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In international competition, Taiwan is forced to compete under the name Chinese Taipei, rather than “Taiwan” or “ROC”.
PBS NEWS HOUR,
Patriotism takes hold in Taiwan in face of growing threats from China, (aired April 11, 2025)
Taiwan is strengthening its military and society to fend off aggression from mainland China. In recent years, the people in Taiwan have increasingly identified themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese, in everything from food to sports. Nick Schifrin reports for our series Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
My Role: Camera
Protesters mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion with a demonstration in front of the Russian Federation’s representative office.
PBS NEWS HOUR,
Taiwan closely watches Ukraine war, fearing China could attempt a similar takeover, (aired April 8, 2025)
Ukrainian President Zelensky said troops in eastern Ukraine captured Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, a reminder of that war's global impact. Russia’s invasion has affected the thinking in Taiwan, which sees itself confronting a larger neighbor that challenges its sovereignty. Nick Schifrin reports on the connections between Ukraine and Taiwan for our series, Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
My Role: Camera
Active duty soldiers teach tactics to volunteers in unofficial volunteer groups.
PBS NEWS HOUR,
With future at risk, Taiwan prepares citizens to resist potential Chinese invasion, (aired April 7, 2025)
Taiwan’s government wants the island and its citizens to become more resilient and ready for a potential Chinese invasion or blockade. It's a threat the government is increasingly willing to warn might be coming. Nick Schifrin reports for our series, Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
My Role: Camera
Taiwan’s fleet of 200 F-16 fighter jets is the largest fleet of F-16s in Asia.
PBS NEWS HOUR,
How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression, (aired April 3, 2025)
Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China’s People’s Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. said the moves “put the region’s security, and the world’s prosperity, at risk.” Nick Schifrin reports for our series: Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
My Role: Camera
Interviewing former paratrooper, “Robby”, at the NDET training grounds.
THE WORLD, PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL
(aired Nov. 2023)
Correspondent by Patrick Winn
The World’s Patrick Winn came to Taipei to report on civil defense, popular religion in politics, and the intersection where all three meet.
A few of the reports can be heard here, here, and here.
My Role: Interpretation, Local Producer
Pangina Heals has been described as one of the most popular drag performers in Asia, and is often called the RuPaul of Thailand.
HEALS (feature documentary, forthcoming)
Directed by Pailin Wedel
“Pangina Heals, Asia's most famous drag queen soars into stardom as she struggles for acceptance from her mother at home.”
My Role: Cinematography and Local Producer, Taiwan
The best Indian basketball players from around the globe join forces on ESPN to compete in the world's highest stakes basketball tournament.
HOOP LIKE THIS (feature documentary, forthcoming)
Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar
“Hoop Like This” documents the unknown world of brown basketball. We follow the team’s journey from their historical debut in 2022 , and their crushing loss to the $1M defending champions, to their year-long grassroots scouting efforts across India, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States to rebuild the team.”
My Role: Cinematography and Local Producer, Taiwan
"Taiwan’s troubled past and uncertain future come sharply into focus in this timely and valuable film" - Variety
INVISIBLE NATION (feature documentary, 2023)
Directed by Vanessa Hope
“An Intimate Portrait of President Tsai Ing-wen fighting for the survival of Taiwan’s democracy at a time when freedom around the world is under threat from authoritarianism.”
My Role: Interview audio recordist, Presidential Palace
Members of a Taipei bike club enjoying a peaceful ride, free of war.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING, Taiwan’s Bold Bid for Freedom, (aired August 6, 2023)
“Jul 14, 2023 - China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, but the government in Taipei rejects that. As Beijing seeks unification, how is the threat of invasion changing the island democracy?”
My Role: Local Fixer
PLA Incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ have increased drastically.
Bloomberg Quicktake, How China's Threat of Invasion Is Changing Taiwan, 2023
“Jul 14, 2023 - China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, but the government in Taipei rejects that. As Beijing seeks unification, how is the threat of invasion changing the island democracy?”
My Role: Taiwan Camera
Pride parades around the world, from a bird’s-eye view.
NatGeo, Pride From Above (aired June 1, 2023)
““With exclusive access to some of the world’s biggest celebrations of LGBTQ+ culture, we deliver a new perspective on Pride - from the air. We’ll reveal the historic activism, fearless creativity and logistical ingenuity required to pull off these technicoloured festivals of hope.””
My Role: Ground-level camera
Taiwanese New Media artists integrate NFT tech into their work
Discovery, TaiwanPlus Presents: The Island of Diversity (aired October 23, 2022)
This episode will take viewers on a journey to witness various groundbreaking innovations by the Taiwanese, from the latest trending non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the world's first eco-friendly wedding dress, to a group of nature-loving chefs who champion environmental sustainability.
My Role: Camera, NFT story
Hong Kong used to host Asia’s largest annual memorial to the victims of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
FOX NEWS, Tiananmen Square: Taiwan vigil remembers victims of China massacre, 2022
“TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese locals joined survivors, activists, and artists in Taipei’s Freedom Square, Saturday to mark the 33rd anniversary of China’s violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square democracy protests by the People’s Liberation Army(PLA) in 1989.”
My Role: Reporter
EyeCTV parodies China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
LISTENING POST, AL JAZEERA, Parodying Politics: Taiwan's Satirists, 2022
“China versus Taiwan. A geopolitical mismatch that satirists are making the most of.”
My Role: Camera, Co-Producer
Backlight interview with Taiwanese artist and political activist, Shake
BACKLIGHT, VPRO, Special program by Dutch public broadcaster VPRO on threats to Taiwan’s freedom, 2022
“The focus of the West is now entirely on the war between Russia and Ukraine, but Tegenlicht is now wondering what the world will look like if China is the world's economic leader. As a result, the center of gravity of the global economy is shifting to the Indo-Pacific region.
