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FELLOWSHIPS

• Level Ground Filmmaker Fellowship (2026 - Inaugural Cohort)

• Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award in Collaboration with Ghetto Film School and FIFTH SEASON (2025)

• Film Independent Project Involve Fellow - Producer (2021)

• California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellow - Emerging Artist (2021)

• Kundiman Asian American Fellow (2021)

TRAINING PROGRAMS

• 2026 Future Festival and Major Events (FAME) Leader Training Program with Coalition of Festivals and Major Events (COFAME) in partnership with The FAM, Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, BRIC Foundation, South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Goldenvoice, AEG Presents, AEG Worldwide, and more

AWARDS / HONORS (SELECTED. Full List of Film Nominations HERE)

• Turn Up Her Mic 2026 Mentorship - Mentee

• Well Dunn Foundation Mentorship (Spring 2026) - Mentee

• Best Narrative Experimental Film Win - Urbanworld Film Festival 2025

• Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program (2024) - Quarter-Finalist

• Film at Lincoln Center Artists Academy (2024) - Finalist

• Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program (2023) - Finalist

• Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood/Entertainment List (2023) - Finalist

• 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 Win - Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)

• Mission Asset Fund’s Los Angeles Creative Professionals Relief Fund Recipient 2021

• Colour Entertainment Mentorship (2021) - Mentee

• Generation Networks Mentorship (2021) - Mentee

• WOCUnite #StartWith8Hollywood Mentorship (2021) - Mentee

• Miami Screenplay Awards (2021) - Quarter-Finalist

• Emerging Content Creators Scholar (2020) - NALIP’s Diverse Women in Media

• Starz and Wrap Women: Telling Our Stories (2019) - Semi-Finalist

• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction (2016) - 1 of 34 seniors selected out of 8,800 graduates for commitment to leadership and service to the university.

• Phi Beta Kappa (2016) - Top 5% of graduating seniors selected by faculty in the School of Humanities.

• Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) Films Commission Intern of the Year (2014)

• Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) Films Commission Intern of Winter Quarter (2014)

PRESS

• DEADLINE: ‘Baby Reindeer’s Nava Mau Partners With Level Ground To Launch Fellowship For Underrepresented Filmmakers

• GLOBENEWSWIRE: Urbanworld Unveils Its 2025 Winners Redefining Cinema and Culture While Announcing Its 30th Anniversary in New York City

• LEAGUE OF FILMMAKERS: Dreamweaving Identity: Nicole Dizon’s “Ruya” Threads Heritage and Healing

• LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHT: What We Refuse: Films of Rebellion and Reckoning at LAAPFF 2025

• FRIEZE: The 2025 Frieze Los Angeles Film Award Fellows Introduce Their Films

• LA MAG: Frieze Reveals the Shortlist and Jury for the 2025 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award

• GMA NEWS: Gold House showcases Filipino filmmakers; TOFA honors outstanding Pinoys in LA

• LA TIMES: UCI Irvine breaks Guinness World Record for biggest game of capture the flag

• DEADLINE: Film Independent Unveils Filmmakers For Project Involve 2021

• FILM INDEPENDENT: Project Involve is Back! Meet the 30 New Fellows Joining Us in 2021.

• PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL 2021: Fellowships & Scholarships 2021

• CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL: California Arts Council Announces 2021 Individual Artist Fellows

• CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL: 2021 Individual Artist Fellowships (INA) Grant Listings

• DEADLINE: SXSW’s Lineup For Return To In-Person Festival Includes Movies With Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage, Pete Davidson, Rose Byrne & More

• ASPEN SHORTSFEST: DEAR MAMA Special Mention

• CORDILLERA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: DEAR MAMA - Special Jury Award Nomination for John Singleton Impact Award

• THE RSF MARTHA’S VINEYARD AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL: THE MASON RING Nomination for HBO Max’s 2022 Best Short Film Competition

• THE NEW YORKER Screening Room - Dear Mama: A Family Bonds in Grief

• THE NEW YORKER: A Day in the Life of Grief in “Dear Mama.”

• Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY CREW: Filipino American History Month 2022 Crew Feature

• SHORT OF THE WEEK: Dear Mama

• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: NAACP Image Awards 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ Among Top Film Nominees

• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: NAACP Image Awards: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ Quinta Brunson, Keke Palmer Among Night Three’s Non-Televised Winners

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Guest Speaker: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; Sony Electronics HQ (San Diego) (May 2026)

• Guest Speaker: Film and Media Studies 192 Directing Narrative Class, Independent Producing Workshop; University of California, Irvine (2023)

PODCASTS

• KUCI 88.9 FM: Being Aware with Isha on Air (1/10/24) - “Exploring Social Issues & Themes of Class Through Storytelling”

• The Root and Roots Show (11/6/21)