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Real video: @professajproductions
Studiophotos: @professajstudio

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I challenge @mehmetaydin.ig to a blind burger cook-off, and we need a judge @professaj who’s in?

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Finally, our wedding celebration has concluded. I want to thank everyone who came out and supported us during this time, all 121 of you.

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Why we love virtual production! #litewavemedia #virtualproduction #filmmaking

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Filming some…Sci-fi!
#litewavemedia

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THERE’S A HAMBURGLAR ON THE LOOSE.

Congrats to @professaj, the new winner of BNSD’s SHMASTERS 2026. That’s all for this year, folks.

@burgersneversaydie @carvingblock @skydusterbeer

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THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT. #SHMASTERS #HAMBURGLAR

@burgersneversaydie @carvingblock @skydusterbeer @professaj

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- BARE MINIMUM -
Coming out of sketch retirement with the dumbest one of all

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It took moving back to the states to round up the beijingers, love you guys🫶🏻

Cast:

Gege - @gegethejing
Alternate Gege - @smogmia
The Homie - Sandra

Writer/Editor: @gegethejing
DP: @professajproductions
Music: @daviddiaosu

More school projects on the way to share with the class ✊🏻🤪

#sketchcomedy #acting

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Nothing but gratitude and great honor as Chapter III: “The Thief and the Gentleman” wins Best Indie Short at the @indie_film_awards .

My sincere thanks to our sponsors — Sony China, Cream Source, and TPO Shanghai — for believing in my vision.

Salute to the incredible cast, staff, and crew @sabamazloum @yumiko_n_sh @pingtan29 @lixin9086 @professaj @professajproductions who tirelessly pushed through the bitter Shanghai winter and hyper overnight shoots to bring this film to life.

Special thanks to @varqab for his masterful scoring, elevating the film with its final touch of finesse and emotional resonance.

My deepest thanks go to my wife @wonniemama and two girls, who have never stopped cheering me on and being the best critics a filmmaker could wish for.

Here’s a little throwback to our shooting days ✨

Onward we go ✊

LINK TO FILM: https://vimeo.com/1114666957

#short #indiefilm #filmmaker #gangaji #awardwinning

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Found a superstar actress chilling in Shanghai
But I think she was too shy for a photoshoot
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Had my portable @godox_global im30 mini flash on me bc it’s so convenient and portable )

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Fifteen years ago, I came to China for the first time and found myself climbing Mount Emei.

Somewhere along the way, exhaustion won. My friend @jeremy_cherson and I decided to stay the night at a monastery on the mountain. It felt like stepping outside of time—quiet, still, and far removed from any summer camp we’ve stayed at, but still comfortable and intriguing.

I remember spotting a monk near a ping pong table.
I’ve always loved ping pong, and there was something surreal about the idea: playing a Chinese monk, in China, on one of its most sacred mountains, in a sport the country is legendary for.

So I asked him to play.

Before we even hit the first ball, hikers started arriving to make camp. The table was briskly moved away to make space for beds. The moment passed just like that—unplayed, but somehow unforgettable.

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Today, I’m in Shanghai during Qingming Festival, a day meant for remembrance. It feels fitting to reflect on how much has changed since that first trip.

My eye as a photographer has evolved. I’m drawn now to contrast, to long corridors and alleys that pull you inward, to centered subjects that hold your attention as if the pathway was made for the moment.

Inside a crowded temple, I saw a long tunnel of light and shadow. I asked a monk to stand there.
At first, he posed in stillness—meditative, composed. Then his gaze drifted, just slightly, and that was the moment.

My friend asked if I wanted to shoot a photo with him too. And suddenly, I was aware of my role—just another tourist in someone else’s place of worship, one among a thousand. A woman nearby saw us and immediately asked for her own photo with him.

For a second, it felt like the monk regretted saying yes.
Like he had shifted, unintentionally, from person to tourist attraction.

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Fifteen years apart, and I’m still chasing moments like these.
Only now, I’m more aware of what they cost—and what they mean to the world around me.

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Jing’an Temple, Shanghai.
A quiet moment with a monk — felt like stepping into another world.
The new iPhone 3D effect actually captures the depth of it

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The statue was the reference. The film was the echo.
She’s the evolution.
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Lit using @godox_global flashes

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