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DEMO REEL

A snapshot of some of Desia's best work.

Hu Plig
A short narrative film about the Hmong's shamanistic belief of spiritual health.
SYNOPSIS: A young man's soul is scared away from his body and wakes up in the spirit realm. He encounters a
"Poj Ntzoog" (female ghost), and is hunted by a figure in a red cap. Will our protagonist's spirt find his way home?
ROLES: Director | Screenplay Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Lighting Technician | Editor | Audio Engineer
FUN FACT: Color grading was done on location of the outdoor night shoot. Green gels taped to various camping flash lights were the main light source for the night scenes. 
Watch the Hu Plig Bloopers

Okami Taiko Demo Reel

Okami Taiko is a performing arts group located in Madison, WI.  They perform "eisa", a dynamic festival dance from the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa, Japan. Okami taiko was founded by Desia in 2017 and has been an active performing arts group since it's humble club beginnings at Madison College. 
Cinematography by Jeremiah Green | Photography by Aubrey Fisher
ROLES: Director | Producer | Editor | Talent 
FUN FACT: Both evens in this video are from Anime Con Milwaukee 2023 and the Overture Center's 2023 International Festival.

Taiko Story Time: Dragon Boat Racing

Taiko Story Time is a video series about crazy and memorable moments during Desia's decade long taiko career. The series is created in the storytelling style of Drunk History. 
This episode is about Desia's petrifying experience as a volunteer drummer on a professional dragon boat racing team.
ROLES: Director | Screenplay Writer | Producer | Videographer | Editor | Talent
FUN FACT: This video was shot on a sunny day in December.
Watch Taiko Story Time Bloopers

Madison College Visual Communications Promo

A promotional video about Madison College's Visual Communications Program. 
The most recent promotional video for the Vi Comm program on the Madison College website was created in 2015. In response to this, the Fall 2022 Live Production Management class aspired and worked passionately towards creating an updated promotional video for the Visual Communications program.
ROLES: Project Lead | Producer | Editor | BTS Videographer
FUN FACT: The first showing of the new Vi Comm promo video was at the Fall 2022 Portfolio Showcase, and it received overwhelmingly positive reviews. 
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