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Recent Happenings in the Life of Cyn!

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JANUARY

I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD named as Amazon Studios' Best Film of December 2011.
I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD advances to Amazon Studios' Year End Top 5.
Performs as MARY in a staged reading of "Mauritius" at Theatre Unlimited, in the NoHo Arts District (North Hollywood, CA).
I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD receives 6 Amazon Studios nominations.
Performs as CORRINNA STROLLER in a staged reading of "The House of Blue Leaves" at Theatre Unlimited, in the NoHo Arts District (North Hollywood, CA).
Cast in guest star role in "Los Feliz - The Show".

DECEMBER 2011

I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD releases on Amazon Studios.
Cyndee shoots role of KELLY WITT on Aaron Sorkin's upcoming HBO drama series "The Newsroom."
ADR for action comedy I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD.
Rom com HE'S MINE NOT YOURS releases on DVD.

NOVEMBER

Cyndee is featured on BellaPetite.com.
Cyndee models in photo shoot for "This Charming Guest" Box Installation by Shaniqwa Jarvis.
Cyndee appears on the The Bella Petite Hour" on America's Web Radio.
Cyndee is interviewed at the 20th Anniversary Gala for the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment" at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, CA.
Cyndee appears on Episode 2 of Dave Coulier's comedy web series "Can't Get Arrested".
Principal photography wraps on action comedy I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD.

OCTOBER

"Makin' It LA" Season One Finale - Episode 6 - "Back to the Basics" is released on Blip.tv!
Cyndee shoots short film INCENTIVUS.
"Makin' It LA" Episode 5- "The Fall" released!
Production begins on I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD.
THE CASE screens at the San Diego Asian Film Festival .
Shoots WEED JESUS: Deadly Sins short with Sam Proof.
"Makin' It LA" Episode 4- "The Call" released on Blip.tv!
Appears in film CRIME LORDS OF TOKYO on National Geographic Channel.
Performs as "The Young Wife" in LA RONDE in the GGC Players Showcase at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles, CA.
"Makin' It LA" Episode 3- "The Dream" released on Blip.tv!
Film noir short THE CASE (lead), screens at the Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival in Rome, Italy.
Rom Com movie HE'S MINE NOT YOURS world premieres at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville.
Shoots TV pitch FINDING MR. DARCY.
Cyndee's character, "Adrienne," makes her debut on "Makin' It LA" Episode 2- "The Girl" on the comedy web series .

SEPTEMBER

Web series "Makin' It LA" launches on Blip.tv!
Shoots Mun2 promo with Mexican superstars Cristian Castro and Jose Jose.
Models in print shoot at Siren Studios in Hollywood, CA.
Cast in a lead role in the action comedy feature I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD.
Performs in R&B Musical Fundraiser and Silent Auction at Theatre Unlimited in North Hollywood, CA.
Shoots "Bring Your Own Bag" promo.

AUGUST

Junket coverage for THE DEBT.
Performs as THE GIRL/CHRIS in a staged reading of CALL ME BY MY RIGHTFUL NAME by Michael Shurtleff.

JULY

Performs as TONY STASSIO in a staged reading of THE ART OF DINING, written by Tina Howe, at Theatre Unlimited in North Hollywood, CA.

JUNE

Junket coverage for GREEN LANTERN.
Performs as ANNIE HALL in the GGC Players Showcase at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, CA.
Principal photography wraps on "Makin' It LA".

MAY

Begins production on UNTITLED TRAVIS KNIGHT project.
Shoots DWP spot.
Continues production as a series regular on the comedic web series "Makin' It LA".

APRIL

Begins production as a series regular on the comedic web series "Makin' It LA".
Plays the role of NATALIE SU in the feature film HE'S MINE NOT YOURS.
THE CASE screens in the Epic Jukebox program as an OFFICIAL SELECTION of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!
Model for "ManMade" by Ellei Johndro box installation at The Standard Hotel (West Hollywood, CA).
BLIND AMBITION trailer screening party at Upper West in Santa Monica, CA.
Staged reading as SYLVIA in the play FUBAR Karl Gajdusek at Theater Unlimited (NoHo Arts District; North Hollywood, CA).

