PJ Raval


















PJ Raval
Born April 15th
Education MFA Film Production University of Texas Austin
BA Visual Arts Media University of California San Diego
Occupation Director

PJ Raval is an American cinematographer and filmmaker. Raval was named one of Filmmaker's 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2006, and was featured in the 2010 Out 100.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Filmography


    • 3.1 Features


    • 3.2 Short films


    • 3.3 Television work


    • 3.4 Appearances on camera




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life


PJ Raval was born on April 15



Career


PJ Raval's 2008 documentary film Trinidad was co-directed with Jay Hodges. Trinidad focuses on Dr. Marci Bowers and two of her patients who are going through sex reassignment surgery in Trinidad, Colorado.[2][3]


The documentary Before You Know It was released in 2013 and focuses on gay seniors. The film was inspired by a screening of Trinidad at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, where Raval met a group of gay seniors.[4]


Raval also directs the music videos of Christeene Vale. Their music videos have been screened at South by Southwest.[1] He participated in the University of Texas at Dallas artist residency, CentralTrak, in 2011.


In addition Raval is also an accomplished cinematographer. His titles include the 2009 Academy Award Best Documentary nominee "Trouble the Water" and the Independent Spirit Award nominee "Room"


Raval is the director of the 2018 documentary Call Her Ganda.[5]



Filmography



Features































































































































































Year
 Title
 Contribution
 Notes
2002
The Politics of Fur
 Associate Producer
2003
Girl Wrestler
 Additional Camera Operator
2005
Room
 Cinematographer
 Won – Woodstock Film Festival Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography
2005
Troop 1500
 Cinematographer
2006
The Cassidy Kids
 Cinematographer
2006
Slam Planet
 Additional Camera Operator
2006
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
 Additional Camerawork
2006
Gretchen
 Cinematographer
2007
The Devil Came on Horseback
 Additional Cinematographer
2008
Trouble the Water
 Cinematographer
2008
Critical condition
 Additional Camera
2008
Dirt
 Cinematographer
2008
Trinidad
 Director/Producer/Cinematographer
 Won – Cleveland International Film Festival Award for Best Documentary
Nominated – Los Angeles Film Festival Award for Best Documentary
2009
The 2 Bobs
 Cinematographer
2009
Along Came Kinky ... Texas Jewboy for Governor
 Camera Operator
2009
Winnebago Man
 Additional Photography
2009
Sunshine
 Additional Cinematography
2011
Slacker
 Director (segment: "Rantings")
2011
Habibi Rasak Kharban
 Cinematographer
2012
Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
 Additional cinematography
2012
Sunset Stories
 Cinematographer
2012
Foreplay
 Cinematographer
2012
The Bounceback
 Cinematographer
2013
Before You Know It
 Director/Producer
 Won – Dallas Asian Film Festival Best Documentary
Won – Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Audience Award
Nominated - Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Award
2018
Call Her Ganda
 Director/Producer
 Won – Inside Out Toronto Film Festival Award for Best Documentary

Won – Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding North American Documentary Feature


Short films















































































































































































































Year
 Title
 Contribution
 Notes
1999
Okay Bye-Bye
 Optical Printing
2000
100% Cotton
 Director/Writer/Editor
 Won – Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival award for Best Narrative Short
2001
Pillowfight
 Cinematographer/First Assistant Camera
 Won – Abilene WESTfest Award for Best Cinematography
2002
Peeling
 Cinematographer
2002
Nightstand
 Gaffer
2002
Net 06
 Director
 Won – Black Maria Film and Video Festival Award Honorable Mention for Best Short Film
Won – Cinematexas International Short Film Festival Bettye Nowlin Award for Student Excellence in Filmmaking
Won – Cinematexas International Short Film Festival Cinematography Award
2002
Clean
 Director/Writer
2002
Sophie
 Cinematographer
2002
Dance Club
 Cinematographer
2003
A Boy's Mouth
 Director/Producer/Writer/Editor
 Won – Santa Cruz Film Festival Director's Award
2003
Holding Patterns
 Director/Producer/Writer/Editor
2003
Bring Me Your Love
 Cinematographer
2003
Visions
 Cinematographer
2003
Between You and Me
 Cinematographer
2004
Elegy
 Cinematographer
2004
Gretchen & the Night Danger
 Cinematographer
2004
Eating in Cubes
 Cinematographer
2004
Lead Role: Father
 Director/Writer
 Nominated – VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Golden Reel Award
2005
Wake
 Cinematographer
2005
Bunny & Clydo
 Cinematographer
2005
Attack of the Bride Monster
 Cinematographer
2006
Swerve
 Cinematographer
2006
Share the Wealth
 Cinematographer
2007
Chickenfüt
 Cinematographer
2008
Backroads
 Director/Cinematographer
2010
Foreplay: Austin
 Cinematographer
2010
Mouse's Birthday
 Cinematographer
2010
Foreplay: San Francisco
 Cinematographer
2011
The Fickle
 Cinematographer
2011
Foreplay: Tampa
 Cinematographer
2012
The Rookie and the Runner
 Cinematographer
2012
The Reverie & Randee Show
 Director/Producer/Editor
 Won – Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival Award for Best Originality
2012
Private Cinema: Apes as Family
 Cinematographer


Television work





















Year
 Title
 Contribution
 Notes
2004-2010
Independent Lens
 Camera Operator/Sound
 Season 6, Episode 6: "Girl Wrestler"
Season 7, Episode 17: "Troop 1500"
Season 11, Episode 24: "Sunshine"
Season 11, Episode 25: "The Horse Boy"
2008
POV
 Camera Operator
 Season 21, Episode 9: "Critical Condition"


Appearances on camera





















Year
 Title
 Contribution
 Notes
2006
Uncovered: Making of 'The Cassidy Kids'
 Himself
2003
Austin Movie Show
 Himself
 Season 2, Episode 19


References





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  2. ^ Hassan, Joseph (6 May 2010). "Need To Know: PJ Raval". Out. Retrieved 15 March 2013.


  3. ^ "LAFF '08 INTERVIEW "Trinidad" Co-Directors Jay Hodges and PJ Raval". IndieWire. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2013.


  4. ^ Raval, PJ (8 March 2013). "PJ Raval Explores Being Gay and Retired in 'Before You Know It'". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 15 March 2013.


  5. ^ "Review: 'Call Her Ganda' Explores the Murder of a Transgender Woman". Retrieved 2018-11-02.




External links



  • Official website


  • PJ Raval on IMDb




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