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As a filmmaker, educator, and advocate for diversity, my immigration journey to the United States has been truly transformative. After completing my PhD in Hong Kong, I made the decision to leave my academic career in the Philippines and join my family in the U.S. Although navigating a new culture, starting over professionally, and coping…
I’m a phlebotomist (blood collection specialist) with Bloodworks Northwest, a non-profit organization that uses donations to supply a safe and life-saving blood source to 95% of hospitals located in the US Pacific Northwest region. When I joined the company in January 2022, it was because I saw an opportunity to help the community in a…
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University of the Philippines (UP) Psychological Understanding for Growth and Distinction (PUGAD) Society — student organization also known as U.P. PUGAD Sayk I was in my junior year in 1999 when I was struck with the idea of forming an organization of fellow students — from a wide spectrum of academic fields — who harness…
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA, USA — 18 photos by Joni Gutierrez
15 topics that can help directors expound on their films and articulate their artistic visions
Photography by Joni Gutierrez. Bellevue Botanical Garden, Washington State, USA. Ongoing exhibition project: 2021.
Sounds made by a winter storm at night are presented in this film together with footage taken in the vicinity before sunset.
Photography exhibition — 15 pieces — by Joni Gutierrez, 2021. Renton, Washington, USA.
My personal tribute to the Cedar River Trail (Washington State, USA), which has helped me stay sane and grounded during the pandemic — shot using iPhone 8.
9 min, 47 s || experimental film / installation art piece Somewhere in the North American Pacific Northwest region, the late afternoon sun casts its shadows on a banig, a handwoven mat from the Philippines. This short film renders that moment, together with live sound recorded along the nearby Cedar River.
Cinematographer (Director of Photography): Joni Gutierrez
Joni Gutierrez, 2018. A set of fifteen black-and-white photographs shot in Seattle. Featured at the 12th Annual Burien Art Market in Washington State, USA, in November 2019.
Came across this short film that I shot on miniDV 13 years ago
