Aria Inthavong

Last week was a whirlwind capped off by the honor of winning Outstanding Actor AND the Panavision Award for Outstanding Feature Film for our movie, “Nowhere Men,” (@nowheremenfilm) at @micheauxfilmfest! When @sai.inthavong and I self-produced “Nowhere Men” in Portland back in 2016 (barely financed by my work as a terrible Uber driver), I didn’t anticipate it would take me SEVEN years to finish editing it. At a particular low point where it felt like the edit was in shambles, we said that we just needed to finish it for the cast & crew who gave their time to the project, and that whatever else happened would be a bonus. So to not only finally finish the film, but to then start our festival run with these awards is such a surreal feeling. I moved to LA from Asia back in 2010 to act and direct, and while I’m grateful for the past 7 years of unscripted content I’ve produced for BuzzFeed and my own channel, this reception to our film feels like a nice reminder of what I originally came here to do. So thank you to @courtproducedit, @noelbraham and the entire team at @micheauxfilmfest for curating a space that allows for such inspiration to occur! They organized such an incredible festival while continuing to build a beautiful community that celebrates and supports artists from all backgrounds - many of whom I’m glad to now know! I can’t wait to return to the festival in the future! Thank you so much as well to all our friends and loved ones who made it out to our 10am weekday screening - it meant so much to us! And extra thanks definitely have to go to those that made the trip all the way down from Portland! And a final thank you to anyone still reading this far! Ultimately, “Nowhere Men” is a story about artists, and once Hollywood gets its shit together and pays artists what they deserve, I’m excited to dive into our next project - hopefully it doesn’t take another 7 years though 🙃 Styled by @maisonpriveepr_la Suit: @weishengparis Shirt: @weishengparis Necklace: @icelinkofficial Shoes: @jb_rautureau Special thanks & kisses to: @jack.dytrych & @pablo_kaestli

Who knew that trespassing and crawling over human remains could be such fun! All photos taken by @helenaernst

CAPTION THIS 🎅🏼 I’ll Venmo/PayPal $4.99 to the person whose caption tickles me most 📸 @jacktdphoto

The last pic is a gift to the folks at tumblr.com/malestarssockedfeet 😌 @pacsun #pacpartner #inmypac #pacdenim

Swipe for some cool movies I’ve watched/rewatched recently!!

Bark bark bark! @pacsun #pacpartner #inmypac #pacdenim

Marching into fall fits 🫡 @pacsun #pacpartner #inmypac

Hot times, hot friends, hot cats!

Grew freckles for @weareuprisers fall 2023 campaign ♥️ Creative Director - @mkhanabusa Producer - @me.2su Director of Photography - @justfeng Production Assistant - @dizzyd718 Hair & Makeup - @char.lefe

Tore myself away from Baldur’s Gate 3 to touch grass for a minute. STUDIO by @supervsn @pacsun #pacpartner

STUDIO by @supervsn + @pacsun dripping me in all red to honor my favorite home invader 🎅🏼 #pacpartner

Everyone thank @pacsun and STUDIO by @supervsn for the feet pic samples #pacpartner