act, AND direct. one or all will usually suffer. I also wouldn't recommend acting out a panic attack if you already have those, BUT if you have to do ANY of this, do it w @juliamorizawa.bsky.social

I did that thing today where I answered the phone and, as suspected, it was spam. And after listening politely for a couple minutes, I said, “Hello? Hello?” as if the service was cutting out (which it wasn’t) then I hung up. So yeah.

My Son: My skin is white mixed with yellow. Me: That sounds about right.

Ten. Freakin’. Years.

All these constant “box office flops” for big Hollywood movies that cost $200-300M to make. Let’s reinvest that money into 50-100 $1-10M indie films with story and character development. If you want to make your money back.

I made the mistake of watching one true crime “caught in camera” video on YouTube and now I’m being fed dozens of others that I can’t help but watch and it’s very bad.

Anyone else notice they’ve developed a habit of using exclamation points after every sentence when emailing or texting?

Today, I had an almost-comical experience where I was rejected from two gas stations, a diner, and a motel before someone would let me use the bathroom. For a moment, I felt like I was in a movie:

Thank you so much to Short Films Matter for the kind 5-star review of DRAGONFLY! “…’Dragonfly’ is an unforgettable triumph. A harrowing yet essential reflection on loss, survival, and the spectral weight of history. Utterly mesmerizing.” Full review link: shortfilmsmatter.com/15012/dragon...

Hello! I recently put the pitch video for my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE on YouTube: youtu.be/4NtlUmx0n_8?... If you can spare a few minutes, please watch (or skim!) and like/comment. (Trying to working the algorithm!) Thank you!

Oh hey today is March 1st which means I’ve been clean for 18 years! Truthfully, I haven’t been to a meeting since the pandemic but my first 10+ years of solid recovery in Hollywood NA has kept me clean and (mostly) serene.

Today! The short film IMPROVEMENTS will be screening at the McMinnville Short Film Festival at 12:30 PM! msff2025.eventive.org/schedule/677...

That moment when you’re drafting up essays for a grant application and you thought they said “1000 words max” but they all say “1000 characters max.” 🤦🏻‍♀️

I just supported the hilarious surrealist satire short film HE WOKE UP TO DEFLATING NEWS by Butthead Films starring Michael Redmond!!! And you can too. www.kickstarter.com/projects/def... #supportindiefilm #shortfilm #shortfilmfund #kickstarter #crowdfunding

This Friday! The short film IMPROVEMENTS - a psychological thriller with a unique take on the haunted house premise - will be premiering at the McMinnville Short Film Festival at 12:30 PM in the Oregon Filmmakers block. I play the lead role! msff2025.eventive.org/schedule/677...

Thrilled to have advanced to the Semifinalist round for the inaugural Moonshot Feature Accelerator with my film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE. Learn more and support the film at www.Somethingaboutthetide.com!

I’m excited to be a small part of this indie short film shooting in Portland later this year. We’ve launched a Seed&Spark campaign here: seedandspark.com/fund/spirit-...

Why do they make it so difficult to watch digital SAG screeners?

Does Timothee Chalamet purse his lips like that as part of his Bob Dylan impersonation for the whole movie?

Hey look! It’s the core above-the-like team for my feature film SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE! ISO: Punny team nickname that isn’t too offensively stereotypical. Suggestions?

My son is drawing a picture of himself drawing the picture he is currently drawing. I didn’t know 5-year-olds could be so meta.

For any educators and campus librarians out there, my animated short film DRAGONFLY is available in the education market (primarily colleges, universities, and some K-12) through Alexander Street! video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/dragon...

Playing hide’n’seek with my 2-year-old: Me: …8, 9, 10, ready or not, here I— Her: HERE I AM!

Whoa. I just got a lot of spam after posting about a crowdfunding campaign I supported. OK—good to know.