H.P. Mendoza
H.P. Mendoza | |
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| Born | March 13, 1977 |
| Spouse | |
| Website | hpmendoza |
H. P. Mendoza 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 second album, Nomad, re-released for its 10th anniversary in 2016.
In 2023, Mendoza continues to tour his three-screen visual album, Attack, Decay, Release, as well as the festival run for his most recent directorial effort, The Secret Art of Human Flight starring Academy Award nominee Paul Raci making its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||||
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| Director | Cinematographer | Writer | Editor | Music | Actor | |||
| 2006 | Colma: The Musical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rodel | |||
| 2009 | Fruit Fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mark | |
| 2010 | A Lower Power | Yes | ||||||
| 2011 | Longhorns | 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 | |||
| 2021 | Attack, Decay, Release | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Orange Astronaut |
| 2022 | The Secret Art of Human Flight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Orderly | |
Discography[edit]
- 2004 - Everything is Pop
- 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)
- 2016 - Everything is Broken (Digital Crafts Night)
- 2021 - Folx
- 2022 - Attack, Decay, Release
- 2023 - The Secret Art of Human Flight (original motion picture soundtrack)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Asian American Canon". Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2019.
- ^ "A Band Apart: Essential SF". SF Film Society Blog.
- ^ "Artist Development". SFFILM.
External links[edit]
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- Living people
- Film directors from San Francisco
- Male actors from San Francisco
- Screenwriters from California
- American lyricists
- American male singer-songwriters
- American novelty song performers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American male singers
- American gay actors
- American gay musicians
- American gay writers
- American LGBT screenwriters
- American LGBT film directors
- American male actors of Filipino descent
- American film directors of Filipino descent
- American LGBT people of Asian descent
- 20th-century American LGBT people
- 21st-century American LGBT people