A collection of photos from the Los Angeles Premiere of H.P. Mendoza‘s Bitter Melon at Outfest.
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I’m a Cartoon!
Thanks to artist Angelo Lopez for drawing this cartoon of H.P. Mendoza‘s Bitter Melon. I must say, it’s a really cool surprise, and I’m pretty honored. Here’s a link to the original post of the cartoon. And links to more…
Photos from the Bitter Melon Premiere Screenings at CAAMFest
Photos from the World Premiere of H.P. Mendoza‘s Bitter Melon at CAAMFest in San Francisco.
BITTER MELON on the Cover of the S.F. Chronicle’s Datebook Section
H.P. Mendoza’s Bitter Melon was on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle’s arts section — aka the Datebook section and the pink section. The article itself had come out a few days before on the Chronicle’s website. It’s…
The Bitter Melon Trailer
Check out the first full trailer to the film I’m in, Bitter Melon, directed by H.P. Mendoza. It was a lot of fun shooting working on this project. Looking forward to seeing it out in the world.
Ramesh Srinivasan on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
This is excellent. My friend Professor Ramesh Srinivasan appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe talk show today to talk about his new book Whose Global Village?: Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World in relation to Trump and social media. Good stuff…
8 Things To Do Before You Move to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is an amazing place to live, and I’ve loved my time here since the moment I drove down from San Francisco. I’ve previously written about whether or not you should move to Los Angeles. If you’ve decided to…
Epic Hour-Long James Hong YouTube Video!
UPDATE: It appears as if the video has been taken down due to a copyright infringement claim. You can still watch the shorter version on IMDb below. National Film Society has been producing content for IMDb for the last couple…
Should You Move to Los Angeles?


A friend of mine posted this list of 26 Things You Should Know Before Moving to LA on Facebook recently. I found it to be more or less spot on, and it made me flash back to when I moved…
Film in the Age of Trump
The Trump presidency about three weeks in is already absurd and will likely give rise to a new wave of filmmaking. As a divisive figure attempting to lay waste to modern-day progress, governmental standards and human decency, I look forward…