Thomas Galli, M.A.

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Courses

Introduction to Video Production, Intermediate Video Production, Advanced Video Production, Intermediate Studio Production, Advanced Studio Production and Communication Through Cinema, Internet Radio.

Biography

Tom Galli is a Louisiana native whose father had a Ph.D. in physics and a passion for photography. Tom grew up learning his f-stops and shutter speeds alongside his ABCs and began helping with his father’s photography business when he was eight years old. Around 1990, he decided that moving pictures were more interesting than still pictures and transferred into the Radio/Television/Film program at nearby Northeast Louisiana University.

Tom worked professionally in video and television, running the production department for a Time Warner cable affiliate while earning his Master’s degree. He migrated to Hawaii in 1996, teaching classes for Chaminade’s weekend program while running the Training Department of Olelo Community Television. He transferred to full-time status here at Chaminade in 2004.

Tom is also active in the local indie film culture. He’s a member of the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective, where he volunteers on productions, mentors other members, and runs the occasional class.

Recent Publications

• Shelter. Independent dark comedy about life in
  a hyper-violent near future, produced as a collaborative effort by the Hawaii
  Filmmakers Collective. Sound Recordist, Mentor. March 2020.
• The Way I See It. Documentary by Focus
  Features on White House photographer Pete Souza. Sound Recordist, Hawaii Unit.
  • Telluride Film Festival – Official
    Selection 2020
• Extra. Independent comedy short film about the
  life of a movie extra. Sound Recordist. February 2020.
  • Studio City International Film
    Festival – Official Selection 2020
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival –
    Best Comedy Film Award Finalist Summer 2020
  • Made in Hawaii Film Festival –
    Official Selection 2020
  • Tampa Bay Film Society’s Movie
    Night – Official Selection 2020
  • Houston Comedy Film Festival –
    Best Comedy Film Finalist Fall 2020
• Life. Docudrama about life on the organ
  transplant waiting list. Editor, Sound Recordist. 2019.
• Catie. Comedy/science fiction web series
  pilot. Sound recordist. 2019.
• My Culture Matters. Three-episode
  issues-oriented talk show featuring perspectives from college students. Done in
  conjunction with Dr. Allison Paynter as fulfillment of a Faculty Fellowship.
  Premiered April 2019. Co-Producer, Executive Director, Mentor.
• Resolving Fair Housing Conflicts, Complaints, and Disputes. An hour-long discussion panel produced in conjunction with the US
  Department of Housing and Urban Development, Honolulu Field Office. April 2019.
  Co-Producer, Executive Director, Graphics, Mentor.
• Cultural Appropriation in Poetry. A project
  with Brooke Carlson and James Gochenauer exploring audio recordings of poetry
  and abstract sounds on a Shakespearean theme. Sound Recordist, Editor, 2019.
  Pilot episodes included:
  • Another from the King of Hams
  • Iago’s Eye, or Iago’s Sigh
  • Learing
  • Spitting Rage
• One Minute. Entry in the Hawaii Filmmakers
  Collective 2019 48 Hour Film Challenge. April 2019. Editor.
• Trailer. Trailer for the Hawaii Filmmakers
  Collective 2019 48 Hour Film Challenge. March 2019. Editor.
• Turn On Your Own. Independent coming-of-age
  drama. March 2019. Sound Editor.
  • Made in Hawaii Film Festival –
    Official selection 2019.
• Waterworks. Independent romantic comedy. Done
  through Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. February 2019. Sound Recordist, Sound
  Editor.
  • Made in Hawaii Film Festival –
    Official selection 2019.
  • Lift-Off Network’s First-Time
    Filmmaker’s Session – Official selection 2019
• Precious Little Things. Independent dramatic
  film. Entry in Hawaii Filmmakers Collective 48-Hour Challenge. April 2018.  Sound Recordist, Editor.
• 50 Years of Fair Housing. An hour-long
  discussion panel produced in conjunction with the US Department of Housing and
  Urban Development, Honolulu Field Office. April 2018. Co-Producer, Executive
  Director, Graphics, Mentor.
• Aiuchi. Independent film, thriller. Done
  through the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. April 2018.  Sound Recordist, Editor.
• Nuclear. Independent dramatic film exploring
  the nature of family structure in this age of non-traditional gender roles.
  Done through the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. 2018. Sound Editor.
  • Phred Love aware – Honolulu
    Rainbow Film Festival 2018
• 3 Reasons to Kiss. Independent romantic
  comedy. Done through the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. Sound Recordist.
  • Made in Hawaii Film Festival –
    Official Selection 2020
  • Accolade Competition – Award of
    Recognition 2018
  • Chinese American Film Festival –
    Official Selection & Golden Angel Award Candidate 2018
  • Los Angeles CineFest –
    Semi-Finalist 2018.
  • Indie Short Fest (Los Angeles
    International Film Festival) – Official Selection 2019
  • IMDb Independent Shorts Award –
    Winner, Bronze Award, Best Romantic Comedy, November 2019
• Power & Folly. A collection of original
  Kabuki plays presented by the University of Hawaii Manoa Department of Theatre
  and Dance. Director, Camera, Editor, DVD Author. 2018.
• Prodigal Son. Produced at The Actors Group by
  All the World’s a Stage Theatre Company. Lighting Designer. 2018
• Same T’ing. Independent film about an elderly
  amputee finding a new purpose in life. Done through Hawaii Filmmakers
  Collective. Sound Editor.
  • Accolade Competition – Award of
    Recognition 2017
  • Best Shorts Competition – Award of
    Merit 2017.
• The Waiting Game. Independent film about the
  families of deployed soldiers. Done through Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. Sound
  Editor.
  • San Francisco Veterans Film
    Festival 2018 – Official Selection.
  • Amazon All Voices Film Festival
    2019 – Official Selection.
• River Street. 
  Independent film about a Chinese ghost story. Done through the Hawaii
  Filmmakers Collective. Premiered May 21, 2017. Sound, Foley, and ADR Recordist.
  • Made in Hawaii Film Festival –
    Official Selection 2020