“Travels in a gay nation: portraits of LGBTQ Americans”, Philip Gambone 2010

CNN feature interview, May 14, 2010, “Colorado town a haven for transsexuals”

Out.com Magazine “Need to Know: PJ Raval” interview, May 2010, by Joseph Hassan

Outcast Radio interview, KOOP radio, July 2009, Host: Heath Riddles

“Philippine Daily Inquirer” (Philippines) 22 February 2009, pg. G1, G3, by: Ruben V.
Nepales, “Fil-Am’s docu vies for Oscar”

“Philippine News” (Philippines) 27 February 2009, Vol. 48, Iss. 29, pg. 1, A7, by: Janet Susan R.
Nepales, “Pinoy cinematographer walks the Oscars red carpet”

Moving Pictures Magazine featured article “Trinidad: Man to Woman” 2008

indieWIRE LAFF 08 interview

indieWIRE LAFF 08 Notebook “Top Docs 08”
author: Michael Lerman

“25 New Faces in Independent Film”, Filmmaker Magazine, Summer 2006

Rare Austin Magazine, The Film Issue, Sept 2008

Lstyle Gstyle, cover feature, Jan 2009

Austin Chronicle, Welcome to the Neighborhood, author: Shawn Badgely, August 2008

Austin American Statesman “A fascinating visit to the sex change capital of the world”
Author: Chris Garcia August 08

Markee Magazine, author: Chris Bunish, September 2005

Austin Chronicle, “Crew Stories – PJ Raval, Cinematographer”, June 17, 2005

American Cinematographer “UTA Student Earns ASC Heritage Award”, Short Takes, Author:
Stephanie Argy, Volume 86, Number 5, May 2005.

In Camera on Campus, Kodak Publication, April 2005

ICG – International Camera Guild Magazine, “Higher Learning: Cinematographers reflect on film
school education” author: John Palvus, December 2004

CAMERA EQUIPMENT

SONY EX-3: Contact for Pricing

kit includes: (2) 32 GB SXS Cards (1) 8GB SXS Card (1) standard battery (2) long life batteries AC Adapter and charger Remote Filters: clear, UV, polarizer Camera bag Visit Manufacturer’s Site

Canon 5D Mark II Contact for Pricing

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Camera Accessories:

Micro Lite Panel w/ gel pack: Contact for Pricing

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Manfrotto 503HDV Professional Video Fluid Head Tripod Contact for Pricing

Supports 17.6 lbs (8kg)

15” Macbook Pro Contact for Pricing

installed with ShotPut Pro, Final Cut 7.0, XD CAM EX Clip Browser with sxs card slot

SOUND EQUIPMENT

ZOOM H4N recorder Contact for Pricing

kit includes: (1) 8GB card remote case Visit Manufacturer’s Site

Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun mic Contact for Pricing

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Sennheiser MKE400 camera mount shot gun mic Contact for Pricing

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Wireless Lavalier Microphone KitContact for Pricing

kit includes: transmitter receiver lavalier mic mic clips cables case Visit Manufacturer’s Site

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PJ is included in Out Magazine’s 100 Out

TRINIDAD on CNN

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT:

UNTITLED GAY RETIREE Documentary receives several grants and awards:
ITVS Diversity and Development Fund Recipient, Cinereach Media Grant Recipient, LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund, Texas Filmmaker Production Fund Recipient, Austin City Cultural Contracts Grant Recipient
selected for FILM INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY LAB 2011
Winner of Tribeca All Acess Ontrack Grant 2011

FIXING A SHADOW (formerly MANHANDLED) selected for IFP Project Forum Independent Film Week

SUNSET STORIES world premieres at SXSW 2012

HABIBI RASAK KHARBAN premieres at the Venice Film Festival & Toronto Film Festival

FOURPLAY TAMPA premieres at Cannes and Sundance

FOURPLAY SAN FRANCISCO WINNER Best Narrative Short Newfest 2011

THE FICKLE
Director: Bryan Poyser
Prod: Megan Gilbride
USA Networks & Ridley Scott + Tony Scott RSA Films

Little Stolen Moments
No Age
“You’re A Target”

Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat
“Awfully Confusing”

Three dollar Cinema
CHRISTEENE

RECENT SHOOTS:

