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FELLOWSHIPS

• 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)

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

• 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

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

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

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)