https://workbykai.com Kai Medina Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:38:33 +0000 https://workbykai.com en https://workbykai.com/About Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:44 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/About <img width="4815" height="5902" width_o="4815" height_o="5902" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1793fca648dcc2e56679f4339f9e5bf11c7e31e8386e09287d2a4f738fdcfc98/41620010.jpg" data-mid="173724229" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1793fca648dcc2e56679f4339f9e5bf11c7e31e8386e09287d2a4f738fdcfc98/41620010.jpg" /> Kai Medina (he/they) is a Filipino trans video editor based in Brooklyn, New York. &nbsp;His mission is to create more empathy in this world through sharing the stories and experiences of BIPOC, queer, trans individuals and communities.&nbsp; Collaborations: Teen Vogue,&nbsp;COMPLEX NTWRK, MadameNoireAndy Baraghani, Righteous Eats&nbsp; IG: @kai.mdna https://workbykai.com/Righteous-Eats Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:38:16 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/Righteous-Eats Righteous Eats&nbsp; Role: Video Editor&nbsp; Over 45 million views across Reels, Tiktok, YT Shorts INTERVIEWS&nbsp; <img width="288" height="446" width_o="288" height_o="446" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d51e4e4b2112e6d90b9cc2100fbe7d8e910fd6e70133fcf458884e19ae7a8e99/Screenshot-2026-07-10-at-12.23.30PM.png" data-mid="250297097" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/288/i/d51e4e4b2112e6d90b9cc2100fbe7d8e910fd6e70133fcf458884e19ae7a8e99/Screenshot-2026-07-10-at-12.23.30PM.png" /> Over 20+ million views across Reels/Tiktok/Twitter/Youtube + 40k subscribers <img width="288" height="450" width_o="288" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99b701ca224eb21f36beadf2fb22c48e534ba150a3b590db6df0a9f2e55d8f72/Screenshot-2026-07-10-at-12.29.39PM.png" data-mid="250297220" border="0" data-scale="83" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/614/i/5b15a614492d9be5fdb20ae92e2e16ed333d64cf123a14bd26f77abf813cd06a/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.59.05PM.png" />Over 700k+ views across Reels/Tiktok/Youtube <img width="826" height="728" width_o="826" height_o="728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c21967fc1817cb320fdccd006f3fddd0cd586bfd7d692844fefe4e19289023e8/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.56.50PM.png" data-mid="201132350" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/826/i/c21967fc1817cb320fdccd006f3fddd0cd586bfd7d692844fefe4e19289023e8/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.56.50PM.png" /> Over 500k+ views across Reels/Tiktok/Youtube RIGHTEOUS EATS CLASSICS &nbsp; <img width="614" height="614" width_o="614" height_o="614" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d5bc950524dd1fe9b24d0b1580514fa9ce734627181ec7608ae1442f6098c99/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.08.51PM.png" data-mid="201133177" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/614/i/0d5bc950524dd1fe9b24d0b1580514fa9ce734627181ec7608ae1442f6098c99/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.08.51PM.png" />Over 550k+ views across Reels/Tiktok/Youtube <img width="614" height="612" width_o="614" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92b2dc6ed7c49127212c2f83af15011c25616ad7ae406c11d803dc9a815eb89f/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.51.37PM.png" data-mid="201132190" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/614/i/92b2dc6ed7c49127212c2f83af15011c25616ad7ae406c11d803dc9a815eb89f/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.51.37PM.png" />At @pizzax_astoria , Javier Román combines his mother’s recipes with dough, sauce, and cheese, creating something that we’ve never seen before... but that is a must-try. <img width="614" height="614" width_o="614" height_o="614" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01ec5ffa9f52def54a0c7f6a7254af7895e077a12e25d767c26ae61187b2f275/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.05.45PM.png" data-mid="201133006" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/614/i/01ec5ffa9f52def54a0c7f6a7254af7895e077a12e25d767c26ae61187b2f275/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.05.45PM.png" /> Over 400k+ views across Reels/Tiktok/Youtube <img