Director: H.P. Mendoza
Screenplay/Music: H.P. Mendoza
Distributor: Ersatz Film, TBD
Released 2021

 "This is our private channel, can you hear me?" - Orange Astronaut

In 2012, I wrote an electronic dance album for Mark Del Lima's birthday called 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 and the narrative chronicled the human journey to the moon after the Earth is ravaged by a deadly virus. Not only was this an exploration of my obsession with retrofuturism, it was a way for me to deal with my anxieties around sustainability, death and the future.

In 2020, The Svane Family Foundation commissioned 100 artists to reinterpret the narrative of "The Ark", a vessel that survives a disrupting event. I was one of those artists and I took 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 and transformed it into a visual piece, a sci-fi "visual album" (think 𝘕𝘢𝘲𝘰𝘺𝘲𝘢𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘪 meets 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭, or 𝘋𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘬: 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 5555 ) that I designed to play on three square screens.

In 2021, The Svane Family Foundation presented ARK, a collection of 100 new works curated for auction at the San Francisco Art Institute, Fort Mason. Projected on three separate screens, Attack, Decay, Release was the only piece not up for auction and was exhibited in its own bespoke space for a month.

In 2022, Attack, Decay, Release won the grand prize at the Tallgrass Film Festival: The Stubbornly Independent Award.

The Complete Attack, Decay, Release is slated to be screened in its entirety with live accompaniment at The Exploratorium in San Francisco on June 1, 2023 featuring me, Anna Ishida, Carolyn Oliss, Seng Chen and Dan Staublin live and in-person! Stay tuned for updates here on hpmendoza.com!

Director: H.P. Mendoza
Screenplay: H.P. Mendoza
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures, Ersatz Film
Released 2014

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'.
 

• Top 10 Films of 2012 - National Film Society
• Best of 2012 Performers - Asia Pacific Arts
• Best Films of 2012 - Asia Pacific Arts
• Best of 2012 - The Conduit Speaks
• Best Directors of 2012 - The Conduit Speaks
• Best of 2012 - Dallas Voice
• Top 10 Films of 2012 - All Things Horror
• Best of 2012 - Film Bizarro
• Top 10 Best Horror 2012 - Planet of Terror
• Best of 2012 - Horror Director - SF Weekly
• Best of 2012 - MIX Film Festival Mexico 2012
• BEST ACTRESSES OF 2012 - MIX Film Festival Mexico 2012

★★★★
"BRILLIANT. Like Kubrick, Hitchcock and Bergman combined." - Tim Sika, San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Director: Richard Wong
Screenplay: H.P. Mendoza
Distributor: Cherry Sky Films
Released 2012

A self-proclaimed "modern couple" are thrown into turmoil when another couple suggests they all have an orgy. Called "a satirical dart aimed at trendy mores" by Dennis Harvey, Variety, Yes, We're Open is the winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Director: H.P. Mendoza
Screenplay: H.P. Mendoza
Distributor: Ersatz Film
Released 2010

Performance artist Bethesda comes to San Francisco and becomes the "fruit fly" of choice for her circle of gay male buddies while uncovering long-hidden family secrets. Called a "witty homespun musical" by the Los Angeles Times, Fruit Fly features 14 original songs and is the directorial debut of Colma: The Musical's H.P. Mendoza.