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A micro-doc about a Long Beach Yoga community, “Yoga on the Bluff” and their unique story of diversity and inclusion.
I had the pleasure of working as Gaffer for Derrel ‘Titi’ De Palm and the entire team to help create this music video '“Sorry” by TSeaN.
In this series, “Testifi” Susan Burtons, A New Way of Life foundation collects stories from previously incarcerated humans and their journey after incarceration. It is an amazing account of the efforts toward anti-recidivism and the invaluable importance of supportive community. I had the pleasure assisting as a camera operator Dario Griffin with the filming of this series. Remaining episodes of Testify can be found here.
A wedding of two people I greatly admire that I had the opportunity to document and craft.
A Modelo spec Commercial I had the pleasure of writing, directing, and editing.
Doom Scroll, a short experimental film exploring phone addiction. Written, Directed and Edited by Matthew David Purpura. Starring Dayana Navarrete-Escobar. Original Score "Doom Scroll" Composed by Robert Lydecker. Shot on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema (OG) with Meike 35mm (equivalent) glass.