MARCH

Featured in The Standard Hotel, Hollywood video on the design done by artist Tim Biskup. I enter the video around 2:05... I got a lovely picture drawn by Tim that I still need to frame!
Interviews HANNA director Joe Wright and actors Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana.
Interviews SUCKER PUNCH director Zach Snyder and actors Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac.
THE CASE has been named an OFFICIAL SELECTION of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

FEBRUARY

Hosts a new car review of the 2011 Infiniti G Series for AutoTrader.com. As luck would have it, I got to host it with my friend Tony Sano!
Shoots commercial for Suave .
Shoots as the lead in the short film BLIND AMBITION directed by Brett Miller and Teddy Cecil.

JANUARY

Shoots MTV's "UpFront Edges" project. Thank you casting director Craig Colvin, who also previously cast me as Hedi Popson in the short film ROSHAMBO.
Shoots the DR. PAUL EKMAN INTERACTIVE VIDEO directed by Mark Ostrick! Visitors to the site will be able to click on my interview and see if they can decipher if i'm telling the truth or lying. It was great finally meeting, and working with, casting director Bonnie Gillespie and again working with Travis Knight, whom I just worked with last week on the MTV UPFRONTS SHOOT!
Shoots XOOM.COM commercial directed by Doo Lee.
Facial character model for a very popular VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE to be released next year (I can't say the name of it yet!).

DECEMBER 2010

ADR and pickup shots for feature film AWAY.

NOVEMBER

Shoots GANGLAND TOKYO for "National Geographic Explorer," directed by Philip J. Day.
Wraps production on the short film CALL ME CRAZY, directed by Rebecca Goldstein.
Shoots pilot episode of the upcoming web series SHOOTERS, directed by Jeffrey Hunt!
Shoots two commercial contest entries for the Doritos and Pepsi MAX: Crash the Super Bowl Contest! Here's the one for Pepsi Max!
THE CASE screens at the "Misinterpretations" event at El Cid in Los Angeles, CA!

OCTOBER

Interviews Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson for UNSTOPPABLE.
Shoots URB Magazine "Ecstasy" PSA shoot featuring Diplo, Apl de Ap, Steve Aoki, and Tommie Sunshine. Directed by Danny Lee.

SEPTEMBER

FINALLY (lead, co-producer) premieres at the FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES!
Interviews Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten and director Zack Snyder for LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE.
Interviews Zach Galifianakis, Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts and directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck for IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Interviews Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall for THE TOWN at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Performs lead role of "Lisa" in a staged reading of THE GIRL ON THE VIA FLAMINIA at Theater Unlimited, in the NoHo Arts District.

AUGUST

Shoots short film THE CASE as lead, Femme Fatale Faye S. , directed by Timothy Tau.
ROSHAMBO selected by Film Independent as one of the Movies of the Month.
COIN-OP TV DVD Volume 3 releases on Amazon.

JULY

ROSHAMBO screens in the LA SHORTS FEST.

JUNE

I can't say the name of the project yet, but I shot for a few days on a FEATURE FILM coming out next year. I'll be seen as a certain person's secretary. Stay tuned!
Selected & participates in the CBS DAYTIME DIVERSITY INITIATIVE with casting director Fern Orenstein.
Shoots BUD LIGHT SPEC COMMERCIAL directed by J Pinder.

MAY

Shoots supporting role in indie film AZIENDA.
Shoots Maroon 5 "Misery" video.
Shoots N.E.R.D. "Hot N' Fun" video.

APRIL

Red Carpet co-host for THE 2ND ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS, along with Mark Malkoff – comedian, writer, and filmmaker extraordinaire and Streamy nominated Kristyn Burtt of the Web.Files, at the Orpheum Theater in Hollywood. Here's some press.
UNTITLED SKETCH GROUP performance alongside Thesy Surface and Caitlin Thompson at CINESPACE in Hollywood.
Shooting as lead in indie film AWAY. Written and directed by X. Dean Lim.

MARCH

Shoots FORD FLEET print shoot with photographer DAVID ZAITZ.
"Twitter Chick" premieres at the New York International Independent Film Festival! The songwriter says Cyndee inspired this parody.
Joins PROJEKT NEWSPEAK.

FEBRUARY

Shoots " Hellz Belles Burlesque Dance Workshop" segment for LDNC.TV.
Shoots show open for LDNC.TV.
Joins "LivnDiverseCity" aka LNDC.TV as a co-host.
ROSHAMBO screens in Santa Monica, CA.