Slacker Remake
“Rantings”
Dir: PJ Raval
Prod: Jessica Dorfman

COOLER (in progress)
Directed by Silas Howard & Ernesto Foronda
Produced by Tatiana Kelly & Valerie Stadler
Exec. Producer: Justin Lin
cast: Monique Curnen (DARK KNIGHT, HALF NELSON), Sun Kang (FAST & FURIOUS), and Justin Bond (SHORTBUS, Kiki & Herb)

Habibi Rasak Kharban - Palestine/Israel
prod/dir: Susan Youssef
cast: Kais Nashif, Youssef Abu-Warda, Maysa Elhadi

Fourplay - USA
dir: Kyle Henry
prod: Jason Wehling
exec prod: Michael Stipe, Jim Mckay

trailers from the upcoming feature
FOURPLAY: San Francisco
FOURPLAY: Austin

UPCOMING SCREENINGS:

TRINIDAD screens on SHOWTIME

for official screening times

TRINIDAD wins the Cleveland International Film Festival Documentary Jury Award

TRINIDAD named Best Documentary by art publication …might be good

Trouble the Water nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary

Trouble the Water wins Gotham Award for Best Documentary

Trouble the Water in theaters nation wide

find a theater near you

Visit the website Trouble the Water

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COOLER (in progress)

Directed by Silas Howard & Ernesto Foronda
Produced by Tatiana Kelly & Valerie Stadler
Exec Producer: Justin Lin
Cast: Monique Curnen (DARK KNIGHT, HALF NELSON), Sun Kang (FAST & FURIOUS), and Justin Bond (SHORTBUS, Kiki & Herb)

Habibi Rasak Kharban

Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2011

Palestine/Isreal
Prod/Dir: Susan Youssef
Cast: Kais Nashif, Youssef Abu-Warda, Maysa Elhadi

view the trailer

FOURPLAY (in progress)

FOURPLAY TAMPA Official Selection Cannes Film Festival Director’s Fortnight

FOURPLAY SAN FRANCISCO – Winner Best Narrative Short NewFest 2011
Dir: Kyle Henry
Prod: Jason Wehling
Exec. Producers: Michael Stipe, Jim McKay

trailers from the upcoming feature
FOURPLAY: San Francisco
FOURPLAY: Austin

The 2 BOBS (in progress)

Dir: Tim McCanlies
Prod: Anne Walker, Seth Caplan

Room

Dir: Kyle Henry
Featuring Cyndi Williams
Exec. Prod. C-Hundred (Michael Stipe and Jim McKay)
Prod: 7th floor

screenings and awards:
2005 Sundance World Premiere
2005 Cannes Film Festival International Premiere
2006 Independent Spirit Award Nomination “John Cassavetes Award”
2006 Independent Spirit Award Nomination “Best Female Lead” for Cyndi Williams
2005 Winner of the Haskell Wexler Award for Cinematography for PJ Raval

view the trailer
own a copy

Gretchen

Based off the award winning short “Gretchen and the Night Danger”
Dir: Steve Collins
Featuring Courtney Davis, John Merriman, Becky Ann Baker, and Steven Root as Herb Finkle
Prod: Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Anish Savjani

screenings and awards:
2006 Winner, of “Best Narrative Feature” Los Angeles Film Festival
2006 SXSW

The Cassidy Kids

The makers of the Independent Spirit award nominee “Dear Pillow”
Dir: Jake Vaughan
Featuring Kadeem Hardison, Anne Ramsay and Judah Friedlander
Prod: Megan Gilbride, Bryan Poyser, Seth caplan

screenings:
2006 SXSW
IFC channel 2008

view the trailer

Trouble the Water

official website
Prod/Dir: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
2009 Academy Award Nominated Best Documentary
2008 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Award Winner
Winner Gotham Award Best Documentary 2008
Winner Full Frame Grand Jury Award
Special Jury Mention SILVERDOCS

Dirt

Official website
Canadian National Film Board
Dir: Meghna Haldar
winner of three Leo Awards
BEST DOCUMENTARY Female Eye Film Festival

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THE FICKLE
Dir: Bryan Poyser
Ridley Scott & Tony Scott RSA Films + USA Networks
Starring Katie Aselton

Wake
narrative 2005
Dir: Keun-pyo Park
2005 ASC Charles B. Lang Heritage Award Winner – PJ Raval
2004 Eastman Kodak Award Grand Prize Winner – Kuen-pyo Park
2005 Austin Film Festival Best Short winner
Cannes Film Festival 2005
Slamdance Film Festival 2006

