HIFILM INDUSTRY PANEL SERIES
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THE PANELISTS
Edward Hong
Edward Hong is a Korean American actor based in Los Angeles who has somehow etched out a working acting career for the past decade on TV/film, commercials, theatre, and voiceovers. In the producing realm, he produced and starred in his own content with the horror comedy short film Make a Wish which was in too many film festivals, most notably being HollyShorts, Rhode Island International, Fantaspoa, FilmQuest, and many more. Recently, he has also cast and directed multiple English dubs for numerous Disney+ and Netflix TV shows. Finally and most proudly, he is the proud father of three cats and has an unhealthy obsession with Cinnabons.
Barrie Kealoha
Barrie Kealoha is a singer, actor, and bilingual voiceover artist based on the beautiful island of O’ahu. She was born and raised in Southern California, but has called many places home, including New York City, Madrid, and Paris. In addition to performing her one-woman show Island Girl all over the Pacific on cruise ships, she is a prolific VO talent and audiobook narrator, and can currently be heard as the voice of Central Pacific Bank.
Follow her at @barriekealoha @islandgirlshow
VyVy Nguyen
VyVy Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American actress hailing from Anaheim, California and based in Los Angeles. She studied acting at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts and has provided voices for such animated shows as BoJack Horseman, Dogs in Space, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch. She is also an audiobook narrator and has narrated numerous titles for HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House, to name a few. She is represented by Buchwald.
VyVy’s Showreel: https://vimeo.com/757330912
Lauren Choo
Born in Taiwan and raised in Singapore, Lauren’s experiences come from multiple cultures. She speaks 3 languages so far (English, Mandarin, Korean) and code switches between Singaporean and American accent. Her most recent voiceover projects include: Diablo IV (video game), Black Desert Online (video game), Shadowverse (video game), HTC VIVE XR Elite (VR headset), My Little Pony Tonie (toy), Amazon Prime Day (commercial), The White Vault (audio drama).
Lauren’s website: http://laurenchoo.com/vo
Earl Baylon
Earl Baylon is an Actor/Improviser/Voice Artist/Sometimes writer/producer based in Los Angeles. Earl is currently the Artistic Director of ROOM TO IMPROV, an Asian-American improv troupe serving the LA community… and beyond! You can hear him in the latest TOMB RAIDER video game trilogy including the most recent game in the franchise, SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER.
He currently serves as Associate Producer and actor on the feature film LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE, which won the HIFF40 Audience Award for Narrative Feature.