DIT, 1+2AC, & photographer. FX3 + Nucleus-M owner. Based across DFW, TX, USA. Work done for Vox Media, Food Network, Magnolia Network, Meralta Films, Camp Lucky, IMDB, & NFL.
About
Jhad Villena is a Filipino-American AC, DIT, and documentary photographer based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Jhad's work has been provided for Food Network, Games For Change, Magnolia Network, Meralta Films, Toyota, and Vox Media. He is also currently writing and directing AS WE LEAVE, IT FOLLOWS, an Austin Film Society-supported narrative short.
Born in New York City to Filipino immigrants before being raised across California and Texas, Jhad has helped in past years as a jurist for South Dallas Oak Cliff Film Festival and as venue and video crew for SXSW. Jhad has also worked as a local and statewide organizer for Malaya Movement USA, International Migrants Alliance, and other causes throughout Texas.