Sophie
Hellion Productions
Dir: Helen Haeyoung Lee
Student Academy Award Winner, 2002
Best Cinematography, Cinematexas 2002
Cannes Film Festival 2003
Grand Jury Prize – Urbanworld Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize – Nextframe Film Festival
Best Short Film – Bermuda International Film Festival
Best Short Film – Palm Springs International Film Festival
Triump Award – Angeles Awards Student Film Festival

Attack of the Bride Monster
Billy Films
www.Bridemonster.com
Dir: Vicky Boone
Winner “McMullin-Sullivan Founders Award for Outstanding Filmmaking” Out
Takes Dallas 2005
“Best of the Best” HGLIFF 9 Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2005

share the wealth
(in progress) Trickster Films
Dir: Bennie Klain

chickenfut
www.chickenfut.com
Dir: Harrison Witt
Winner “Best Short Film” Salento Fear Fest 2007

Bunny and Clydo
Brilliant Blue Pictures
Dir: Rocky Jo
www.bunnyandclydo.com
“Audience Award” of the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
“Best Editing” at the Sacramento Film Festival
“Best Short Feature” at the Hollywood FirstGlance Film Festival

Pillowfight
Dir: Scott Rice
Showtime Broadcast, Fall 2001
Slam Dance 2001
Jury Prize, American Short Shorts, Japan, 2000
Grand Jury Prize, Westfest 2001
Indy Award, Indiana Film and Video Festival
Best Narrative Film, Convergence International Arts Festival
Luminaria Award for Best Cinematography, Westfest 2001

Gretchen and the Night Danger
Flatnap Productions
Dir: Steve Collins
Best Short – SXSW Film Festival 2004
Cinematexas International 2003 Gecko Award Winner

Trouble the Water
official website
Dir/Prod: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
2009 Academy Award Nominated BEST DOCUMENTARY
2008 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Award Winner
HBO Broadcast

TRINIDAD
official website
Dir/Prod: PJ Raval, Jay Hodges
2009 Cleveland International Film Festival Jury Award for BEST DOCUMENTARY
SHOWTIME Broadcast

Dirt
official website
Dir: Meghna Haldar
winner of three Leo Awards
BEST DOCUMENTARY Female Eye Film Festival

History of the Universe as Told By Wonder Woman (in progress)
official website
Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
San Francisco Film Society Grant Recipient
IFP Independent Film Week
California Council of the Humanities

Keeping Time: New Music from America’s Roots
Sundance Channel Series, 11th Floor Productions
“Art of Song” episode prod / dir: Gillian Grisman
Bloodshot Records Showcase prod / dir: Alicia Sams
Winner of the Telly Award for BEST MUSIC program

additional camera and shared credits:

The Devil Came on Horseback
prod/dirs: Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
Additional Camera for Texas portion.

Critical Condition
prod: Roger Weisberg,
dir: Heather Courtney
Additional Camera for Texas portion.

Slam Planet
Confessions Multimedia Inc.
prod/dir: Kyle Fuller, Mike Henry
Austin segment, Los Angeles Interview with Norman Lear

Troop 1500
Mobilus Media
prod: Karen Bernstein,
dir: Ellen Spiro
POV, PBS 2005
Alberta Segment and various 16mm footage.

Girl Wrestler
official website
dir: Diane Zander
Independent Lens, PBS 2004
SXSW 2003
Dallas tournaments

How Heavy This Axe
Artist: the Sword
Directors: Romy Itzigsohn, PJ Raval
watch the video

Like A Million Bucks
Artist: Nook
Director: Mike Henry
watch the video

Don’t Bury Me I’m Still Not Dead
Artist: The Riverboat Gamblers
Director: Chris Rose, Super!Alright!
Label: Volcom Entertainment
Watch the video

I Wish
Artist: Candie Payne
Director: Jacqueline Passmore
Label: Deltasonic

A song is not the Song for the World
Artist: The Castanets
Director: Ivonne Loyola
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
watch the video

God Bless This Town
Artist: Wade Bowen
Director: Matheson Muir, Revelator Productions
Label: Sustain Records
premiered on CMT’s Top Twenty Countdown
Watch the video