GARY SAN ANGEL is a Philadelphia based filmmaker, director, performance artist and songwriter whose work focuses on the unique stories of Asian American lives. He is a founding member of two companies, Peeling the Banana in New York and the Asian Men’s Writing and Performing Group in Los Angeles, as well as having played an instrumental role in forming Jook Songs at Yale University and GenerAsian Next and Something to Say at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia. Gary’s collaborative performance and film creations integrating visual art, theatre, music, words, and movement have been seen from London to San Francisco, including the BBC and the Smithsonian. He was the recipient of the prestigious Van Lier Fellowship in directing at the Second Stage Theatre in New York City and was also a touring artist with the National Performance Network (NPN). His work has won grant support from the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Language and Equity Issues; the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the NEA Creative Links program, and the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP) which has enabled him to continue his autobiographical artwork and community building in Philadelphia. He has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Asian Arts Initiative and also a professor teaching Acting at the Community College of Philadelphia. Most recently, Gary collaborated with animation artist Rocky Kev on the animated documentary short film "The KoAloha Ukulele Story" which had its world premiere screening at the 1st Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film at the Asian Arts Initiative. "The KoAloha Ukulele Story" is the first animated documentary ukulele film to have a world wide internet screening on the Ukulele Underground. It has received the Gold Kahuna Award from the Honolulu International Film Festival. Gary is currently working with L.A. based writer and director David Lin on a documentary about the Jooks Songs Asian American performance group at Yale University.

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