width="618" height="616" width_o="618" height_o="616" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac3a431d24260b5654a04848bb7a791532d24e724e07e99ee0f4841e8d495ee6/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.52.15PM.png" data-mid="201132224" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/618/i/ac3a431d24260b5654a04848bb7a791532d24e724e07e99ee0f4841e8d495ee6/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.52.15PM.png" />Locals already know about @veggiecastle… but if you needed an excuse to pull up to Richmond Hill Queens and indulge in West Indian cuisine, peep the details. <img width="614" height="610" width_o="614" height_o="610" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec4604083b54ed65c152938af9b70c7b96a613d26b752d04484cce8b963aa764/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.07.39PM.png" data-mid="201133120" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/614/i/ec4604083b54ed65c152938af9b70c7b96a613d26b752d04484cce8b963aa764/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.07.39PM.png" /> Over 400k+ views across Reels/Tiktok/Youtube PODCASTS <img width="826" height="806" width_o="826" height_o="806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c95a7c4a3eb9d9d3a356ba581293ddf664c8df7585dd1edf7c5c1a03c00a8315/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.55.33PM.png" data-mid="201132305" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/826/i/c95a7c4a3eb9d9d3a356ba581293ddf664c8df7585dd1edf7c5c1a03c00a8315/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-4.55.33PM.png" /> <img width="780" height="754" width_o="780" height_o="754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cddf3077d465e47e7fdfa81e6c46337095021f0a4bde1f6d9f19869e37f4e066/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.03.48PM.png" data-mid="201132902" border="0" data-scale="75" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/780/i/cddf3077d465e47e7fdfa81e6c46337095021f0a4bde1f6d9f19869e37f4e066/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-5.03.48PM.png" /> <img width="612" height="612" width_o="612" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a0bb9f5b6a73951d1ca72a650a93e5fe16058a2eb4b06331daff3d1ed76cf71/Screenshot-2024-05-12-at-4.22.44-PM.png" data-mid="210755005" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/612/i/2a0bb9f5b6a73951d1ca72a650a93e5fe16058a2eb4b06331daff3d1ed76cf71/Screenshot-2024-05-12-at-4.22.44-PM.png" /> https://workbykai.com/Documenting-the-Nameplate Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:38:33 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/Documenting-the-Nameplate Documenting the Nameplate&nbsp; The Nameplate is a vibrant photographic celebration of nameplate jewelry featuring deeply personal stories and rich cultural contexts, collected by the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project. Role: Videographer &amp; Editor Promo Today we are very happy to share the final installment of these videos, created by Kai Medina (@kai.mdna), which captures “The Nameplate” out in the world, and in the hands of some of the people in its pages! 📖🎥💘 Recap Documenting the Nameplate spent a beautiful afternoon at @bargain_bazaaar_jewelry while @oswaldothejeweler, Irwin, and Ali demonstrated how nameplates are made by hand, from a sheet of unpolished gold to a finished necklace 🔬🔧🔥 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://workbykai.com/Swamp-Party Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:44 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/Swamp-Party SWAMP PARTY Charles and Jennie Duvernay from Duvernay Collective spent 48 hours in an Ace Hotel Brooklyn suite finishing this labor of love, “Swamp Party,” their largest hand-beaded work to date. Swamp Party was organized by the lifestyle art brand GBA/Guilty By Association. Videographer: Kai Medina &amp; Kennard MedinaEditor: Kai MedinaColorist: Kennard Medina <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36627153a22e093dc364c508de5c6f47eeffb5c8a6e12827ae47b7d908953e17/deliv05.png" data-mid="173083121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36627153a22e093dc364c508de5c6f47eeffb5c8a6e12827ae47b7d908953e17/deliv05.png" /><img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a049218cc61800d558adfc12d223bfbc3837f984d5ba90fcd8dbbeeef3e60ee/deliv10.png" data-mid="173723954" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a049218cc61800d558adfc12d223bfbc3837f984d5ba90fcd8dbbeeef3e60ee/deliv10.