Known for his success in both the Asian American and GLBT film community, filmmaker and cinematographer PJ Raval will host a free discussion on his experiences with niche markets of the indie filmmaking world. PJ’s films have screened at Slant over the years, most recently Lead Role: Father in 2007. Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s ‘25 new faces of independent film 2006′, PJ just completed Trinidad, a feature documentary about Trinidad, Colorado’s transformation from Wild West outpost to “sex change capital of the world.”

PJ Raval is an ex-scientist, ex-vegetarian, and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been showcased at both Sundance and Cannes.