Film

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads (in production)
Co-producer, dir. by Rick Goldsmith

Try Harder! (in post-production)
Field producer, dir. by Debbie Lum

Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 (2019)
Consulting producer, researcher, camera, dir. by Jon Osaki

FREE: The Power of Performance (2017)
Associate producer, outreach coordinator, dir. by Suzanne LaFetra and David Collier

Dogtown Redemption (2016)
Outreach coordinator, dir. by Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush

Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw (2015)
Associate producer, assistant editor and outreach coordinator, dir. by Rick Goldsmith

Live, Breathe, Hula (2014)
Directed, produced, filmed and edited by Lauren Kawana. 25 min.

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A portrait of one of the most captivating voices to come out of Hawai’i, musician and kumu hula Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu, Live, Breathe, Hula documents an artist who obsessively challenges the concepts of traditional Hawaiian music and dance–thousands of miles from his homeland in Oakland, CA.
North Gate Award for Excellence in Documentary Film

Festivals
Selection, 5th Annual Albany FilmFest
Selection, 10th Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
Selection, Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
Selection, Maui Film Festival