About Me

M.F.A. in Cinema, San Francisco State University, 2019
B.A. in Film Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2015

Jennifer Hammett Graduate Teaching Award, San Francisco State University, 2018
UFVF/Kodak the Student Scholarship Award, San Francisco State University, 2018
Roselyn Schneider Eisner Prize in Film and Video, UC Berkeley, 2014 & 2015 — Honorable Mention

Berkeley Unified School District
Media Technology Technician, Art of Video Production / Advanced Studio Editing, BHS, 2019 - present
San Francisco State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, CINE 204.3, Introduction to Filmmaking, Jason Jakaitis, SFSU, Spring 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant, CINE 204.3, Introduction to Filmmaking, Scott Boswell, SFSU, Fall 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant, CINE 341.1 & 341.2, Critical Studies, Aaron Kerner, SFSU, Spring 2018
Graduate Assistant, CINE 102, Introduction to Contemporary Cinema, Justin Vaccaro, SFSU, Fall 2017
Graduate Assistant, CINE 102, Introduction to Contemporary Cinema, Kevin Sherman, SFSU, Spring 2017
Teaching Assistant, CINE 344, Film Genre: Horror, Aaron Kerner, SFSU, Spring 2017
Berkeley Unified School District
Instructional Media Technician, Art of Video Production / Advanced Studio Editing, BHS, 2015 - 2016
University of California, Berkeley
Reader, CS 10, The Beauty and Joy of Computing, Dan Garcia, UCB, Spring 2013
SWIFT Productions, Editor, 2015 - present
iCulture, Editor, 2017 - 2018
VICE Media, Production Assistant, 2015
Teracle, Editor, 2015

cinemedia - issue 3
"Textile Memory: Cinema and the Uncountable Screens." cinemedia. ISSN 2641-3671. May 13, 2019.
https//cinemedia.media/textile-memory/
cinemedia - issue 2
"Mechanic of Death: On the Cyclical Mortality in Video Games." cinemedia. ISSN 2641-3671. June 01, 2018.
https//cinemedia.media/mechanic-of-death/

Society for Cinema and Media Studies - 61st Annual Cinema Conference - expected
“(In)visible Yellow Spectres: The Shadows of Asian-American Spectatorship.” SCMS, Denver, CO, April 2, 2020
Cinema Studies Conference - 21st Annual Conference, San Francisco State University
"Unsilenced Violence/Voice: Rape-Revenge in the Post-#MeToo Era." Reimagining Genre in Cinema, San Francisco, CA, October 17, 2019
Society for Cinema and Media Studies - 60th Annual Cinema Conference
"The Scarlet Letters: Affect, Aesthetic, and the Avant-Garde." SCMS, Seattle, WA, March 16, 2019
Pluralities Nonfiction Film Conference - San Francisco State University
"( )." Spaces, Places, and Belonging, DocFilm Institute, San Francisco, CA, November 7, 2018
Cinema Studies Conference - 20th Annual Conference, San Francisco State University
"Junji Ito Collection: Terrifying? Terrible? Terrific?." Failed Cinema, San Francisco, CA, October 19, 2018
Cinema Studies Conference - 19th Annual Conference, San Francisco State University
"The Machine of Ideology." Cinema De-Centered, San Francisco, CA, October 20, 2017

Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2018 - present
Asian/Pacific American Caucus
Horror Studies Scholarly Interest Group
Cinema Studies Graduate Student Association, 2018

David is a filmmaker with seven years of experience. He has directed over a dozen short films and has been on student and professional sets. His focus is on post-production as he primarily works as a picture editor. His interests include horror, sexuality, and feminist film theory.
In addition to editing multiple short to feature length films, he is proficient with industry-grade cinematography, lighting, and sound equipment. With knowledge of a variety of software, he is adept at cutting film, mixing sound, and designing motion graphics and VFX.
Furthermore, he has participated in conferences and published papers in media scholarship. Critical theory is as important to him as filmmaking.