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H.P. Mendoza is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Editor and Sound American born on 13 march 1977 at San Francisco (USA)

H.P. Mendoza

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Nationality USA
Birth 13 march 1977 (47 years) at San Francisco (USA)

H. P. Mendoza (born 13 March 1977, San Francisco, California) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He is best known for his micro-budget work as screenwriter, composer and lyricist on Colma: The Musical (2006), as well as his follow-up musical and directorial debut, Fruit Fly (2010). Mendoza's musical films have been dubbed "mumblechoral" by Steve Seid of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Mendoza was inducted into Essential SF by San Francisco Film Society alongside Terry Zwigoff and Judy Stone (journalist).

Mendoza also wrote and directed the 2012 film I Am a Ghost as well as the 2014 magic documentary Now and at the Hour. His entry into political cinema, Great Hymn of Thanksgiving/Conversation Storm is slated for a 2015 release.

Along with his feature films, Mendoza is also known for his music in films and albums, notably his first album, Everything is Pop, re-released for its 10th anniversary in 2014.

Biography

Mendoza is openly gay and is married to his partner, designer/animator Mark Del Lima, with whom he started Ersatz Films.
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Filmography of H.P. Mendoza (3 films)

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Actor

Fruit Fly
Fruit Fly (2009)
, 1h34
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Fruit Fly is a musical comedy about Bethesda, a Filipina performance artist finding home in the unlikeliest places. She moves into an artist commune in an attempt to workshop her latest piece which deals with finding her lunch. In the process, she finds an artistic family, clues of her lunch’s whereabouts, and the startling possibility that she just might be a fag-hag.
Colma: The Musical
Colma: The Musical (2006)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Roles Rodel
Rating63% 3.1949853.1949853.1949853.1949853.194985
The film follows three teenagers, Billy (Jake Moreno), Rodel (H.P. Mendoza), and Maribel (L.A. Renigen), and their exploits only weeks after graduating from high school. After Billy decides to audition for the regional musical, he meets a college student, Tara (Sigrid Sutter), who is also an aspiring actor. Billy's ambition expectedly puts a strain on his relationships with his best friends, Rodel and Maribel. Rodel, meanwhile, struggles with coming out of the closet to his single father (Larry Soriano), while Maribel struggles to figure out what to do next in life.

Director

I Am a Ghost
I Am a Ghost (2012)
, 1h16
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Rating58% 2.945192.945192.945192.945192.94519
During an indeterminable time period, Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled ghost who died, haunts her own Victorian house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a 'patient/therapist' relationship, uncovering disturbing mysteries about her past that may help her move on to 'the next place'.
Fruit Fly
Fruit Fly (2009)
, 1h34
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Fruit Fly is a musical comedy about Bethesda, a Filipina performance artist finding home in the unlikeliest places. She moves into an artist commune in an attempt to workshop her latest piece which deals with finding her lunch. In the process, she finds an artistic family, clues of her lunch’s whereabouts, and the startling possibility that she just might be a fag-hag.

Scriptwriter

I Am a Ghost
I Am a Ghost (2012)
, 1h16
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.945192.945192.945192.945192.94519
During an indeterminable time period, Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled ghost who died, haunts her own Victorian house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a 'patient/therapist' relationship, uncovering disturbing mysteries about her past that may help her move on to 'the next place'.
Fruit Fly
Fruit Fly (2009)
, 1h34
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Fruit Fly is a musical comedy about Bethesda, a Filipina performance artist finding home in the unlikeliest places. She moves into an artist commune in an attempt to workshop her latest piece which deals with finding her lunch. In the process, she finds an artistic family, clues of her lunch’s whereabouts, and the startling possibility that she just might be a fag-hag.
Colma: The Musical
Colma: The Musical (2006)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Rating63% 3.1949853.1949853.1949853.1949853.194985
The film follows three teenagers, Billy (Jake Moreno), Rodel (H.P. Mendoza), and Maribel (L.A. Renigen), and their exploits only weeks after graduating from high school. After Billy decides to audition for the regional musical, he meets a college student, Tara (Sigrid Sutter), who is also an aspiring actor. Billy's ambition expectedly puts a strain on his relationships with his best friends, Rodel and Maribel. Rodel, meanwhile, struggles with coming out of the closet to his single father (Larry Soriano), while Maribel struggles to figure out what to do next in life.

Producer

I Am a Ghost
I Am a Ghost (2012)
, 1h16
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.945192.945192.945192.945192.94519
During an indeterminable time period, Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled ghost who died, haunts her own Victorian house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a 'patient/therapist' relationship, uncovering disturbing mysteries about her past that may help her move on to 'the next place'.

Editor

I Am a Ghost
I Am a Ghost (2012)
, 1h16
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Rating58% 2.945192.945192.945192.945192.94519
During an indeterminable time period, Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled ghost who died, haunts her own Victorian house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a 'patient/therapist' relationship, uncovering disturbing mysteries about her past that may help her move on to 'the next place'.

Sound

I Am a Ghost
I Am a Ghost (2012)
, 1h16
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Rating58% 2.945192.945192.945192.945192.94519
During an indeterminable time period, Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled ghost who died, haunts her own Victorian house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a 'patient/therapist' relationship, uncovering disturbing mysteries about her past that may help her move on to 'the next place'.
Fruit Fly
Fruit Fly (2009)
, 1h34
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Fruit Fly is a musical comedy about Bethesda, a Filipina performance artist finding home in the unlikeliest places. She moves into an artist commune in an attempt to workshop her latest piece which deals with finding her lunch. In the process, she finds an artistic family, clues of her lunch’s whereabouts, and the startling possibility that she just might be a fag-hag.
Colma: The Musical
Colma: The Musical (2006)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors H.P. Mendoza
Roles Music
Rating63% 3.1949853.1949853.1949853.1949853.194985
The film follows three teenagers, Billy (Jake Moreno), Rodel (H.P. Mendoza), and Maribel (L.A. Renigen), and their exploits only weeks after graduating from high school. After Billy decides to audition for the regional musical, he meets a college student, Tara (Sigrid Sutter), who is also an aspiring actor. Billy's ambition expectedly puts a strain on his relationships with his best friends, Rodel and Maribel. Rodel, meanwhile, struggles with coming out of the closet to his single father (Larry Soriano), while Maribel struggles to figure out what to do next in life.