Narrative Features

Love & Air Sex

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

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

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

FOURPLAY

Sundance Film Festival
Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight
Iris Prize Festival.

Directed by Kyle Henry


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Gretchen

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

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

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Trouble the Water

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

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

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

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

Primate Cinema: Apes as Family

Sundance Film Festival
Berlinale

First film created for a chimpanzee audience.

Directed by Rachel Mayeri


Fourplay Tampa

Fourplay Tampa

Fourplay Tampa

Official Selection Director’s Fortnight Cannes Film Festival

Official Selection Sundance Film Festival


Wake

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

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

Emily Bell – Can’t Talk Back

Justin Vivian Bond – The Golden Age of Hustlers

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 Sword – “How Heavy This Axe”

The Sword – “How Heavy This Axe”

Directed by Super!Alright!


The RIverboat Gamblers – “Don’t Bury Me I’m Still Not Dead”

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

A Day in the Life of Bliss

Primate Cinema: Apes as Family

Primate Cinema: Apes as Family

Mark Mothersbaugh Six Sided Keyboard

Mark Mothersbaugh Six Sided Keyboard

these are the days

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

Tillamook Cheese – Sharp

FivePoint “Ugly”

FivePoint “Ugly”

FivePoint “Ugly”

A TV spot for Five Point Credit Union.

 


WE LOVE COFFEE

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

Tillamook Cheese – It’s Called Tillamook