H.P. Mendoza
H.P. Mendoza | |
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| Born | March 13, 1977 |
| Spouse(s) | (m. 2013) |
| Website | hpmendoza |
H. P. Mendoza (born 13 March 1977, San Francisco, California) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He is best known for his micro-budget work as screenwriter, composer and lyricist on Colma: The Musical (2006) which was placed in the Los Angeles Times Top 20 Best Asian American Films List,[1] as well as his follow-up musical and directorial debut, Fruit Fly (2010).
After writing and directing the 2012 film I Am a Ghost, Mendoza was inducted into the 2012 Essential SF by San Francisco Film Society.[2] In 2017, he was a resident of the San Francisco Filmhouse[3] for his screenplay, Bitter Melon which was released by Gravitas Ventures and ABS-CBN.
Along with his feature films, Mendoza is also known for his music in films and albums, notably his first album, , re-released for its 10th anniversary in 2014.
Film[]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Cinematographer | Writer | Editor | Music | Actor | |||
| 2006 | Colma: The Musical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rodel | |||
| 2009 | Fruit Fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mark | |
| 2011 | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 2012 | Yes, We're Open | Yes | Yes | Yes | Brett | |||
| 2013 | I Am a Ghost | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Great Hymn of Thanksgiving/Conversation Storm | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2016 | Superpowerless | Yes | Sam (Liberty Boy) | |||||
| 2018 | Bitter Melon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Television[]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Cinematographer | Writer | Editor | Music | Actor | |||
| 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | |
| 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2011 | Bedsider | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Discography[]
- 2004 -
- 2006 - Nomad
- 2006 - Colma: The Musical (original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2009 - Fruit Fly (original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2009 - Elsewhere
- 2011 - Longhorns (original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2012 - I Am a Ghost (original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2012 - Yes, We're Open (original motion picture soundtrack)
References[]
- ^ "The Asian American Canon". Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2019.
- ^ "A Band Apart: Essential SF". SF Film Society Blog.
- ^ "Artist Development". SFFILM.
External links[]
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- Male actors from San Francisco
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- American lyricists
- American male singer-songwriters
- American singer-songwriters
- American novelty song performers
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century male singers
- Gay actors
- Gay musicians
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- LGBT screenwriters
- LGBT musicians from the United States
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- American male actors of Filipino descent
- American film directors of Filipino descent
- LGBT American people of Asian descent
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