Audiobook narration: artbautista.com
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Three things to know
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Rooted in Vallejo
I live in Vallejo and my connection here runs deeper than residency: Vallejo has been the gathering place for my mother’s extended family and faith community for decades. The core of my documentary is built from real footage filmed in Vallejo at Skyview Memorial Chapel during my mother’s funeral—an event shaped by Vallejo-based family and community members who carry the story. That grounding makes this work specific, lived, and accountable to place, not a generic “community” claim.
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I finish work
This project isn’t hypothetical—I already have professionally filmed UHD footage, a working rough-cut foundation, and a short proof-of-concept segment that demonstrates the final aesthetic approach. My strength is finishing: I scope deliverables, manage constraints, and bring work across the line with clear workflow and quality control. The plan is concrete (2–3 months from funding), with my labor contributed in-kind so grant dollars focus on the parts that most increase production value: finishing, mastering, captions, and exports.
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Cross-medium craft
My background bridges hands-on craft, professional production discipline, and performance-based storytelling. I trained in sculpture and heavy fabrication (molds/casting, welding structural steel, modular builds), with a steel sculpture
(Corgi Four) acquired into the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History collection. I also spent years in UX/product design, which trained me to deliver complex projects end-to-end with real-world constraints. Most recently, I was selected into the Penguin Random House Audiobook Narrator Mentorship Program and have narrated multiple PRH audiobooks—directly sharpening my narration, pacing, and emotional clarity for film.
My documentary work is about remembrance:
Love, duty, faith, humor, and caregiving in an immigrant family.