JANUARY 2010

Correspondent for URB.com and GoTV for the "13th ANNUAL GRAMMYS FNF" (Friends and Family) party at Paramount Studios.
Featured as model in NASA BRC media exhibit at KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

NOVEMBER

Shoots US CENSUS COMMERCIAL.
Shoots finale of JESSICA SIMPSON: PRICE OF BEAUTY for VH1.
Shoots webisode pilot COMA KATIE.
Post-production wraps on FINALLY.

OCTOBER

Makes cameo in TWITTER CHICK video.
Production of FINALLY begins.
Co-write short film THE CRY.
PROJECT .22 improv show runs through October 2nd.

SEPTEMBER

Models in INTEL photo shoot.
Interviews Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner for “The Invention of Lying" at the Toronto International Flm Festival.
Interviews Matt Damon and Scott Bakula for “The Informant" at the Toronto International Film Festival.
DUDES BEING DUDES: MEAT ISLAND PT. 2 debuts on AtomicWedgie.tv.

AUGUST

PROJECT .22 improv show runs for 6-weeks at the Hothouse Improvisation Theater in North Hollywood, CA!
Interviews Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, and director Shane Acker for 9.
Interviews Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church and Ken Jeong for ALL ABOUT STEVE.
Performing in LAYOVER IN LA at the Company of Angels Theater in Downtown, Los Angeles 9/7-9/9 and 9/14-9/16.
BEING REEL screens in the 2009 LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL'S BEST OF THE FEST’S “The Chickens Have Escaped” program.

JULY

Shoots as lead in DIRECTIONS short.
Shoots LA DWP PSA.
Shoots ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA) INTERACTIVE SIZZLE REEL.
Shoots NORMANDIE CASINO commercial.
Shoots VOX MERGER: AMERICAN PIE video.
Shoots I <3 VAMPIRES webisode.

JUNE

Models in photo shoot for David Zaitz Photography.
Models in TOPS AND TEES photo shoot.
Cast as Tabitha in play LAYOVER IN LA.
Interviews Hayden Paniettiere and director Chris Columbus for I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER.
Interviews Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin & Sofia Vassilieva for MY SISTER'S KEEPER.
Covers the “Hope for Firefighters” 12^th Annual Fundraiser in Downtown Los Angeles.

MAY

Shoots as lead in DIMITRI KAY DIESEL spec commercial.
Seen on “Extra” for coverage of “The Hangover” Celebrity Poker Tournament held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Models in photo shoot for Peter Jacobsen Swimsuit Photography.
Interviews Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and director Todd Phillips of “The Hangover”.
Participates in “The Hangover” Celebrity Poker Tournament at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Serves as Master or Ceremony for UCLA’s Pilipino Alumni Association “A Golden Foundation for the Hope of Our Future” 8^th annual fundraising benefit
BEING REEL shows as Festival Pick at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival’s “Love, Longing and Loss” short program at the Directors Guild of America.

APRIL

Interviews Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am & Lynn Collins for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”.
Shoots UNTITLED DAVID LEHRE WEBISODE.
Interviews Zac Efron, Thomas Lennon, Leslie Mann & Matthew Perry for 17 AGAIN.

MARCH

Plays Sumatran Cave Woman for Animal Planet’s ANIMAL ARMAGEDDEON.
Interviews Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung & James Marsters for DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION.
Interviews Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck for STATE OF PLAY.
Covers the premiere of the Tesla Model S for HCTV.
Interviews Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Michael Pena for OBSERVE & REPORT for E-Asylum on TUN, The University Network.
Models in photo shoot for Modern Fitness 101.
Shoots spec HP commercial.
Staged reading of MARKED FOR LOVE at the Complex Theater in Hollywood, CA.
Shoots short MAALINSANGAN NA MANGKOK NA SABAW aka "Spoiled Chicken Soup”.
Shoots short ROSHAMBO.
COIN-OP TV DVD VOLUME 2 OUT NOW !! All episodes have been re-mastered for DVD. Features over 90 minutes of content! Bonus to this DVD - never before seen audition tape with Cyndee San Luis (host on upcoming volume 3 release).
COIN-OP TV DVD VOLUME 2 available through Amazon.com

FEBRUARY

Featured in “Dances with Groceries” episode of 10 ITEMS OR LESS airing on TBS.
BEING REEL accepted into Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

JANUARY

Interviews Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neal McDonough & Taboo for STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI.
Shoots short VOMISA.
Interviews Isla Fisher, Krysten Ritter, Hugh Dancy, Kristin Scott Thomas & Jerry Bruckheimer for CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC.

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