Writing
A shortlist of reviews, essays, writings and other accomplishments. To review the breadth of my writing, my CV is available upon request.
Reviews & criticism
Eunice Andrada’s KONTRA, Liminal Review of BooksMira Nair’s Mississippi Masala, MeiTi Mart Issue #1, Asian Cinema Collective*
James Litchfield’s Alphabet Lane, KinoTopia
Parish Malfitano’s Salt Along the Tongue, Rough Cut
Adam C. Briggs & Sam Dixon’s A Grand Mockery, KinoTopia
Guan Hu’s Black Dog, Rough Cut
Truong Minh Quy’s Viet and Nam, MIFF Revue
Pedro Freire’s Malu, MIFF Revue / Kill Your Darlings
(with Daniel Tune, Isabella Gullifer-Laurie and Tara Kenny)The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tharunka Issue #3, 2023pp. 18 | Extended version via MediumHere Out West, The Western
Culture Shock’s launch party, The Western
Nicole Oliveira’s Maria Who?, The Western
Features, essays & memoirs
On being a Letterboxd film critic, Kill Your DarlingsOn digitising student magazines, Tharunka 70: 70 Years of Tharunka*
On music anachronisms, Framework Issue #38: Hear
On losing academic data, PULP
On Asian subjugation, real and fictional, Framework Issue #37: See-through
On cultural performativity, Tharunka Issue #1, 2023pp.6
Interviews
Constance Tsang on Blue Sun Palace, RevueClaire Cao on Here Out West, The Western
Miranda Aguilar on Let Me Know When You Get Home, The Western
Jayslayyys on Culture Shock, The Western
Poetry
Journals of Love & Literature, Issue 3: Metamorphosis(upcoming) THE BODY OF..., self-published
‘Eve’ & ‘Wingless Eros,’ UNSWeetened Literary Journal
Other writing
Tharunka: Impression of a Design History, Tharunka 70: 70 Years of Tharunka*(zine)Same Bed Different Dreams, Blenheim House (exhibition text)Nation is a Myth: confronting violence in contemporary Philippine cinema (2010-2020)(Film Studies Honours thesis)As editor
2026: Project Antifragile x The Western(upcoming)2025 - present: The Western
2023: Tharunka x 70th Sydney Film Festival
Other
Matterhood, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney (exhibition texts co-written / ed. with Sarah Ong)
71st Sydney Film Festival Program Guide (ed. with Harry Windsor)
Mentorships, awards & residencies
2026-2027: Blacktown Arts Main Street Studio2024: Critics Campus, Melbourne International Film Festival
2023: Testing Grounds, CuriousWorks
2022: Poetry Runner-up Prize, UNSWeetened Literary Journal
2020: WestWords Varuna Fellowship
Media & event appearances
Down Underground, Episode 4 — Local and Diaspora CinemaSeptember 2023Fatal Crush, UNSW Art & DesignApril 18 2023Bread and Bayanihan Panel, Fairfield City Museum & GalleryFebruary 27 2023The Snacc Pacc, FBi Radio 94.5August 13, 2022Backchat, FBi Radio 94.5, The Case of Mhelody BrunoApril 3, 2021*Not available online. Please email Nicole for a soft copy.