John Zafra-Haas
 
 

 
 
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My work as a documentary filmmaker is focused on uplifting stories within the Filipino community in California and across the globe. Through day to day building with community members, I dedicate my camera to sharing our voices, documenting our history, and pushing for a future free from the exploitation many of our kababayan (countrymen) face. To plug in to my ongoing work, please visit SIKLAB media. I am also co-directing my first feature length documentary, Be Not Afraid. Please visit out Seed & Spark campaign to help us finish this powerful film.

 

Recent Work

Liwanag (Light)

Haas Studios Presents: Bootleg Orchestra

 

Can a fire-ravaged forest of Joshua trees be restored?

In August 2020, the Dome Fire burned more than 40,000 acres of the iconic species’ range in the Mojave Desert, leaving a graveyard of blackened trees. A massive replanting effort now underway hopes to return life to the fragile ecosystem by boosting numbers of the climate-threatened plant.

Knowable Magazine

 
 
 
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