Biography

Jim is an award-winning, Filipino-American filmmaker whose work frequently explores heartache, longing, liminality, eros, and pathos. He’s been named one of Newcity's FILM 50 of 2016, 2018, and 2020—alongside such production notables as Dick Wolf ("Law & Order"), The Wachowskis (The "Matrix" Saga), and Steve James ("Hoop Dreams"). He is a 2021 3Arts “Make a Wave” grantee, and grand award winner of the inaugural NewNarratives Program from NewFilmmakers LA and WarnerMedia OneFifty. Jim's psycholo...Read more