I have a longstanding relationship with documentary and creative non-fiction work. It goes back to my teen days in Atlanta, when I used to roam the city on foot with a plastic point-and-shoot. Many overnights were spent in the darkroom; many sunrises were seen through sleep-couched eyes and with arms fuming of fixer. In 2007, I bought my first video camera, a consumer Panasonic DV camcorder on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Below are examples of editing, editorial, producing and camerawork I've done for brand clients, public media, production companies and film directors. 

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Drop to Zero Campaign 2017 with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Working with Tomorrow Pictures, I produced a multi-screen video installation and social media PSA for the Drop to Zero campaign, a global effort to eradicate polio. Working with our Motion Designer, I came up with onscreen text, advised on graphics, refined the script and created the edit decision list for b-roll footage. Clients: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International.

Producer / Art Direction: Hanul Bahm

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead
And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

In summer 2010, I worked with film director Billy Woodberry to research and edit a film on Bay Area underground poet Bob Kaufman. Bob was an improvisational, oral poet with a mythic career. Originally from the Seventh Ward in New Orleans, Bob became a labor organizer, traveled the world as a merchant marine and ending up in the Bay Area. At the height of his popularity, he took a ten year Buddhist vow of silence... or so people believe. It was a pleasure working with Billy to bring Bob's legacy to life.

"And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead" premiered at the 2015 Viennale and screened at REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Editor: Hanul Bahm

LACMA Art+Film Teacher Institute, January 7-9, 2015

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) hired me to produce and edit a branded video, promoting their professional development program for LAUSD teachers.  This video highlights both their creative process as well as the exhibition that served as inspiration:  Haunted Screens: German Expressionist Cinema of the 1920s.

Producer / Camera / Editor: Hanul Bahm

KCET Interview: Henry and Christopher B. Duro

Christopher Duro, a member of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Indians, interviews his father Henry W. Duro, former Tribal Chairman. Henry was a key advocate who brought Indian casino gaming to California in the 1980s. They discuss life on the Rez prior to gaming, the Tribal Council and the hoped-for legacy for future generations. Recorded August 26, 2013 on the San Manuel Reservation, located in the San Bernardino foothills near Highland, Calif. 

Producer / Camera / Editor:  Hanul Bahm

Mishe Williams II Oral History

Mishe Williams II, a 9-year-old living in Inglewood, Calif., relays her story of relocating from NYC to California. Filmed July 17, 2014 at the Inglewood Public Library in Inglewood, Calif. Part of the LACMA9 Art+Film Lab Oral History Project.

Camera:  Walter Vargas

Producer / Editor: Hanul Bahm

 

Stephanie Mercado Oral History

Boyle Heights-raised artist Stephanie Mercado talks about making trips with her mom to DTLA's Garment District as a child. Filmed on February 2, 2014 on the East Los Angeles College campus in Monterey Park / East LA, Calif. Part of the LACMA9 Oral History Project, in collaboration with Self-Help Graphics.

Camera:  Rafa Cardenas

Producer / Editor:  Hanul Bahm