BOOMSLANG (BOOK) // writer + illustrator + designer
a choose-your-own-adventure “cine-novel” designed as a lost ’90s blockbuster VHS resurfaced today.
“fast-forward” and “rewind” this game-like spiritual gangster saga through lost screeplays and bootleg visuals,
tracing the parallel lives of immigrant souls caught on the dark side of cultural assimilation.
a choose-your-own-adventure “cine-novel” designed as a lost ’90s blockbuster VHS resurfaced today.
“fast-forward” and “rewind” this game-like spiritual gangster saga through lost screeplays and bootleg visuals,
tracing the parallel lives of immigrant souls caught on the dark side of cultural assimilation.
[bootlegged + limited “pre-release” edition — COMING SOON!]
THE NIGHTSCHOOL TRILOGY (FEATURE FILMS) // writer + director + editor
a 100% bootstrapped self-taught film school fusing analogue, celluloid and digital formats;
capturing the nocturnal boogie of NYC’s outer boroughs during the sunset era of DVDs and the dawn of streaming.
inspired by Ugandan action flicks, retro erotic thrillers and underground skate videos.
[dropping exclusively in pirated DVDs — COMING SOON!]
[poster designs by john zhao // also for sale TBA]
THE BALLAD OF HENRY BAH (INTERACTIVE STORY // COMING SOON)
an epic time-travel love story unfolds within an endlessly self-generating “infini-novel”.
deep dive with CaptainFunkyCoolJohn through Death Valley mirages, cenotes of Belize,
WWII-era Shanghai, and the heart of storytelling’s role in humanity itself
an epic time-travel love story unfolds within an endlessly self-generating “infini-novel”.
deep dive with CaptainFunkyCoolJohn through Death Valley mirages, cenotes of Belize,
WWII-era Shanghai, and the heart of storytelling’s role in humanity itself
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I’m a cinema-based writer + director + editor, and this is my emerging narrative design studio.
My collaborators create multimedia experiences with and without the big screen.
We build worlds for voices with something to amplify, and refuel talent limited by traditional industries.
If this sounds like your campfire, let’s spark something together — hey@velada.vision
