Jeff Phungglan
@jeffphungglan.bsky.social
Director • Writer of (mostly self-deprecating) words 🇹🇭🇺🇸
JeffPhungglan.substack.com
JeffPhungglan.substack.com
🗣️Screenwriters! Do you want script feedback from a human (not AI slop)?
I’m crowdfunding my first feature—Mei I., a dystopian thriller about identity & immigration.
Donate $50+ before Monday & I’ll give you real coverage on your script.
bit.ly/meiifilm
I’m crowdfunding my first feature—Mei I., a dystopian thriller about identity & immigration.
Donate $50+ before Monday & I’ll give you real coverage on your script.
bit.ly/meiifilm
Mei I. - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Mei I. is a grounded thriller about survival, family, and the fight to stay human in a divided country. In a world pulling us apart, this story is a reminder that love—and hope—are still worth chasing.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🗣️Screenwriters! Do you want script feedback from a human (not AI slop)?
I’m crowdfunding my first feature—Mei I., a dystopian thriller about identity & immigration.
Donate $50+ before Monday & I’ll give you real coverage on your script.
bit.ly/meiifilm
I’m crowdfunding my first feature—Mei I., a dystopian thriller about identity & immigration.
Donate $50+ before Monday & I’ll give you real coverage on your script.
bit.ly/meiifilm
A little insomnia-induced writing sprint never hurt anyone, right?
May 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A little insomnia-induced writing sprint never hurt anyone, right?
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The take I haven’t seen yet is how this proposed tariff will 1000% be used as justification for making AI movies
May 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The take I haven’t seen yet is how this proposed tariff will 1000% be used as justification for making AI movies
The state of the industry this weekend
April 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The state of the industry this weekend
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It's a good night to decide to run for office. runforwhat.net
April 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's a good night to decide to run for office. runforwhat.net
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Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!
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Are you watching White Lotus?
My amazing wife, Susan, who is a journalist and Thai American, has been bombarded with questions about it. She’s sharing in her new newsletter Nit Noi — subscribe and check it out!
nitnoithai.substack.com/p/white-lotu...
My amazing wife, Susan, who is a journalist and Thai American, has been bombarded with questions about it. She’s sharing in her new newsletter Nit Noi — subscribe and check it out!
nitnoithai.substack.com/p/white-lotu...
White Lotus: A Thai American's perspective of season 3
*Spoiler alert* I'm now a fan! The show is a slow burn with plenty of Thai culture infused in each episode.
nitnoithai.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Are you watching White Lotus?
My amazing wife, Susan, who is a journalist and Thai American, has been bombarded with questions about it. She’s sharing in her new newsletter Nit Noi — subscribe and check it out!
nitnoithai.substack.com/p/white-lotu...
My amazing wife, Susan, who is a journalist and Thai American, has been bombarded with questions about it. She’s sharing in her new newsletter Nit Noi — subscribe and check it out!
nitnoithai.substack.com/p/white-lotu...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This feels like a bad idea. All of them have already been doing this and making property prices unlivable.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Amazon Hollywood boss Mike Hopkins have both joined forces with @RickCarusoLA for a new non-profit to rebuild LA.
There are now several different initiatives with the same mission.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There are now several different initiatives with the same mission.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaire Caruso Starts Nonprofit for LA Fire Rebuilding
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso, a vocal critic of Los Angeles leadership during last month’s wildfires, announced he’ll lead a nonprofit aimed at accelerating private-sector involvement in the area...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This feels like a bad idea. All of them have already been doing this and making property prices unlivable.
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⚠️ PSA to anyone posting to YouTube ⚠️
Definitely go in and turn this off!! I don’t think it even needs explaining at this point!!
Please let everyone know
Definitely go in and turn this off!! I don’t think it even needs explaining at this point!!
Please let everyone know
December 16, 2024 at 1:42 PM
⚠️ PSA to anyone posting to YouTube ⚠️
Definitely go in and turn this off!! I don’t think it even needs explaining at this point!!
Please let everyone know
Definitely go in and turn this off!! I don’t think it even needs explaining at this point!!
Please let everyone know
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If you can spare a few bucks for local news!!
December 17, 2024 at 12:51 PM
If you can spare a few bucks for local news!!
The best thing about having a head cold is that I’m too sick to be depressed at the moment
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
The best thing about having a head cold is that I’m too sick to be depressed at the moment
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Times like these prompt me to reflect on how my views have been so warped being a reporter in America. When Yoon Suk Yeol became president by just 200,000 votes in 2022, I braced for a long recount fight cuz I’d covered the 2020 recount fights in U.S. swing states.
I was so surprised when… 1/7
I was so surprised when… 1/7
December 3, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Times like these prompt me to reflect on how my views have been so warped being a reporter in America. When Yoon Suk Yeol became president by just 200,000 votes in 2022, I braced for a long recount fight cuz I’d covered the 2020 recount fights in U.S. swing states.
I was so surprised when… 1/7
I was so surprised when… 1/7
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Even out in the open ocean, Laysan albatrosses like Makana can’t escape the effects of plastic pollution. These incredible seabirds often mistake floating plastic for food, with devastating consequences for themselves and their chicks.
November 25, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Even out in the open ocean, Laysan albatrosses like Makana can’t escape the effects of plastic pollution. These incredible seabirds often mistake floating plastic for food, with devastating consequences for themselves and their chicks.
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Stop 👏 disrupting 👏 things 👏 and 👏 start 👏 fixing 👏 them 👏 instead 👏
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Stop 👏 disrupting 👏 things 👏 and 👏 start 👏 fixing 👏 them 👏 instead 👏
Why is this the realest thing I’ve read today?
promoting yourself as an artist is so frustrating because you’ll feel like you’re shoving your stuff down everyone’s throats and then there’s someone like “wait u have a comic???”
November 24, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Why is this the realest thing I’ve read today?
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This is my second rodeo
November 23, 2024 at 6:04 AM
This is my second rodeo
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This is still a work-in-progress starter pack, but at least it’s now starting to feel ready to share.
Use this if you’re looking to (re)connect with some AAPI voices.
go.bsky.app/R6AoW5Q
Use this if you’re looking to (re)connect with some AAPI voices.
go.bsky.app/R6AoW5Q
November 20, 2024 at 3:01 PM
This is still a work-in-progress starter pack, but at least it’s now starting to feel ready to share.
Use this if you’re looking to (re)connect with some AAPI voices.
go.bsky.app/R6AoW5Q
Use this if you’re looking to (re)connect with some AAPI voices.
go.bsky.app/R6AoW5Q
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I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
November 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
I like this version of social media, and the world.
Thanks, folks.
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Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
November 19, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
I’m slowly making my way through the back catalog of the Search Engine podcast and found this episode to be a delightful refresher on why everything is going to be so bad next year. open.spotify.com/episode/7dxq...
What's going on with Elon Musk?
Search Engine · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:46 AM
I’m slowly making my way through the back catalog of the Search Engine podcast and found this episode to be a delightful refresher on why everything is going to be so bad next year. open.spotify.com/episode/7dxq...
Everyone jumping to Bluesky this week (including me) is giving this energy and I love it
a woman in a striped suit is looking up at the sun
ALT: a woman in a striped suit is looking up at the sun
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Everyone jumping to Bluesky this week (including me) is giving this energy and I love it