For the Love of Drag is a final documentary piece for BCIT worked on by myself, Ryan Bowles, Tammy Mak, and Zach Orobko. Michael Van Nen (aka Whore-ia Estefan) reconnects with his Samoan heritage through drag. Van Nen displays a re-developed relationship with his mom, Malo, on the first anniversary of ‘Drama Club,’ the show produced by Whore-ia Estefan and Wan-Ting Moi.
This story is about the remediation agreement between the Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the federal government, over contaminated sites in Yukon that fall on their traditional territory. I did this as part of my 2025 Summer Scholarship placement with CBC Yukon. I shot and edited the whole piece by myself with a mobile journalism kit — with radio turnaround being the next day.
This story is about a wildfire training program for women and LGBTQ2s+ people. It gives them the chance to try out wildfire fighting and see if it’s for them. I did this as part of my 2025 Summer Scholarship placement with CBC Yukon. I pitched, shot and edited the whole piece by myself with a mobile journalism kit.
This story is about the Yukon Summer Music Camp and what seems to keep people coming back for more every year. I did this as part of my 2025 Summer Scholarship placement with CBC Yukon. I pitched, shot and edited the whole piece by myself with a mobile journalism kit.
This piece is about a local traditional hand poke tattoo artist at the Shakaat Artist Residency — hosted by the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, YT. I did this as a part of my 2025 Summer Scholarship placement with CBC Yukon. I shot and edited the whole thing by myself, with a mobile-journalism kit.
This piece is about an art gallery put on by two local artists — one of whom is autistic and mostly-non-verbal. The gallery itself invites viewers to share in this silent conversation. I did this as a part of my 2025 Summer Scholarship placement with CBC Yukon. I shot and edited the whole thing by myself, with a mobile-journalism kit.
Everyday Diversity is a TV story I produced for BCIT News. Viewers learn about what it takes to put diversity into the local music scene, and the great things that come out of it as a result.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about The removal of Vancouver’s tent cities and their impact on Vancouver’s homeless. Video and audio was captured by Zach Orobko, and I edited the piece.
Chinatown Stewards is a TV story I produced for BCIT News. Viewers learn about one of the Stewards of Vancouver’s Chinatown, see what one does in a day, and how they help out businesses in the area.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about The removal of Vancouver’s tent cities and their impact on Vancouver’s homeless. Audio and video was captured and edited by myself.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about The removal of Vancouver’s tent cities and their impact on Vancouver’s homeless. Audio was captured by Zach Orobko, visuals and editing by myself.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about healing and Indigenous peoples. The whole story was worked on by myself, Tammy Mak, and Zach Orobko. Sharon Fortney is the Curator of Indigenous Art at the Museum of Vancouver, and is talking about curation of Indigenous pieces at the Museum.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about healing and Indigenous peoples. The whole story was worked on by myself, Tammy Mak, and Zach Orobko. Paul McKenzie is a tattoo artist talking about the significance behind a piece he’s adding to himself.
This is an added piece to a multimedia story about healing and Indigenous peoples. The whole story was worked on by myself, Tammy Mak, and Zach Orobko. Beverly McEwan is an Indigenous Elder and Art Therapist talking about what medicines she adds to boxes for her clients to use.