Persons
Mina T. Son
Three years after the 2011 tsunami devastated the Japanese coastal town of Rikuzentakata, three residents rediscover the meaning of home and tradition, even as the ground beneath them continues to shift. Mina T. Son is a Korean American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has been awarded fellowships and funding from Independent Television Service, Film Independent, PBS/CPB Producers Academy, Japan U.S. Friendship Commission, and Center for Cultural Innovation. Mina holds an M.F.A. in Documentary from Stanford University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
John Calvin Fong
Eat Bitter, Taste Sweet is an intimate coming of age story of three physically disabled youth stepping into contemporary Chinese society, not knowing if their abilities and education have empowered or disempowered them to succeed. Will they find the strength to persevere, or have they only been set up for failure? John Calvin Fong is a San Francisco-based freelance filmmaker. Following his graduation from UC Berkeley he taught English at the Guangzhou English Training Center for the Handicapped (GETCH) in China. Learning about his students’ lives there became the catalyst for his current feature documentary. Apply to be a 2016 National [...]
Carrie Ching
Hawaii on the Rocks is an illustrated documentary film that follows the crystal meth epidemic that began sweeping the islands in the 1980s, and continues to this day. It's the story of the federal drug war gone wrong, a Native Hawaiian community battling addiction, and a brutal murder in the director's family that reverberated across the state. Carrie Ching is a multimedia journalist and producer. Her latest project is a series of illustrated documentary shorts for VICE News called Correspondent Confidential. For six years she led digital storytelling projects at the Center for Investigative Reporting as Senior Multimedia Producer. Her work has [...]
Sonny Francis
Sonny has been in broadcasting for nearly 40 years. First as a DJ in the San Jose area (KREP-FM) back in the 70's Jazz 50,000 watts, then on to Seaside, CA's KZEN as Sales Manager/DJ. After a year and a half he moved back to the San Jose, CA to host a show at Los Gatos's KTAO-FM. Music, being his first love, these days were like dying and going to heaven. About the Show: The Domino Theory was never really meant to be about Dominos, though in the beginning we did air a series of local Domino tournaments as well as tutorials. Currently the focus has been geared [...]
Dee Dee Lefrak
Dee Dee TV was founded and created by husband and wife art team of Dee Dee Russell Lefrak and the recently deceased Richard Lefrak way back in 1995 and immediately was a hit due to the womanist perspective. The mission of the show is to give a rare perspective of arts and life from a child-free (now widowed) biologically female satirist, humorist and long time citizen of San Francisco. From psycho-dramatic home grown animation to a never ending display of naked "freaks" there is only one Dee Dee TV. About the Show: The Lefraks present a satirical funny raw and cartoony [...]
John Vellutini
John Vellutini is a former graduate of SFSU and CCSF with degrees in Anthropology and Criminology. He became involved with Public Access TV when he was the principal cameraman on The Bug Girl Show in 1998. The following year John created his own show named The Brainiac Show, which was hosted by a Martian marooned on Earth after an aborted attempt by Mars to conquer the planet. He was aided and abetted by his second in command Sgt. Smegma. The show then went through a succession of hosts from Baby Jesus to Devil Dog to Little Louie the Antichrist and Diana, [...]
Matthew McIntyre
Matthew McIntyre is the producer/editor of AASCEND TV: Life on The Autism Spectrum. From late nights fiddling around with Windows Movie Maker to now, Matthew has been developing many talents utilizing different sources and lessons on filmmaking and video composition that he uses on the show. About the Show: AASCEND TV: Life on The Autism Spectrum is a discussion show where hosts Keith Halperin and Will Bernick speak with various representatives in the mental health and autism community as they discuss various topics such as where help and resources are available. On the Air Since: 2/7/2015 When to Watch: 7:30pm Wednesdays on [...]
Audrey Daniel
Audrey Ray Daniel produces visual media that inspires audiences to take action. Culture Connect is an outcome of Audrey's passion for art and cultural understanding. She is the founder of ARay Studio which produces video that resonates for artisans, nonprofits and entrepreneurs. Under the banner of documentary film studio 1000Threads she producers Documentary Films. About the Show: Culture Connect's host Audrey Ray Daniel interviews artists, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers. CC strives to cultivate people's awareness and understanding of art and culture locally and globally through the discussion and demonstration of of ideas, performance, art, literature, music, dance, language and experience. Culture: [...]
Gary Gregerson
Gary Fembot was born in 1965 in Illinois and headed for the hills of San Francisco in 1989. He is a late bloomer; since 1991, he has been making up for lost time by learning how to play music in bands (Sta-Prest, Feelings on a Grid, Puce Moment), performing in underground theater (Sick and Twisted Players), dj’ing (The Clap!), writing zines (Fembot), and producing short films (Mondo Bottomless, The Willows, AIDS Camp, Together People). About the Show(s): Gary Fembot produces a number of "Specials” featuring Bibi Brioche and showcasing short films (More Mind Games with Bibi Brioche, nanobites), music videos (Bibi [...]
Diane W. Smith
Diane Wesley Smith has a strong demonstrated background in community advocacy in SF. She amplifies the voices of the public through her bi-weekly news show, S.F. Weekly News. Diane has a Bachelor's in Business Administration, is a California licensed real estate broker, affordable housing advocate and HUD/tax credit specialist. Diane conducts housing workshops and shares news focusing on access to housing in San Francisco. Diane was a candidate for S.F. Supervisor in 2010, running a healthy campaign focusing on "Fairness for All." Diane holds the distinction of being rated "In the Top 1% for Community Outreach" by LinkedIn. Diane, a native San [...]
