Filmmaker

Photo by Lisa Ramsay, Makeup by Annette Bragas, Styling by FIT

I’m an intelligence worker turned film director. I want to make films that make people reconsider their worldview.

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ACADEMICS: I graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a film degree, departmental honors, and a 4.0+ GPA in 2025. I’m a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Columbia honors society. I also graduated from the Defense Language Institute in 2014 with a 4.0 GPA and honors.

LANGUAGE: I’m native in English and fluent Mandarin. I have 10+ years in translation experience.

PAST CAREER: I ran and supported top secret operations. High pressure, high stakes, long hours. Recognized by DIRNSA and got a bunch of awards, skillsets, and mental scars for the low price of my eternal silence.

CURRENT CAREER: I am currently co-directing a feature film. In the past, I’ve written, directed, and produced my own films, and have served as an assistant director and producer on other people’s films. I also pay the bills through sound design and film scoring, which is exciting and rewarding.

I don’t do marketing. Fucking obviously. If you need that, ask my sister, Arden.

Projects

  • Make a Move on Me (Film, 2026)
    Angela Fellows
    Roles(s): Co-Director

    No Escape (Film, 2025)
    Brandon Wang
    Roles(s): Producer, 1st Assistant Director

    Butterfly (Film, 2023)
    G. Calderwood
    Roles(s): Director, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, & Composer

    Spectator (Film, 2023)
    G. Calderwood, Columbia University
    Roles(s): Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Sound Designer, & Costume Designer

    Made in Bangladesh (Film, 2023)
    Theo X, Columbia University
    Roles(s): Co-Producer

    Dancing in the Quiet (Film, 2023)
    Jeremy Suh, Columbia University
    Roles(s): Producer

    Dreamy Land (Film, 2023)
    Bruce Mi, Columbia University
    Roles(s): Actress (Elle - Mandarin speaking role)

    The Weight of the World (Film, 2023)
    Avery Layton, New York Film Academy
    Roles(s): Composer

    Ink Flower (Film, 2023)
    Lulu Chen, New York University
    Roles(s): Composer & Sound Designer

    Pangea Organics (Commercial, 2022)
    Marketing Media Update: Videos
    Role(s): Set Designer & Stylist

    Pristine (Music Video, 2021)
    G. Calderwood
    Role(s): Creative Director, Video Producer, Composer, & Actress

  • My NYC Nights (2024)
    Fashion Institute of Technology
    Style Cruze Magazine
    Role(s): Model

    Daydream (2022)
    Scorpio Jin Magazine (Cover Shot)
    Role(s): Director, Stylist, & Producer

    Burke Williams Spotlight (2022)
    Angeleno Magazine
    Role(s): Stylist

    Burke Williams (2022)
    Marketing Media Update
    Role(s): Stylist, Set Designer, Model, Talent Coach

    Pangea Organics (2022)
    Marketing Media Update: Photos
    Role(s): Set Designer & Stylist

    Graceful Summer (2021)
    The Portrait Project
    Role(s): Model

    Relapse (2021)
    Malvie Magazine
    Role(s): Model, Co-Stylist, Co-Producer

    Triumph (2021)
    TSYM Magazine
    Role(s): Creative Director

    Vintage Voyeur (2021)
    Boudoir Inspiration Magazine
    Role(s): Co-Stylist & Model

    THISTopia (2021)
    Feroce Magazine
    Role(s): Co-Stylist & Model

    Uncomplicated (2021)
    Vigour Magazine
    Role(s): Stylist & Model

    Urbanity (2018)
    BeautyMute Magazine
    Role(s): Stylist & Model

  • Shelley: A Gothic Love Story (Animation, 2025)
    Keith Walker
    Roles(s): Sound Designer

    Remnant (Film, 2024)
    Brandon Wang
    Roles(s): Sound Designer, Composer

    The Weight of the World (2023)
    Avery Layton, New York Film Academy
    Roles(s): Composer

    Ink Flower (2023)
    New York University
    Roles(s): Composer & Sound Designer

    Pearl (2023)
    Alternative Pop
    G. Calderwood via Columbia Univ. Arts and Research Collective
    Role(s): Composer & Music Producer

    Orchestral Film Score (2023)
    Columbia Univ. Live Silent Film Screening
    Role(s): Composer & Conductor

    Pieces (2022)
    Experimental
    G. Calderwood
    Role(s): Composer & Music Producer

    Impossible Girl (2022)
    Alternative Pop
    G. Calderwood
    Role(s): Composer & Music Producer

    Echo Chamber (2022)
    Pop
    Sofia Bianchi
    Role(s): Composer & Music Producer

Film Samples

Butterfly (2025)

Nominated for the Webby People’s Choice Award, this fantasy proof of concept explores a dream connection between an anesthesiologist and an executioner.

Roles: Writer, Director, Producer, Sound Designer, Composer

Spectator (2023)

Recipient of the 2024 Louis Sudler Award by Columbia University. This was my first narrative short film.

Roles: Writer, Director, Producer, Sound Designer, Editor

Music Samples

These music samples are a bit old. I’m in the process of updating them as videos. You can listen, but please email me for full film score and sound design examples.

Fashion Editorial Work

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Daydream, Scorpio Jin (Creative Director, Stylist)

Burke Williams Spotlight, Angeleno Magazine (Stylist)

Burke Williams Spotlight, Angeleno Magazine (Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

THISTopia, Feroce (Model, Co-Stylist)

A Graceful Summer, The Portrait Project (Model, Co-Stylist)

A Graceful Summer, The Portrait Project (Model, Co-Stylist)

Styling: Fashion Institute of Technology. Photography: Lisa Ramsay. Makeup: Annette Braas. Model: Grace Calderwood

Styling: Fashion Institute of Technology. Photography: Lisa Ramsay. Makeup: Annette Braas. Model: Grace Calderwood

Contact

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