is a Christian (Presbyterian with a hint of Anglican) filmmaker and founder of Cinema Grace. Starting with playing around with his sister’s digital camera, he’s officially started his path in making cinematic art since he was in middle school with a NYU BFA and USC MFA in film production.
He also takes the Bible and prayer quite seriously, studying theology in his spare time and wrestling with God always.

With experience in directing, editing, writing, and acting, plus script supervision, sound design, storyboarding, and animation, he aims to tell theologically rich and faithful, relatable and timeless stories for the glory of God and the good of neighbor.

FUN FACTS

Top 20 favorite films in no specific order:
1. Chaplin’s “The Kid” - 2. Murnau’s “Sunrise” - 3. Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” - 4. Norstein’s “Hedgehog in the Fog” - 5. Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” - 6. Disney’s “Mary Poppins” - 7. Vertov’s “Man with a Movie Camera” -
8. Kezelos’ “The Maker” - 9. Paul King’s “Paddington 2” - 10. Dreyer’s “Ordet” - 11. Axel’s “Babette’s Feast” - 12. Lean’s “Doctor Zhivago” - 13. Welles’ “The Trial” - 14. Gale and Zemeckis’ “Back to the Future” - 15. Khitruk’s “Film! Film! Film!” - 16. Kurosawa’s “Ikiru” - 17. Hitchcock’s “Psycho” - 18. Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” - 19. Fellini’s “Otto e Mezzo” - 20. Seok’s “Yalkae”.

Top 20 theologians in no specific order:
1. Martyn Lloyd-Jones - 2. Martin Luther - 3. Athanasius of Alexandria - 4. Sinclair Ferguson - 5. Timothy Keller - 6. Charles Spurgeon - 7. C.S. Lewis - 8. G.K. Chesterton - 9. Metropolitan Anthony Bloom - 10. John Calvin - 11. Joshua M. McNall - 12. John Gill - 13. John Newton - 14. Fanny Crosby - 15. Johann Sebastian Bach - 16. Dorothy Sayers - 17. Kassiani the Poet and Hymnist - 18. Malcolm Guite - 19. Justin Giboney - 20. Charles Wesley

Favorite books of the Bible: The Gospels - Psalms - Job - Song of Songs - Ecclesiastes - The Prophets Daniel, Hosea, and Jonah - The Epistles of Apostle Paul to the Romans, Galatians, and Colossians - The Book of Genesis - The Book of Exodus - The Book of Esther - The First Epistle of Apostle John

Non-film experience: Essays and poetry published in a USC student journal; prolific hymnist and poet; preacher of some sermons; teacher of church history

Hobbies: Avid theme park enthusiast (especially Disneyland); tea and spreads; reading fairy tales; gaming; list making (as you can see); reading; exploring neighborhoods and bookshelves