RENDEL BALISI

CREATIVE RESUME

EDITOR, 1ST AD, DIRECTOR, WRITER, CINEMATOGRAPHER

Filipino-American filmmaker and video editor based in San Diego with ten years of experience in film and video production.

My editing experience includes narrative short films, documentary (short, feature, and series), Youtube content for influencers, and social media marketing.

I was raised in England, California, Virginia, Germany, and in the Philippines (in that order) before I moved to my current place I call home, San Diego. My global background shapes how I approach storytelling — with cultural awareness, emotional clarity, and intention.

Education

International School Manila
High School
Manila, Philippines

Grossmont College
Higher Education
San Diego, CA

Media Arts Center
6-Week Video Production Bootcamp
San Diego, CA

San Diego State University (Critical Film Studies)
Higher Education
San Diego, CA

Employment

U.S Embassy Manila
Summer Assistant in Non-Immigrant Visa Section
2016

Bamboo Telegraph
Videographer
2016-2017

U.S Embassy Manila
Summer Assistant in GSO Contracting and Procurement
2018

Freelance Portrait Photographer
2017-2020

Freelance Videographer
2018 - Present

Freelance Video Editor
2018 - Present

Freelance Filmmaker (1ST AD, Script Supervisor, Editor, Boom Op, Production Assistant)
2021 - Present

Media Arts Center / City of San Diego
Video Production Intern
2023-2024

Gray Area Media Agency
Contracted Video Editor
2024 - Present

GoldenTV
Contract Docu-Series Editor
July-August 2024

The Content Factory San Diego
Podcast Video Editor
Present

Projects

One Great Day (short)
BTS Photographer
dir. Leah Lombos

Ang Huling Sayaw (short)
Editor
dir. Edrian Pangilinan

Glimpse (short)
Production Assistant
dir. Earl Paus

Fam de Ube (short)
1st Assistant Director
dir. Leah Lombos

Lovers (music video)
Production Assistant
dir. Jasper Capalad

I am Van Gogh (music video)
1st Assistant Director
dir. Leah Lombos

Aprender a Escribir (short)
Editor
dir. Manuel Camacho

You + Me Will Always Be Back Then (short)
Production Assistant
dir. Marissa Roxas

Mi America (feature documentary)
Co-Editor
dir. Bryan Romero

Ikaw/Ako (dance film)
1st Assistant Director
dir. Edrian Pangilinan

Art Heist Darlings (proof of concept trailer)
Editor / Boom Op / PA
dir. Rio Daeld

Hot Air (short film)
BTS Videographer / Editor
dir. Leah Lombos

and beneath the clouds (experimental)
Script supervisor
dir.Jovi Latini

It’s Only Music, Baby (music video)
Editor / Colorist
dir. Kersten Parrella

Beach Boogie (music video)
Editor
dir. Edrian Pangilinan

Crossing Over (docu-series)
Co-Editor
dir. Charles Jon Gray

Colorette (short)
1st Assistant Director
dir. Edrian Pangilinan

References

Edrian Pangilinan
Co-Founder of The Fil-Am Film Collective
edrianmelchor@gmail.com

Trixi Agiao
Co-Founder of The Fil-Am Film Collective

trixianneagyao@gmail.com

Marissa Roxas
Co-Founder of The Fil-Am Film Collective
rissamayrox@gmail.com

Brenda Monzon
DYH@L Manager
BMonzon@sandiego.gov

Skills

Videography
Cinematography
Video Editing
Film Editing
Documentary Editing
Social Media Editing
Writing
Directing
Assistant Directing
Color Grading
Sound Design
Boom Op
Audio Mixing
DIT

Festivals

Ang Huling Sayaw dir. Edrian Pangilinan
Editor
-San Diego Filipino Film Festival
-South Central Film Festival
2023

Glimpse dir. Earl Paus
Production Assistant
-San Diego Filipino Film Festival
2023

Fam de Ube dir. Leah Lombos
1st Assistant Director
-48 HR Film Festival
2023

Glimpse dir. Earl Paus
Production Assistant
-San Diego Short Film Festival
2023

Ang Huling Sayaw dir. Edrian Pangilinan
Editor
-NYC Film Festival: Queer Voices
-Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival
-San Antonio LGBTQ International Film Festival
-Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
-San Diego Asian Film Festival
-Las Vegas Filipino Short Film Festival
-FilAm Creative Film Festival
2024

You + Me Will Always Be Back Then dir. Marissa Roxas
Production Assistant
-San Diego Film Festival
2024

You + Me Will Always Be Back Then dir. Marissa Roxas
Production Assistant
-Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival
-FilAm Creative Film Festival
-Hidden City Film Festival
-San Diego Film Week
2025

Rendel Balisi

2026

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