Narrative Features
Love & Air Sex
Love & Air Sex
SXSW World Premiere 2013, Tribeca Films, “….d.p. PJ Raval makes everything else look every bit as professional as a studio comedy, while capturing the flavor of Austin’s most popular bars, restaurants and hangouts.” -Variety
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Habibi Rasak Kharban
Habibi Rasak Kharban
Winner Best Film, FIPRESCI Prize, Best Actress, and Best Editor at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival
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Sunset Stories
Sunset Stories
SXSW 2012 World Premiere
WINNER BEST ENSEMBLE CAST VC Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2012,
WINNER Emerging Filmmaker Award CAAMfest
Directed by Silas Howard & Ernesto Foronda
Exec Producer: Justin Lin
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FOURPLAY
FOURPLAY
Sundance Film Festival
Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight
Iris Prize Festival.
Directed by Kyle Henry
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Gretchen
Gretchen
Winner Best Narrative Feature LA Film Festival 2006
Directed by Steve Collins
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Documentary
COME & TAKE IT
COME & TAKE IT
ComeAndTakeItDoc.com
a film by Ellen Spiro & PJ Raval
This short documentary film captures the transformation of a young woman to leadership of America’s most inspired anti-gun violence movement called #CocksNotGlocks. After concealed carry of handguns is legalized on the University of Texas campus, Jessica Jin posts clever humor on social media, and with the help of a tight-knit group of young female students, a movement is born: The Great Texas Dildo Revolt.
-Audience Award Best Short Documentary New Orleans Film Festival 2018
-Audience Award Best Short Documentary Sidewalk Film Festival 2018
-Best Short Documentary Grandy Jury Prize Houston Asian American Film Festival 2019
Now available at Grasshopper Film
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water
Academy Award Nominated BEST DOCUMENTARY
Sundance Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Award Winner
Dir/Prod: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
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Dirt
Dirt
Free streaming link: https://www.nfb.ca/film/dirt/
Canadian National Film Board
Dir: Meghna Haldar
Winner Leo Award Best Screenwriting
Winner Leo Award Best Editing
Winner Leo Award Best Sound Editing
Nominated Best Documentary Leo Award
Best Feature Documentary Female Eye Film Festival
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TRINIDAD
TRINIDAD
WINNER Best Documentary Cleveland International Film Festival
Showtime, LOGO Broadcasts
Directed by PJ Raval & Jay Hodges
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Short Films
The Fickle
The Fickle
DIRECTED by Bryan Poyser
USA Network
CINEMATOGRAPHY by PJ Raval
CAST Katie Aselton | Butch Anderson | Justin Arnold | Kareem Badr
Primate Cinema: Apes as Family
Primate Cinema: Apes as Family
Sundance Film Festival
Berlinale
First film created for a chimpanzee audience.
Directed by Rachel Mayeri
Fourplay Tampa
Fourplay Tampa
Official Selection Director’s Fortnight Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
Wake
Wake
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Heritage Award winner PJ Raval
Wake is the heartbreaking story about a 5-year-old girl who spends four days in a small apartment when her mother doesn’t wake up from sleeping, and not understanding the concept of death.
Awards:
Kodak Award Competition 2004 (Grand Prize Winner), ASC Student Heritage Award 2004, McGuffin Film Festival 2005 (Best Short), Arizona International Film Festival 2005, Spindletop Film Festival 2005 (1st Place: College Shorts), Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes Film Festival 2005, Seoul Net Festival 2005 (Special Jury Mention), Newport International Film Festival 2005, Jackson Hole Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Texas Filmmakers Showcase 2005, Dallas Video Festival 2005, GwangJu International Film Festival 2005, Palm Springs International Film Festival of Shorts 2005, Hawaii International Film Festival 2005, Austin Film Festival 2005 (Best Student Short), Savannah Film Festival 2005, Lyon Asian Film Festival 2005 (Jury Award for Best Short Film / Public Award), Edge works Film Festival 2005, Slamdance Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Korean American Film Festival 2006, San Francisco Asian American Film Festival 2006
More Than Four Hours
More Than Four Hours
On his first day on the job, a high school algebra teacher mixes up his medication to disastrous results.On his first day on the job, a high school algebra teacher mixes up his medication to disastrous results.
Written & Directed by: Bryan Poyser
Produced by: Megan Gilbride, Jonny Mars, Chris Ohlson
Cast: Zach Cregger, Schuyler Fisk, Wilfredo Ruiz Jr, Andrew Edison
Music Videos
Emily Bell – Can’t Talk Back
Justin Vivian Bond – The Golden Age of Hustlers
Justin Vivian Bond – The Golden Age of Hustlers
Performer: Justin Vivian Bond
Song by: Bambi Lake
Co-Directors: Silas Howard & Erin Greenwell
“The Golden Age of Hustlers” captures the 1970’s gay hustler scenes of pre-HIV/AIDS era on Polk St in San Francisco from an insider’s experience.
The Sword – “How Heavy This Axe”
The RIverboat Gamblers – “Don’t Bury Me I’m Still Not Dead”
The RIverboat Gamblers – “Don’t Bury Me I’m Still Not Dead”
Music video by Riverboat Gamblers performing Don’t Bury Me…I’m Still Not Dead. (C) 2007 Volcom Entertainment
Art Installation & Non-narrative
A Day in the Life of Bliss
Primate Cinema: Apes as Family
Mark Mothersbaugh Six Sided Keyboard
these are the days
these are the days
by Matt Stokes
TWO CHANNEL MONTAGE VIDEO FOR VIEWING PURPOSES ONLY
‘these are the days’ explored punk as a widespread phenomenon in Austin, Texas.
Original medium: two-channel Super 16mm film and audio transferred to synced hard-drives Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds Commissioned by Arthouse, Austin (USA), co-produced by ZieherSmith, New York, (USA) and supported by Arts Council England.
Commercials / Promotional
Tillamook Cheese – Sharp
FivePoint “Ugly”
WE LOVE COFFEE
WE LOVE COFFEE
Starring: Tyler Wells
Direction: Matt Muir, Revelator Productions
Cinematography: PJ Raval
Design: The Decoder Ring
Motion Graphics & Editing: David Hobizal
Music: Tody Castillo, “Sooner” (from The Windhorse)
Tillamook Cheese – It’s Called Tillamook
