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pt ii ~*~

pt i ~ berkeley + trinidad

THIS FRIDAY, DONUT !! 🍩🫨💕TIX LINK IN BIO ~*~ one last post to thank our cast and crew, everyone went above and beyond but I wanna especially thank my co-producers @laurenngoetzman who held things down while I was running around like a headless chicken 😋 @davidgantz and @benmullen who both wore many hats and were down for the cause from prep to post 🥺 and of course the moviestars @sua___yoo and @bubalala without whom there would be nothing — working together from the conception of this project, and lending the confidence of their creative willpower to bring this thru production to fruition. Super weird and humbling to collaborate with such extraordinary people. Come check it out if you’re in town and still awake at 10pm! Lots of other cool stuff showing at @filminvasionla fest so scope out other screenings while you’re at it 😋 Donut soundtrack is available on bandcamp, that link is also in bio. 🍩💌☕️🔪

The sound of Donut 🍩💕 The sound was such an important part of this project from the beginning — I had a sense of the texture of the sound of a donut shop that I wanted to capture, maybe even more-so than the specific look of the location. @fracturednoise came on to do production sound and was able to capture the action and dialogue (not a simple feat considering the active location and the element of improvisation, not to mention live musical performances), but he also captured the textures and ambience of the space. We talked about field recording and all the weird lil sounds that emerge from quiet listening, and he delivered beautifully. @davidgantz fingerprints are here too, doing some of the preliminary sound editing and helping to find how the score I was working on fit into the movie. @kaylekhan did the final mix and sound design - taking what joey had captured and creating the sonic texture of midnight at the donut shop. @timogaramusic performs original and semi-original songs in the movie 😋 very lucky to have this sweety around to do the ole song-and-dance for me 😘 one of the songs he performs is available at timogara.bandcamp.com - it’s on the album ‘sleep of the beasts’. There’s a new album coming soon which will have the other song! I’m being vague cuz no spoilers! 😂 The score was done using instruments by tehn/brian crabtree and @whimsicalraps . The production audio was livesampled and performed to the movie (although it didn’t all end up lining up with the original performances, I think this process helped it fit into the pacing of the edit). The synthesizer portions were programmed on a modular synthesizer instrument. An album version of the score is available now at colmkil.bandcamp.com — it contains bits of the score that is in the movie, as well as remixed outtakes/alts and some messing around :) Link to the album is in my bio alongside a link to get tix to see donut on Friday June 23rd at 10pm at the Glendale LOOK Dine-In Theater as part of @filminvasionla 🥳🥳🥳

The visuals of Donut 🍩💕 The look and feel of Donut is a credit to the work of many people, but first and foremost @benmullen , an incredible cinematographer and producing partner, and a sweet dear friend who lets me rope him into the darndest things 🥺 aside from everything he did to make this movie happen, he’s also a big reason why I’m making movies at all in the first place 💖 day 1🏆 He also always brings a team of heavy hitters @felipe_larrondo @pancho_ortiz @adri.a.lopez @maudlaurent8 who kept us in focus and running smoothly. There was a great feeling on set of care and professionalism that was really humbling @ryanoppedphoto ‘s scrappy gaffing with almost no equipment, and listening patiently to my tirades against dunkin despite his new england allegiances 😂 also #1 donut enjoyer, you’ll have to see the movie to believe @nadinesondej worked with myself and the actors to find the wardrobe and looks for these characters, and is always a steadfast support @corrinnejamez jumped in to help in a bunch of different ways, but most notably to create the paper donut decorations on the wall, and keep the set looking right 🥳 @davidgantz another coproducer for all that he gave to this project — the multiest-hyphenate in a room of multi-hyphenates lol — but most especially filling in as the b-cam operator at the last minute, and editing this movie — creating the feelings of spontaneity that can be achieved in the room thru improvisation, but don’t always translate onto camera The final stage, working with Vilde Donasen to create the color look was one of the biggest unknowns for me going in, and she did an extraordinary job (under difficult circumstances) achieving a beautiful, grounded, and spooky finished product while also teaching me how it worked 😅 Wish I had more crew photos but I totally dropped the ball on that lol. These bts photos are from @sua___yoo Come see Donut in Glendale as part of @filminvasionla 10pm June 23rd, link in bio 🥳

The cast of Donut 🍩💕 Donut really began to be something outside of my own head after a conversation with Pavli @bubalala (who plays Misha) — they got excited and decided to help me cast it. Little did either of us know at the time that they would be roped into acting in it alongside their co-conspirator Sua @sua___yoo (who plays Seb) 😋 These two run a nonprofit called Purpose Repair Shop where they help creatives realize their projects, and this movie was among their first efforts. Pavli also connected me with Simone @simone.niamani (who plays Shell) and DeMorge @astupidstupidman (who plays Mort). The Busker played by @timogaramusic was just some guy who wandered in off the streets of the valley who happens to be my dad 😛 We developed these characters together, explored their motivations and idiosyncrasies, and molded the story to them. We rehearsed many of the scenes on location to flesh out their general shape, and most of the dialogue and performances are fully improvised based on that foundational work. Then our lovely donut enjoyers came in and enjoyed some donuts 😜: @ryanoppedphoto @virginiaconesa @nicikik @crisisblues @garabaggiio @seblondes @this_theo_acount_ @psychicradio @pocketfart , steve, nancy, miles, liam and claire. It was so beautiful to be able to collaborate with all these inspiring and thoughtful people. Having a process that was so open can be nerve-racking and risky in some ways, but it also allowed for moments of serendipity and good luck. And with such creative individuals, they brought so much depth, humor, and humanity to even the smallest moments. Come see donut on June 23rd @ 10pm in Glendale - link in bio 🤪

our movie ~donut~ is premiering on Friday, June 23rd @ 10pm in Glendale [link in bio for tix] i’m not sure i know what to say about making this movie – it was whimsical and grueling and emotional and i think it shows. if you’re around LA that day and it’s not past your bedtime please come check it out and let me know what u think 😋 if u dont like it i will personally refund you in donuts 🤝 here’s our lil crew that pulled off this feature in 3 days: cast: @sua___yoo @bubalala @simone.niamani @astupidstupidman @timogaramusic + many friends and family as donut enjoyers :) producer: @laurenngoetzman dir of photography: @benmullen 1st AC: @felipe_larrondo @pancho_ortiz 2nd AC: @adri.a.lopez @maudlaurent8 gaffer: @ryanoppedphoto wardrobe h&m: @nadinesondej set dec: @corrinnejamez editor: @davidgantz color: vilde donasen sound rec: @fracturednoise sound design: @kaylekhan

weird year, now its over. ~*~*~ a smattering of the vibes, some to bring forward some to leave behind. ~*~*~ hope you all have a 2023 thats the shape you need 💕

~*~ summer vibes ~*~ new ep titled quarewave, ambient cyborg dance music made with modular synths and sound computers, by me :) link in bio, includes a lil poem other pictures showing fun in the sun, sleepy lil buns, dancing starfish, infinite bathrooms, baby parents, Mr Goods’ Donuts, and a page from old zine ~ <3 hope everyone is having an ok summer, wearing sun screen and remembering to breathe 🌿🍃

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beauty bubbles 🛁🧼✨ plz pray for my brother in the last frame, he’s suffering from main character syndrome and theres no cure 😓🥺😭

just a buncha wild’n’crazy guys hangin with the joshes