Derek Benig-Aiello
Directing
Biography
Derek Benig-Aiello is a Filipinx American writer/director based in Los Angeles. His short film Sinigang toured the Asian American Film Festival scene playing at the 2022 DisOrient, LAAPFF, HAAPIFEST, SDFFF and DCAPA Film Festivals. He is a graduate of Emerson College. Currently he is working on his next short, while working on producing Puberty for Humans with Wester Demandante, Justin Ricafort and Zach Zahorik.
Known For
When faced with a life changing decision, a woman summons a special guest to help her make a choice, and ends up getting an answer she doesn't expect.
Tarot
A young man receives an unexpected package from his mother that sparks a journey of connection with his culture, his passion and his mother through making a dish close to his heart, Sinigang.
Sinigang
A man with night terrors is greeted by an unexpected and supernaturally gifted guru.
From Both Ends
This is Not a Showcase centers on the courtyard of the Union Center for the Arts, the home of Tuesday Night Cafe, the longest running grassroots Asian American run art series in the country. Contrasting meditations and reflections from the filmmaker and TNC’s staff with footage from the show’s 25th season, This is Not a Showcase takes us on a journey through time and space as we search for the meaning of community, home and belonging in Los Angeles.
This is Not a Showcase
Puberty for Humans is perfect for your nervous health class students as they approach their inevitable cybernetic bodily changes. In this short educational video, Linus, an insecure prepubescent teenager, learns that everything will be okay… for everyone else.
Puberty for Humans
A down-on-his-luck pizza guy makes a treacherous cross-state journey to help an old friend.