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53f8104b854c3082925a70f3815c88989b38413d6e516f3426c8640f7e0ecd83/deliv01.png" data-mid="173083064" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53f8104b854c3082925a70f3815c88989b38413d6e516f3426c8640f7e0ecd83/deliv01.png" /><img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab3313c37191b4f284c1bea01bb1b9fd318821a8b166fbbb684884b306db9687/deliv03.png" data-mid="173083114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab3313c37191b4f284c1bea01bb1b9fd318821a8b166fbbb684884b306db9687/deliv03.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b711801d429830336b95d2225e1acfbff170d20111f58914ac877a08abe7665/deliv08.png" data-mid="173723956" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b711801d429830336b95d2225e1acfbff170d20111f58914ac877a08abe7665/deliv08.png" /><img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ee9d521a5ff896757f5195b2680667548e6ec996ed521a997534f83d1f95ae8/deliv04.png" data-mid="173083118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ee9d521a5ff896757f5195b2680667548e6ec996ed521a997534f83d1f95ae8/deliv04.png" /> https://workbykai.com/HalfMoon-x-Boiler-Room Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:45 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/HalfMoon-x-Boiler-Room HALFMOON x BOILER ROOM For Half Moon's 1st ever festival stage at the Boiler Room NYC festival 2021, Half Moon put together a special lineup of rising artist from NYC. Videographers: Kai Medina &amp; Kennard MedinaInterviewer: ArchieEditor: Kai MedinaColorist: Kennard Medina <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/387936c66f95859939bce0c0b4c2e862a0886abbcc4f84e4f815212653f1525d/half2_1.3.2.jpg" data-mid="173689624" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/387936c66f95859939bce0c0b4c2e862a0886abbcc4f84e4f815212653f1525d/half2_1.3.2.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3d5d0053b98507e4bc4a59ec8a0b7b10f3739579702f97a1fb04750f9c70e55/half3_1.3.3.jpg" data-mid="173689626" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3d5d0053b98507e4bc4a59ec8a0b7b10f3739579702f97a1fb04750f9c70e55/half3_1.3.3.jpg" /> https://workbykai.com/MV-Spotlight Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:45 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/MV-Spotlight MV Spotlight: JV Gonzales Introducing MVSPOTLIGHT – a deeper look at some of the creatives and artists featured on MERCADOVICENTE. In our first-ever video SPOTLIGHT, our team picked our founder Jan Vincent Gonzales who, after a stint in the fashion industry, started his eponymous agency due to the lack of Filipinx representation in the media. Director, Editor: Kai Medina Co-Director, Interviewer: Alexandra Cuerdo Director of Photography: Kenny MedinaColorist: Kenny MedinaCompany: Jan Vincent Gonzales <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22544b054afeb7af9f69301964d0a2485c8ff35a66d9184dfa4a1837981b1c6f/work2.jpg" data-mid="173689369" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22544b054afeb7af9f69301964d0a2485c8ff35a66d9184dfa4a1837981b1c6f/work2.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82f33d7c0a9a62717a0b00f4bfa87260cf68c31277eac630222371122e1d9e19/work3.jpg" data-mid="173689370" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82f33d7c0a9a62717a0b00f4bfa87260cf68c31277eac630222371122e1d9e19/work3.jpg" /> https://workbykai.com/DDate-1 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:46 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/DDate-1 DDate D-Date is an unscripted reality show that tasks a single to go on 4 dates with two guys picked and coordinated by her closest friends. In the end, they must decide who they want to continue dating. Role: Cinematographer / Editor Status: Seeking Distro <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3ffe79c86728c151aa41a47517de9e227846370e900eb9b927a811fb1fc27c3/ddate_ep3_still2_5.2.1.jpg" data-mid="173090047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3ffe79c86728c151aa41a47517de9e227846370e900eb9b927a811fb1fc27c3/ddate_ep3_still2_5.2.1.jpg" /> <img width="3360" height="2100" width_o="3360" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f4863ed990e4a1d4181f0e4587b662e669f38a5bfee8f2dc47b77726a2bff44/Screen-Shot-2022-03-21-at-6.29.09-PM.jpeg" data-mid="173689728" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f4863ed990e4a1d4181f0e4587b662e669f38a5bfee8f2dc47b77726a2bff44/Screen-Shot-2022-03-21-at-6.29.09-PM.jpeg" /> https://workbykai.com/BTS-1 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:37:46 +0000 Kai Medina https://workbykai.com/BTS-1 SOWCIAL A BTS look into SOW’s photoshoot for their SOWCIAL.