Taiwan
What will become of our democratic and humanitarian values if China is in charge? Will China engage in aggressive power politics, with Taiwan next to be annexed? Or will China put the importance of world trade and world peace first?”
My Role: Field Producer, Taiwan portion
Yvonne Murray talks to podcasters, Kylie Wang and Ken Young, about free speech in Taiwan
RTE IRELAND, Taiwan, a tiny Pacific Ocean tinderbox that could ignite a world war, 2022
‘Kylie Wang and Ken Young run a popular daily news podcast, the KK Show – the kind of irreverent, no-holds-barred take on current affairs that simply could not exist in China today.
"We did a lot to achieve our current democracy. When people say that, oh, you’re part of China, it hurts, because you pretty much overlook all of our efforts."
"It's like telling an Irish person that you're just part of Britain," he said.’
My Role: Producer, Camera
Amis hunters in Hualian County, Taiwan
VICE WORLD NEWS, The Homemade Guns of Taiwan, 2021
“No one is allowed to own guns in Taiwan, with one exception: Indigenous hunters. But there’s a catch. Each hunter must make their own gun by hand. This leads to hunters using DIY guns of varying quality, often sorely lacking in safety.”
My Role: Producer, Camera
Three clones of MaoMao
VICE NEWS TONIGHT / S5 EP175 Tuesday, November 16, 2021
“VICE News follows one man's journey to bring his beloved dog Mao Mao back from the dead, with help from a South Korean lab that clones pets.”
My Role: Taiwan Field Producer
John Sudworth reports from Taipei after being forced to leave China
100 Years of the Communist Party of China, BBC News special programme.
“Special BBC News programme on the 100 years of China's ruling Communist Party with reports from correspondents across China.”
My Role: Taiwan cameraman
Oil tankers and cargo ships idle off Taiwan’s southern coast
A Tanker and a Maze of Companies: One Way Illicit Oil Reaches North Korea, for New York Times, 2021
“Our investigation focuses on one way oil is getting to North Korea. We followed the movements of a single tanker and the opaque corporate structures that surround it. We spent months unraveling the story of the ship. It’s called the Diamond 8, and it’s been identified by the United Nations multiple times for its illicit trips to North Korea.”
Original investigative reporting by Christoph Koettl, Muyi Xiao, Stella Cooper, Aaron Byrd, Natalie Reneau and Amy Chang Chien.
My Role: Associate Producer, non-Drone footage
HK refugees now living in Taiwan
Ivan Watson reporting on HK political refugees, for CNN, 2020
“One 19-year-old man, who asked not to be identified, said he boarded a commercial flight to Taiwan in January, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered a lockdown.
"It's hard for me," said the teenage exile, adding he felt homesick and wanted to return. "I still want to (take part in) the political movement ... (but) there's no room for that in Hong Kong right now."
My Role: Taiwan interviews and footage
Filming original report on Taiwan’s covid-19 response
Paula Hancocks reporting on Taiwan’s strategy to battle covid, for CNN, 2020
“While the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, life in Taiwan is starting to return to normal. The island's coronavirus response has been praised and studied around the world as a model to follow.”
My Role: camera
4-day press pool camera work for CNN during Azar’s 2020 visit
Paula Hancocks reporting from Taiwan on during HHS Secy Azar’s historic 2020 visit, for CNN, 2020
Over four days in August, 2020, Paula Hancocks and I followed US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar during the highest-level visit by an American official since 1979.
I shot interviews with Azar, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, and LiveU shots for live broadcast. We also filmed a short news piece on Taiwan’s Covid-19 strategy.
My Role: camera
Commuters’ temperatures are monitored in the Taipei Metro
The Island that Beat the Coronavirus, for NBC News / Quibi, 2020
“Taiwan's cell phone tracking infrastructure helped successfully contain the coronavirus, making it a potential model as other countries work to curb COVID-19 outbreaks.”
My Role: camera, translation
Installing insulating glass bricks, made from recycled LCD glass
Taiwan Revealed: Green Saver,
Beach House Pictures, for Discovery Channel, 2018
Winner of Best Documentary Programme at the 2018 Asian Academy Creative Awards
My Role: writer/researcher, casting, writing first draft scripts, filming on location in Taiwan, translation for subtitling in post
An inside look at the Taipei Metro system
Talking Point: Turnaround Taipei Metro (2018/03/15), Beach House Pictures,
for Channel 5/ Channel News Asia
In contrast to Singapore’s metro system, the Taipei MRT has among the highest on-time rates in the world.
In this Singaporean news magazine show, our host investigates the Taipei MRT to find out what they’re doing right.
My Role: writer/researcher, casting, writing first draft script, filming on location in Taiwan, translation on set and for subtitling in post
Taiwan’s indigenous artistic traditions survive and thrive
Tribe Alive: Crafts, Season 2, Episode 2, 2018
Beach House Pictures,
for Discovery Channel/ Council of Indigenous Peoples
This documentary highlights the the traditional craft work created by three indigenous artisans, who are keeping their tribal traditions alive and relevant in a modern context.
My Role: Chinese to English translator, subtitler
A wax positive turbine blade hatches from the injection mold
Fusheng Precision Technology, corporate video, 2018, Beach House Pictures,
A high tech titanium casting firm seeks to go IPO, and make their brand a household name.
My Role: researcher, location scouting, casting, filming on location in Taiwan and Los Angeles CA, translation on set